Six years later, Future.Calloway landed on Sins' experimental round-shaped glass-made building. The air inside was fresh and unpolluted, in contrast to the outside world. Fluorescent bulbs brightened the place, and inside the high-tech, precision-operating room, which was enveloped by advanced machines in working condition, the clean surgical instruments were neatly aligned.At the centre of the room, the expert woman surgeon, the robotic humanoid surgeon, and Sin were wearing surgical dresses, masks, and gloves, and were already waiting for Astrid's arrival. The oxygen concentrator hummed back to the surgery bed.For the first time, Calloway noticed Sin's eye colour had a unique condition called heterochromia. One of his eyes is black, while the other is a dark blue. Sin nodded his head to pass a silent command to settle Astrid onto the bed.Calloway gently laid Astrid down on the bed and waited there, an anxiety etched on his face. Three of them stared at Calloway; Sin arched his b

Already set alarm beeped after five minutes on Astrid's watch. "Pasta cooked!" She exclaimed, immediately rushed towards the boiling pasta stove, and, without grabbing a towel, reached for the steaming hot vessel."Thud." In the heat, Astrid's hand slipped, and the vessel fell to the floor with a loud clang. The streamed water and cooked pasta splashed everywhere on the kitchen floor, and the room became foggy. "Aahhh! It's burning.... " She screamed, her voice tore her throat in a burning pain. Tears sprang to her eyes automatically as the hot liquid hit her fingers and toes. Without a second thought, Ewan dragged her towards his side. His breath hitched, his heart pounding still like a rollercoaster as he couldn't process the scene. "Astrid, you, okay? " He asked, his tone filled with concern.Astrid remained frozen in the moment and looked up, watching his scared gaze. She slightly shook her head, her face a mask of agony. "No! It hurts..." She bit her lower lip in pain, and a tear

"Aldric.... stop," Astrid said, her hands pressing forcefully against his chest, breaking the intense kiss.Wyatt stayed quiet, casually licking his lower lip."Really?" Astrid lip-synced in a low whisper, her face showing she was disappointed.Cool.... Wyatt replied with a relaxed smile.Ewan's phone beeped with a sharp ringtone sound, breaking the palpable tension. "Um! I think I have to go..."Ewan interrupted the tense atmosphere, forced a smile to normalize the situationAn embarrassed smile curled up Astrid's lips, her heart racing fast, as she tried to manage Ewan and the awkward silence. "Hm! Sorry... "Ewan," she apologized as she pointed at Wyatt, "this is my boyfriend!" Aldric Calloway" Then her gaze shifted to Wyatt, "This is my friend Ewan..." She introduced both of them.Wyatt rolled his eyes at Ewan, forcefully pushing himself into a strained smile. "Hello! Sorry about earlier..." His apology felt more like a reluctant demand than true regret.Ewan, with a gentle nod, smil

The room remains silent; only the machine's sound hums back, and gentle morning sunlight escapes through the wooden window. Edward's gaze dipped with pain as he kneeled, gently held Astrid's bruised hands, and rubbed softly in circular motion. For the first time, a tear welled up in his chocolate brown eyes. His other hand gently pats her forehead, as if longing for something, with his expression clearly visible. "I am sorry... Sorry! I am truly sorry about your condition. " His words start to slur slightly. "It was all my mistake... If I were careful that day, you would be safer!" He whispered in a pensive tone, a guilty gaze as he was pulled back to the incident.The wooden rush faded into an evening of a rush of black cars, old models with diesel engines but in good condition, roaring down the highway at high speed, chasing another modern car ahead. "Stop the car! motherfu*ker...." Edward screamed, his neck veins were popping out in fury and urgency as he accelerated the engine spee

Wyatt's gaze narrowed in elation; his look softened, like cotton, his lips widening as he thought about Astrid. "I wish the same.""He's always delusional...." Alex coughed in a teasing way, "Okay, okay.... Back to reality. My dear friend. ".Wyatt grinned, and suddenly, confusion struck his mind. "My question is, why didn't your memory get deleted? Do you have full memories, aren't you? How is that possible?" he asked."Actually, you are correct, but Dominion 1 and 2 have different rules. I deleted my bad memories of hunting school... Which I hated terribly. "Alex forced a smile and, confident his posture showed him he had no regrets about it. Wyatt didn't say anything, but he gently tapped Alex's shoulder in a gesture of comfort. "Okay, Alex... I have to go," he said, his voice soft."Okay... Have a happy drive... we can meet Monday." Alex waved, and with a soft whir, his car accelerated away.Wyatt nodded as he went back to his car and sat in his seat, glancing at the garage. "Fi