Elysia's hands trembled so much that her phone nearly fell.Professor Peter frowned. "What's wrong, Miss Harris?"Elysia swallowed hard. "N-Nothing, Professor. Just a regular notification."But Prof. Knight was no fool. His sharp eyes caught the change in Elysia's complexion."Your presentation is in half an hour, Miss Harris. I'll be waiting for you in front of the stage. Don't disappoint me."He stood up, then glanced briefly at Adrian. "Mr. Reid, nice to meet you. I hope we can talk more after this."Adrian nodded respectfully.After Prof. Knight left, Adrian, who had been silent for a while, asked, "What's wrong, Elys? Why did you suddenly get anxious?"He knew Elysia's expressions very well. And he easily noticed that Elysia was in trouble.Elysia was startled when Adrian spoke to her, especially since he noticed her anxiety. Even so, Elysia felt that Adrian's attention this time wasn't because he cared about her. Instead, she felt Adrian was waiting for her downfall. Because Adr

Adrian replied indifferently, "You want to what? Pay me?"Elysia answered quickly, "Of course. Why not? I need your help with AEON!"Adrian didn't immediately respond to Elysia's request. But he remembered how he used to do everything for AEON for free. It wasn't just because Elysia was his girlfriend. It was because he truly understood the benefits of what he was doing.Adrian answered flatly, "Haven't you ever seen my care for AEON all this time that you feel the need to pay me?"Elysia answered without hesitation, "Everyone here also cares about the greater good. But I can't deny that they all need money too. Including you."Adrian replied flatly. "But I don't need your money. I already have more than enough."Elysia's hands clenched tightly. At a critical moment like this, she didn't want to argue. Especially not with her poor ex-boyfriend who pretended he didn't need money.She spoke in a low, restrained voice, "Stop your nonsense! The point is, are you going to help me or not?"A

Once again, Professor Peter Knight praised Adrian. And Adrian smiled. "Thank you, Professor.""It's also because I read your journal, Professor. 'Neural Oscillation Patterns in Trauma Patients.' From that, I understood which wave patterns needed to be targeted."Professor Peter Knight laughed. "Remarkable. I'm glad my journal was useful."Adrian was not denying it. His admission made Elysia turn to look at him. She had also read many journals. But she didn't even know that journal existed.He actually read it?All this time, Elysia hadn't known that Adrian was so seriously studying AEON because she never saw him doing anything except motivating her.How is that possible? I wrote that report myself!Next, Adrian and Elysia returned to their respective seats. The MC continued the event and called the next participant.Even so, as she sat back in her seat, Elysia couldn't stop thinking about Adrian.Have I been misjudging him all this time?Why does Professor Knight trust Adrian more tha

CLANK!CLANK!CLANK!The knives slammed into the walls and, of course, headed toward Adrian and Alexander, who had just arrived. Adrian easily dodged the knives and threw a knife in his hand toward the one heading for Alexander, knocking it down.Alexander, who had ducked slightly and shielded his face with his arm, lifted his head and looked at the knife on the floor just inches from his feet.He quickly glanced around. He saw Vivian still catching her breath in her electric wheelchair while Adrian stood near the table with the open green suitcase.Still pale-faced, Alexander said, "What the hell is this?"He looked seriously at his daughter. "Vivian, can you explain something?"Vivian moved her wheelchair and checked on her father. "Dad, are you okay?"Alexander nodded. "Yes, I'm fine."Vivian spoke guiltily. "Sorry, Dad. I almost hurt you.""I was training with Adrian.""This time he was teaching me self-defense skills.""I realized that even though you always protect me, I still n

Adrian looked at the three mutants in turn. "You all want to be treated now?"They nodded in unison.Adrian sighed. "Sit in a circle."They sat on the floor. Adrian started with Viper. He remembered slapping Viper until his teeth flew out and sent him flying into a tree, splitting it in two.Adrian examined Viper's jaw and head. Viper's missing teeth had been replaced and looked neat.Then he asked, "Do you still get frequent headaches?"Viper nodded. "Yes. Especially when the weather is cold."Adrian pressed a point behind Viper's ear. "Your nerves are still disturbed. This will take time."He pressed a point under the jaw. "Avoid eating hard foods."Viper nodded. "Of course."Then Adrian moved to Titan. He remembered striking Titan's chest, sending him crashing through a wall until it collapsed. Surely Titan had suffered internal organ damage and fractures to his chest.His hand felt Titan's chest and pressed points in the middle and upper chest."Take a deep breath."Titan took a