“Damn it!” Simon cursed as the girl tried to flee.She clutched the blanket to cover her naked body and snatched the key from Simon’s belt to unlock her handcuffs before running.However, before she could reach the exit, she was shot in the head.Simon had just shot her. The nerdy scientist snorted in annoyance and then glanced at Luca, signaling him to get moving.“Come on, let’s clean this place up. This time, please help clean up your ‘new friend’ here, buddy,” Simon said, quickly grabbing a mop and a dustpan before stepping toward the girl’s corpse.“This wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t been here in the first place, and we need to move fast. No one will notice if one girl goes missing since we have plenty of stock. Damn it, the nerve of that bitch biting me...” Simon added, leaving Luca staring at him in disbelief.Luca’s knuckles turned white as he reached for the pocketknife in his trousers, his heart pounding, while, at the same moment, the LOL system interface appeared rig

"How was your day in the lab, Luca? Everything safe?" asked Simon, who had suddenly appeared beside Luca. Luca quickly hid the knife again before the nerd could catch a glimpse of it."Good morning, by the way. I noticed you staring quite intently at someone," Simon said, nodding toward Ava and the Ukrainian scientist. "Trying to make amends after yesterday? If you need help approaching women, I’m your guy! You tend to come off as a bit stiff and awkward with them.""No thanks, buddy. I'm fine," Luca said, brushing Simon's hand off his shoulder.Luca glared at Simon, making the nerd tense up, before pausing to consider a question."Actually, that woman next to my friend looks pretty interesting," Luca said, referring to the Ukrainian scientist. "Can you tell me her name? And is she involved in this love potion project of Kane's?""Oh, that's Lila. Just Lila, as far as I recall. And no, I don't think she's involved or even knows anything about the potion," Simon replied. "She's a bit o

Luca raised both hands, his cover blown.Bauer’s face went pale as he saw Luca approaching, his usual arrogant demeanor shifted to one of agitation, as if he had just received terrible news.Luca knew the issue. The screen before him displayed the words "financial trouble" and Luca's next task was to uncover the details."You... you damn bastard! What are you doing here? Did you bring an 'offering' like your half brother did?" Bauer laughed while trying to back away, even as Luca stepped closer."S–Stop! Stay right there and don't you dare try to intimidate me, you scum! You're a nobody, just like me! Even with your brother backing you, you're still a nobody and you're only here to scrape together cash and...""Cash? So you admit you're here to scrape together cash? Yet no matter how hard you work, I see you're still poor," Luca nodded toward Bauer's attire.Luca noticed the low level worker was wearing the exact same clothes he had worn yesterday and the day before that and Luca deci

Luca walked toward the private elevator that connected directly to Damon’s quarters.He tapped the elevator wall, which turned out to be bulletproof and surmised that Genoven must have prepared this position and these quarters specifically for his half brother.Whether Genoven had genuinely intended to grant his brother a privileged status, much like the way the Aerius family treated their heirs or if the old man had simply realized just how foolish and ridiculous his brother was, necessitating this level of protection... Luca suppressed a smile at the thought that, even without external attacks, Damon would likely meet his end, most likely at the hands of his own people, if he couldn't learn to control his words and actions."Luca... I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I saw you talking to Professor Salami earlier," Simon said, and Luca glanced at him. "Just... for the sake of it, considering the help I gave you before, I mean no harm, but I’m curious. Did you tell Salami about the girl

“I…” Luca looked awkward, unsure how to respond to such a sudden greeting so he decided to shake the man’s hand, as Damon had never instructed him to refuse.“Thank you, but I’m just a scientist here,” Luca said, nodding toward Damon. “The actual CEO and sole heir is the man you just walked past. He’s the heir who came to discuss your deal.”“What?! So he’s the Kane's sole heir?!” The Teslo heir looked Damon up and down, then shrugged. “Sorry about that. The heir looked so impeccably dressed that I thought he was a high paid scientist here. The Kane family is known for bosses who exude a serious, high pressure aura while working, so I assumed you were the boss… well, there you have it,” he explained.Damon’s face turned beet red at the remark, while Luca struggled to suppress a smile.“Anyway, shall we go inside? I’ve prepared a meal for you