“Lila, about your projects. I’m curious,” Ava began. “Why do you never finish the projects assigned to you?”“Is it too difficult? I just want to know if the workload exceeds what it should be, because if so, I intend to help you. Perhaps by asking for a reduced workload or simplifying things, that’s all,” Ava added, noticing the Ukrainian scientist looking tense.Lila gazed at her cluttered lab bench and let out a long sigh before shaking her head. “No, unfortunately, that’s not the issue. You don’t need to simplify my tasks, the reason I never manage to finish them is that I always set such high expectations.”“I’m not originally from Ukraine, but our ancestors always taught us never to give up on what we want and to always aim for greater results. The drug I gave you is concrete proof of that. It’s only a matter of time before the drug is perfected and everyone sees the fruits of our hard work. This is for the greater good, not for some nefarious purpose like usual,” Lila said, si

"Ughh!!!"“Damn it! Why did you kill her?! Do you have any idea how hard it was to get that girl? You’ve just added to our workload! Now we have to clean this up, or else the heirs will see this mess tomorrow!”“Yeah, I know, but it’s better than letting her escape the perimeter, right? We’d spend the whole night hunting them down, especially if she went to the police. Our job would double,” the man said, slipping his pistol into his pocket. “Anyway, let’s just find a place to bury her. Damn, there’s so much blood. We should’ve slept with her while we had the chance. What a waste!”The two men dragged the girl’s body out of the woods and loaded it into the white van parked in front of the factory building.Sounds of hacking and slicing drifted from inside the vehicle as the other man tossed out the girl’s clothes and severed pieces of her flesh, burning them on the ground. They also returned to the woods to burn the blood stained area before finally leaving.They joked and talked abou

Luca stepped out of his half brother's office and immediately punched the nearby wall.Workers and the assassins scrambled away when the brown haired man glared at them for being caught watching him and Luca was seething with frustration.He hadn't actually wanted to poison the Teslo family, but his hands were tied and besides, there wasn't much else he could do if he wanted to keep playing this game."Damn it, Damon..." Luca cursed, staring at the knuckles he’d injured against the wall.It didn't take long for his hand to heal, thanks to Kane's special blood, and Luca snorted cynically, realizing just how useless that ability was for his line of work.CRACK---"Sir, we’ve conducted a search and found out who tampered with the surveillance cameras in the forest area."Luca fell silent, pulling his hand away from the cracked wall, and looked at his assassin."It was Bauer, sir. An ordinary factory worker in the drug packaging division. The guards claim he drugged them so he could carry

“No, there’s no secret project requiring assistance; that’s a matter strictly between the director and me. I’ll send over my other reports for you to review. I need to take this call, and I’ll get back to you once I’m done,” Luca said, but Anthony immediately grabbed his arm.He knocked the phone out of Luca’s grasp, stomped the screen until it shattered, and then smiled as he stared back at Luca.The security guards gulped and looked away as a dark aura radiated from the brown-haired man.“Didn’t I tell you that I’m the one in charge here? That means my word is absolute, and you have to carry it out immediately, Mr. Luca,” Anthony shouted right in Luca’s face. “I’m the boss here, so you’d better follow my orders and send that damn secret project right now—or else you’ll face the consequences!”“So, I’d face the consequences, but only as long as you’re still the boss, right?” Luca asked him. “You two, security guards. From now on, you work for me, and you both must swear your loyalty

“Free?” The woman frowned, then chuckled as if Luca’s words were merely a joke. “Is this another one of your tricks? Because I won’t be fooled again. Just get this over with and don’t kill me. I really need to rest now. I’m so exhausted.”“No, this isn’t a trick. We genuinely want to help you. We can’t do that if—”“You will see the sunlight again and reunite with your family. I’ll make sure of it,” Ava said, cutting Luca off.The system girl stepped forward and placed her hand over the woman’s to reassure her.“You have my word, and I never go back on my promises. We’ll do whatever it takes to get you back to your loved ones, and we can prove it to you right now,” Ava stated firmly, causing Luca to stare at her in disbelief.***The woman gazed at the photos of her family one by one, sobbing softly. An expression of relief washed over her face.Ava showed her another photo, this one capturing her family having dinner.“This is what they’re doing at home right now. Eating turkey,” Ava