Astronia.
Maja scrolled through the endless barrage of online posts confirming that Wendy had been virtually tarred and feathered by the
unforgiving public. It was only then that she allowed herself a smidgen of satisfaction.
She couldn''t bring herself to call Zoey. She knew it would just be another round of apologies and all that.
Right now it was better for anyone to disturb Zoey, who needed a little peace and quiet, some time to rest up. Rubbing her tired
eyes, Maja shut herptop, only to be gently chided by the woman beside her.
"You really should cut down on screen time, especially with the baby on the way."
Maja sshed some water on her face in the bathroom. When she returned, her eyes were still tinged with red. There had been
no word fromn for a week, she hadn’t really had enough rest recently, and her nights were riddled with nightmares.
After dealing with the online storm back home, all she felt was exhaustion. Another day passed without a peep fromn. Maja
was growing impatient. She called Beck, hoping for a shred of news.
“Nothing yet, Maja. Don''t get too worked up. The research base''syout is a maze; they might be out of reach for now."
“And what about Forbidden Ind?” Was Cynthia still giving everyone the silent treatment?
Beck''s smile faded at the mention of Forbidden Ind, "It''s the same. She screams whenever anyone tries to approach. No way
tomunicate. The engineering department is working double-time, but the basement''s design is too clever. It''ll take months to
crack."
Feeling the weight of her concerns, Maja pressed her lip and ended the call. No matter how worried she was forn, her only
choice was to wait in the hotel.
Meanwhile, at the research base,n had spent days familiarizing himself with theyout, yet he still couldn’t find Dn’s
location. His exchanges with Walter had been enlightening.
Night fell, he delivered another batch of medications near Test Chamber 8;n noticed the researchers hadn’t slept for days and
barely had the energy to greet as they saw him.
The teenage subject of Chamber 8 had gone berserk the previous night. The higher-ups had wanted to parade him out like a
showpiece, but the boy had gruesomely wed two men before being sedated and returned to his chamber. His fingernails still
bore traces of blood, lending him an eerie aura.
Each timen delivered meds, their gazes would meet. These few nights when he went to the hatch, he’d lock gaze with the
boy’s. He knew well that the boy recognized him, yet he hadn''t alerted anyone.
lan wondered if the teen had ever spoken. During his time here, he hadn’t really heard the teen ever speak. All he seemed
capable of were roars and screams.
Afterpleting his delivery,n returned to Sarah''s coreb. Sarah was deeply engrossed in her research, rarely initiating
conversation unless discussing the effects of a new drug.
lan needed to send meds near Chamber 8 tonight. He nned to create chaos so he could better understand the area where the
higher-ups were holed up.
He stood at theb bench, methodically handing over reagents to the Doctor, but Sarah didn’t take over, and furrowed her brows
instead.
He noticed one of Sarah''s hand was trembling. She switched on a device aside that projected the faces of masked individuals
through a small screen, save for one - the uniformed man from the lobby.
Legs crossed, the uniformed man was debating heatedly with the others, one hand propping against his chin, his lips curled up.
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