Chapter 1808


    A moment of silenceter, Mike still could not hold himself back. “I promised Alex I’d keep you safe, so


    I won’t let you die here.”


    His tone was determined as he repeated his promise, even if Lily did not take the matter to heart. She


    walked around the room and realized it was pretty small but much better than where she stayed when


    she worked for X Department.


    All the bedding and other necessities were prepared. Then she looked at the bathroom and breathed a


    sigh of relief when she noticed they did not install any surveince cameras in her room or the


    bathroom. If they did, that would rid her of all privacy.


    After dealing with this matter for quite some time, she was already tired and pulled a chair closer to


    take a seat. When she noticed Mike still standing at the door, looking demure, she said softly, “It’s okay.


    I didn’t choose to do this in the heat of the moment, so you don’t have to get so worked up over this.


    “Even if I didn’t say those things, they wouldn’t keep me here once I couldn’t provide any value to them


    anymore, so I don’t need to walk on eggshells around them. Since they still need me, anything I say


    wouldn’t matter. The same goes for when they don’t need me anymore.” Lily paused, appearing to be


    in her thoughts as she smiled.


    “Oh, right. Speaking of your son, do you still have no clue about his whereabouts?” Lily asked, “It’s


    been some time since you’ve worked here. Can’t you just…”


    Before she finished her words, Mike interrupted her hastily, “No! I tried, and it’s useless. Now, I can only


    do anything that the organization’s superiors request. Once it’s done, I believe Nicky will return to my


    side, safe and sound.”


    Lily had no words, as his words sounded strange to her. Before she could voice her doubts, she saw


    Mike striding toward her. Then he stretched his arm out, wanting to grip hers.


    Surprised, Lily wanted to fight back but noticed his other hand was on his lips, motioning for her to stay


    silent while his eyes nced left and right.


    She got the hint and stopped resisting. Instead, she yed along with his words. “Are you that loyal to


    them?”


    “This isn’t about loyalty, but this is a ce where the weak bow to the strong. I resisted and struggled


    before, but nothing seemed to work. I can’t find my son after so long, so I have no choice but to give in


    to them!” As he spoke, he stuck a tiny, circr thing onto Lily’s cor.


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    It was ced near her lips.


    Lily looked down in confusion and recognized it was a signal jammer he had ced on her. When she


    looked at Mike again, their gazes met before she scanned her surroundings and said, “You’re right. If I


    had a choice, I wouldn’t be here either.”


    Lily sighed dejectedly and exchanged a nce with him. Then she straightened her cor. “Whatever.


    I’ll just hope for the best. When can I start working?”


    “As soon as possible! The sooner we finish this project, the sooner we can get what we want. Our


    families will be safe, too,” Mike said solemnly, “I won’t interrupt your rest. In three hours, I''ll pick you up


    and bring you to theb, where you can get right to work.”


    “Okay.” Lily appeared to be hopeless. “I guess that’s the only thing we can do.”


    Mike took onest nce at her before leaving, closing the door after him.


    At the office on the top floor, the tiny man removed his earphones and dug his ears, frowning as he


    looked at the device. His earphones were emitting sounds that hurt his ears.


    ‘Tsk. It seems that the signal interference is happening more frequently these days.’