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“Don’t worry. I'm not reckless.”
After receiving her confirmation, Gordon headed back to the secret base. Once there, he found Amya in the
basement. “Has Kellan cout of the lab yet?”
“Not yet,” she replied, but hesitated before continuing. “Earlier, Mr. Lloyd askedif something had happened
to Ms. Clarke. | didn’t say anything, but... something feels off.”
Gordon turned his attention to the surveillance screen showing the lab. Kellan was walking toward the office,
toolbox in hand, his stride purposeful.
A female researcher brightened when she saw him. “Oh, you're finally here. The air conditioning’s broken again.”
Kellan didn’t seem surprised. “I'll take care of it. Just need to replace a part.”
As he walked by, the researcher's eyes followed him, clearly admiring his build.
“He's pretty capable,” she murmured under her breath.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnother researcher clicked his tongue. “Don’t get your hopes up. | heard he has a girlfriend.”
The female researcher's expression fell, but she wasn’t ready to give up so easily. She turned to Kellan once
more. “Hey, do you really have a girlfriend?”
“I do,” Kellan answered with complete seriousness. “Her name’s Alice. She works here, just on the first basement
level.”
The mention of Alice immediately made everyone in the room exchange uneasy glances.
Kellan sensed the tension and frowned. “What's going on?”
Finally, one of the male researchers, unable to contain himself any longer, sighed tically and clicked his
tongue. “If Alice is your girlfriend, maybe you should reconsider. You might want to find someone else.”
Kellan's jaw tightened.
The words hit him harder than he expected. Something wasn’t right, and he knew it. If Allison were all right,
Amya wouldn't have been so quiet about it.
Kellan's gaze darkened as he turned back to the researchers. “Please telleverything you know.”
The gossiping researcher hesitated,
but his curiosity ultimately got the,
better of him, He qijhéddéeply and
fihally DOES. You don't know, do
you? Your girlfriend, Alice... well, Mr.
Shaw has taken an interest in her.”
Kellan's gaze was as cold as a winter
storm. “What do you mean by that?”
he asked, his voice cfigPedrbelraYing
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They couldn't tear their eyes away,
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rage. Everyone waited, eager to see if
Kellan would reveal any vulnerability.
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