Nancy stared at and laughed out loud.
"Geno Society is a huge organization. There’s a different person in charge in each country, and they’re all in charge of different projects and experintal subjects. This person is above everyone.
"It could be , or it could be you. Those who haven’t earned the right can’t possibly dream of contacting him directly. There are only a handful of people in Huma who have seen him in person. As the most powerful conglorate in all of Huma, Andy knew of his identity... Unfortunately, Andy is now dead." She was clear-the only person who had ever t the head of the organization was Andy Black. However, Andy was dead.
Other than him, no one else had the right to et the head of the organization.
"What would I need to do... in order to be able to sit with him and negotiate terms?" I asked curiously.
"Beco the capital. Beco the biggest capital in the whole of Huma’s business world. Once you beco a powerful existence capable of influencing the business world, he’ll co et with you on his own."
She leaned on the couch and continued with a laugh, "So suspect that the man behind all this is the biggest conglorate in the entire city, the mysterious CEO of Crowdstar Group... That guy is either the one running Geno Society or the one who’s most likely to be able to et him..."
I had heard similar stories as well. The wealthy wouldn’t possibly place so much money and power in the hands of an amateur. Hence, the head had to be from the business world.
Dexter and I had many guesses... but we didn’t have any evidence.
As expected from the head of Geno Society, they hid themselves extrely well.
Nancy was right. It could be anyone. It could be any single unassuming character around us.
"In order to defeat evil, you must first beco the evil... Unfortunately for you, Sofia, you no longer possess that opportunity."
She shot a knowing smile. Just as she finished talking, soone pushed a needle into my back.
The substance entered my body, and my consciousness began slipping away.
I knew... they were here to take away.
The conglorates behind Geno Society couldn’t wait to verify if reincarnation was indeed possible...
Leaving with them was the only way I could grow one step closer to uncovering the secrets of the entire organization.
"Search her thoroughly. Don’t leave any jewelry on her," Nancy ordered in a deep voice. She had the driver search my body for fear I’d have a tracker on .
"?" The driver froze. "She’s a woman..."
"She’s just a subject. You can just treat her like a lab rat. You don’t need to care for such things," she barked irritatedly, her voice laced with contempt.
She didn’t view as a person.
In her eyes, I was nothing more than a clone that borrowed her DNA. I was a damned and revolting specin that shouldn’t exist.
"Maybe it’s best if Wanda did it instead..." The driver was a middle-aged man. He probably had a daughter of his own and couldn’t get himself to do sothing like this. So, he had the maid in the villa search instead.
Nancy grunted and left the living room.
I lay groggily on the couch. Once again, my entire body was numb and beyond my control despite being conscious.
This ti, I wanted to infiltrate Geno Society on my own. I couldn’t possibly have Dexter risk himself every single ti.
Personally involving myself... I could do it too.
Dexter only agreed to my ridiculous request because he understood how valuable I was to Geno Society at the mont. Hence, falling into their hands actually ant that I was safe. At the very least, my life wouldn’t be threatened.
"She doesn’t have any suspicious items on her, Ma’am."
Imdiately after the woman spoke, so people ca in and took away.
I didn’t know how much ti had passed or how long we’d been traveling for. I regained my consciousness and was t with a room full of white.
"Where am I..." My head was throbbing painfully. I woke up dressed in loose patient robes. My feet were bare, and I wasn’t wearing anything else other than a robe.
Grimacing, I looked around the room and at the operating table... It was a clean environnt.
It resembled the operating room in a hospital.
It further resembled the place everyone woke up in at the ga in the abandoned building.
As it turned out, the first scene of the ga was modeled after Geno Society’s laboratory?
My expression darkened as I looked at the mirror on the wall. This wasn’t a mirror... It was glass. There were people watching from the other side, but I couldn’t see them.
I got off the bed and stepped toward the glass window. No one appeared. I wasn’t quite sure what they wanted to do.
Was this a test? Did they want to observe ?
I scoffed. They wanted to observe to see if I was actually Sophia.
I obeyed their wishes.
I turned and walked toward the door. I lifted the IV drip stand and smashed it on top of the electrical box.
The entire room darkened. The door had also unlocked itself due to the blackout.
I walked out into the barren corridor. Suddenly, a dog ran out and started charging in my direction.
"Georgie..."
It was a wolfhound that looked more like Georgie than Stevie did. It was probably a clone of Georgie as well.
The dog pounced on and pushed to the ground. Its eyes looked ravenous. It was like it would like nothing more than to tear everything to shreds and swallow it up.
It opened its mouth and wanted to bite .
"Georgie!" I called out instinctively.
The dog cald down from its crazed behavior. It looked in the eye and slumped down beside with a whine.
It was barely alive. The last of its energy was used to pounce on . All it needed to do was to bite down on my neck to survive, but it didn’t.
Dogs were humane animals. At tis, a dog would behave as a dog would, but that wasn’t the sa case for humans.
Geno Society intentionally released a starved clone of Georgie just to see if it’d lose control and harm its owner in the midst of its insanity.
The experint was pointless, though. Pets could be cloned, but the mories couldn’t possibly be copied over.
Was a cloned dog still the dog it was before?
I rubbed the wolfhound’s head and got up.
The corridor was empty. There were arrows that pointed forward.
"Sofia, or Sophia." There was a room at the end of the hall. A man in a white lab coat, protective goggles, and gloves smiled at .
He was from Geno Society-probably a doctor.
"How many people are watching ?" I asked.
"Many... Not just the conglorates from Huma but wealthy people from various countries too. Their gazes are all fixated on you.
"As soon as the experint results are verified, you’ll beco the most talked about and most costly existence in the entire organization." He laughed maniacally. He had probably gone mad as well.
"Who else in Huma is watching ?" I asked again. I wanted to know everyone who was watching beyond this room.
"As long as you’re a mber of the Global Trade Union, you’ll be able to watch... The president of Crowdstar Group, Peter Jones... Damien Coleman all of them will be able to watch."
I was pressed into a chair. I stared fixedly at the cara pinned on the wall.
They could all watch...
The president of Crowdstar Group? Who? Could he be the leader of Geno Society?
He should be seated in front of the screen, watching right now...
He would be watching to see if I was actually Sophia Milford.
"This is a lie detector. What follows is a series of questions on the screen. You’ll need to answer them truthfully," he said solemnly as he hooked the detector up.
"All the questions were submitted by the conglorates. First question, who are you?"
I lifted my head to look at the screen and didn’t respond.
Upon seeing my uncooperation, the man seed to be slightly angered. He pressed the shock button.
The electricity coursed through my body and made my entire body spasm in pain.
"I’m an experintal subject..."
The lie detector beeped sharply.
I lied.
The electric waves coursed through my body once again.
I chose to submit.
"Sophia, my na is Sophia..."
The machine remained silent.
"Who do you love, Damien Coleman or Dexter Black?" The wording on the screen rolled again.
I wanted to scoff. It was blatantly clear that this question was from Damien.
How at ease of him to watch through the caras.
Three seconds had passed. Without my answer, the electricity pierced through my body yet again, and I twitched from the excruciating pain.
The screen quieted down. The man seed to be waiting for my reply.
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