I sighed. Geno Society’s avoidance all these years had caused Carol to lose touch with reality.
"Geno Society is a huge organization. Just because you’ve taken down a few laboratories doesn’t an you’ve got to the heart of it," Dexter said, looking at Joel.
He said nothing as he helped Dexter into the wheelchair.
"She’s digging her own grave," Dexter reminded him.
"Things that cannot be changed should be just accepted. Everyone should take responsibility for their own choices," Joel said quietly.
I took it to an that he had given up on Carol. Or perhaps it was not so much giving up as it was a feeling of helplessness.
Joel must have done everything he could to persuade her in the ti that Dexter was hiding. However, she remained stubborn, and that was why he ended up saying such words.
"You’ll stay here from now onward. Carol opened the door to a room even smaller than a storage room and made stay there.
There were no windows and only a bed, clearly ant for confinent. And it was just a single bed, to boot. "I want to stay together with Dexter," I said, looking at her warily.
I wasn’t ready to let him leave my sight. Carol looked like she could eat him up if she ever went crazy.
"Do you really think I brought you here for a vacation?’ She chuckled as she leaned against the wall. "You’d better be aware of what’s going on now that you’re in my hands, or else-"
"I want to stay together with Sophia," Dexter said in a deep voice, leaving no room for doubt.
Carol got sowhat upset. "Your leg still needs to heal. I’m placing you in the dical area all for your own good.’
"No need,’ Dexter replied with a a frown.
Joel looked at Carol and said, "They’re married."
"Shut up, you!" she scolded him.
Joel sighed and turned to . "Both of you can stay in the dical area together."
"I’m in charge, and you have no say here!" Carol was losing it as she asked soone to pull him away. "You’d better treat us as guests and make sure we’re having a good ti here.’ Dexter pulled behind him and threatened, "You should know what would happen otherwise."
He was extrely valuable to Geno Society, and he was just as important to Carol. The Rebels needed strong financial backing in order to completely destroy Geno Society. Dexter was not only valuable for his knowledge, he was also rich. He was truly the perfect backer.
Carol narrowed her eyes. She was about to say sothing when he interrupted her, "Those in the Rebels need food to survive too, right?"
It was hard for so many of them to do anything without money.
That was also the reason the Rebels accepted Ewan. Having worked for the Blacks for years, he was a managent expert and knew how to secure funding for them.
I raised my brows and looked at Carol provocatively. As she couldn’t afford to offend Dexter now, she naturally couldn’t afford to offend as well.
She looked at him with eyes filled with frustration and raw obsession.
"How long must you take to understand, Dexter? This woman won’t gain a heart no matter how many tis she dies, Carol said hoarsely as she tried to get closer to Dexter.
Sitting in the wheelchair, she reached out to pull Joel over to shield her from him. Disgust and wariness were evident on his face as he frowned and said, "Stay away from ."
Carol stood in place, looking hurt. She pushed Joel away and looked at Dexter.
"You orchestrated everything from faking your death to getting to help you to take down Geno Society. Don’t forget what you promised ," she said.
Dexter had paved the way for before faking his death. He must have conspired with Damien, Joel, Carol, and others. It would have been impossible to keep his faked death a secret from Geno Society back then otherwise.
I glanced at him, wondering what he had promised Carol.
I felt a twinge of jealousy. Carol was too unhinged-even her glancing at Dexter felt like a violation.
From what I rembered, Carol might have pretended to be a fool or a lunatic, yet she had never hid her love for Dexter. Because she liked him, she was fond of hiding behind him, pretending to be pitiful so that he could protect her.
I used to think that I wouldn’t fall in love with anyone. That was why Carol’s antics ant nothing to . But things were different now-I’d want her dead even if she were to just breathe in the direction of Dexter.
"You should get so rest for now," Ewan said, stepping forward to push Dexter’s wheelchair toward his room.
I followed behind him. No sooner after I stepped out, I was stopped by Carol.
"As long as you’re dead for good, he’ll definitely belong to ," she said with a threatening look. She was warning that she would kill for good.
"No one would love a lunatic like you even if I’m dead for good." I pushed Carol away and walked toward Dexter.
"Aren’t you curious about what Dexter promised ?" She stopped again.
I frowned. To be frank, I was quite curious.
"He promised to get together with as long as I helped him, Carol confidently said.
"You must be out of your mind," I sneered.
Dexter wouldn’t have agreed to such a childish promise.
"Let’s go, Sophia." He turned back and called for .
"Okay." I pushed past Carol and walked toward him.
There was a sinister look in her eyes. She did not continue to stop , but it was clear that she was plotting sothing.
"You’d better tell her to tone it down, Joel. We can just leave if she’s not willing to cooperate," I said angrily to Joel.
He nodded helplessly. ’I’ve been talking to her even before you guys ca. She would begin to agree to it, but she’d go crazy as soon as she sees Dexter.’
I huffed and entered the room with Ewan. He nodded at politely before heading out with Joel in tow. I closed the door, leaning against it as I looked at Dexter angrily. "What did you promise her?"
He averted his gaze and said softly, "I’m thirsty, Sophia.’
"Don’t change the subject." I walked over and grabbed his chin. "Speak up."
Dexter looked at pitifully, trying to use his seduction tactic once again.
"It’s useless,’ I warned him openly.
Dexter reached out to hug before whispering, "She wants to hand over the data of the reincarnation project and those of mory editing.’
Carol was indeed ambitious. Was she trying to achieve immortality via ’reincarnation’ so that she could be at the top of the human food chain, just like Geno Society?
As of now, mastering this technology was akin to holding the key access to the wealthy. They would spare nothing in order to achieve ’immortality’.
"Did you agree to it?" I asked, looking at Dexter angrily.
"I’m not the only one who has found the key to reincarnation-Joel has found it too," he whispered.
"Joel’s hiding it from Carol, so she thinks you’re the one who "reincarnated" him, right?" I asked in a soft voice.
Joel knew Carol too well. He knew that she would be even more relentless than Geno Society if she were to obtain the key to reincarnation. She was the one who orchestrated all the killing gas-that was how terrifying she was.
"Are you really planning to give the data to her?" I asked in a worry.
Dexter shook his head and replied, ’I won’t."
I felt relieved, yet I knew Carol wouldn’t back down easily.
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