ra had no choice but to keep running. She sprinted for what felt like ages before finally spotting an old woman up ahead.


    But memories of that little girl shed through her mind, and ra hesitated. She didn''t want to talk to anyone—she just wanted to get as far away as possible. Before she could slip past, though, the old woman called out to her.


    "You new here? How odd. No one new shows up in this ce anymore. It''s been years since I''ve seen a fresh face."


    A flicker of caution crossed ra''s eyes. She was about to make a move when a sudden gust of wind shot past her-her relentless pursuer was back.


    Seriously? This experiment just wouldn''t give up.


    She dodged out of the way, but her injured shoulder caught a hit, making her suck in a sharp breath. The experiment, also new to this ce and obviously lost, didn''t hesitate to attack her again as soon as he saw her.<fnb4cb> This content belongs to ?ovelFind</fnb4cb>


    The old woman quickly stepped between them. "You''re both new, right? Stop fighting. Come with me-today''s the day you get your assignments."


    ra clutched her shoulder and nced at the experiment. He didn''t show a hint of emotion. Without warning, he kicked the old woman across the room.


    The sight sent a chill down ra''s spine.


    He didn''t have even the slightest sense ofpassion. Raised on meds, he''d never learned right from wrong. His master was Jules now, so he just followed orders-even if it meant killing ra.


    The old woman hit the wall hard and coughed up blood.


    ra rushed over and helped her up. "Ma''am, are you okay?"


    The old woman shook her head, clearly rattled by the experiment''s intent, and gripped ra''s hand in panic. “Come with me. This way."


    ra followed her into a side room. The hallway stretched on and on, with no end in sight. The experiment followed close behind.


    Suddenly, the old woman made a desperate move-she hit a switch and set off an explosion, sting the door shut behind them.


    ra just stared in disbelief. The way forward was blocked, and now the exit was destroyed too. Was the old woman trying to trap them all in here?


    The old woman slumped against the wall, her face ashen. "You all have to die. No one except staff is allowed to live here. I did my duty. I did my duty!"


    ra had learned to be wary after what happened with the little girl, but she hadn''t expected someone this old to be so eager for recognition.


    The old woman''s eyes were clouded as she wiped the blood from her mouth. "Maybe now I can leave. It''s been twenty years... I should finally be able to go."


    The experiment didn''t care. He probably didn''t even understand. He just walked over and, with a single brutal kick, finished the old woman off.


    Then he turned to ra.


    She instinctively took a step back. "You like Sweets, right? Once we get out of here, you can kill me if you want But right now let''s just call. truce. You don''t want to die here either, do you?"  s


    She seriously regretted not bringing more candy-who knew that could actually save her life?


    The experiment stood there,


    motionless, then he turned and


    walked into a small side room.


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    Maybe every staff member had a little pantry like this, just enough to keep them alive so they could keep dealing with the bodies.


    The experiment, clearly starving, opened the fridge and pulled out a b of raw meat, ready to eat it just like that.


    ra stared in shock. Was he some kind of wild animal? Did he always eat his food raw?


    She stayed where she was, thinking fast, then slowly walked over and tried to take the meat from him.


    He snarled, eyes shing dangerously, and swung a knife at her.


    She barely dodged, her shoulder screaming in protest.


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    She knew she couldn''t fight him, so she had to try a different approach.


    He kept guarding his food, eyes red and wild, looking like he could snap at any second.


    After a few tense minutes, he must have realized ra wasn''t trying to hurt him. Slowly, he let the meat go.


    The pantry turned out to be a tiny kitchen-probably the old woman''s. She''d clearly meant to trap them both in here.


    ra turned on the stove and started cooking the meat. The space was cramped but well-stocked-even butter, which was a luxury in this ce.


    She seared the meat, cracked a couple of eggs into the pan, and finally arranged everything in a bowl with a drizzle of sauce.


    The whole time she cooked, the experiment stood there, swallowing hard and wiping his mouth.


    When ra set the bowl in front of him, he immediately grabbed the steak with both hands and tore into it like he hadn''t eaten in days.


    ra watched, hershes lowered.


    He really was handsome-striking, in a way that reminded her so much of Charles


    it was almost uncanny.


    If they weren''t rted by blood, how could someone look so much like him? Was there really some kind of connection between the two?