<h4>Chapter 509: You Will Beg Me</h4>


    "Yes, Isaac is a mad scientist. In pursuit of sess, he seems to have done some really cruel things. For instance, he reportedly had people steal some special pets—animals with remarkable performance talents. After stealing them, he performed craniotomies to extract their cells or something like that. But his atrocious actions were exposed, forcing him to flee from Country W..."


    As Eric spoke, he couldn’t help but shudder.


    Could that lunatic be targeting Elias to study his brain cells?


    "Find someone to investigate this ind immediately! That name is probably fake. Capture the ind’sndscape and features, then figure out exactly where it is!" Eric grew increasingly anxious as he thought about it. Isaac’s madness in his research knew no bounds!


    If Elias had been harmed... He could hardly bear to imagine it.


    "Yes, Boss!"


    Eric knew, however, that there were over 20,000 inds globally. If that ind had been purchased under Mason’s or Isaac’s name, it would be easy to trace.


    But Mason wouldn’t be that foolish. The ind was definitely bought under someone else’s name.


    That person’s identity would have to be someone Mason trusted—but on the surface, someone who seemedpletely unrted to Mason.


    This made the investigation just as difficult as before.


    "If Mira can hack into the air surveince systems of Country W and Country Y, we could figure it out at a nce," John muttered, frowning. Searching for the ind one by one would take forever.


    Eric felt utterly irritable. He closed his eyes in exhaustion, rubbing his sore eyes and pressing on his acupoints.


    "Boss, maybe you should rest for a while?"


    "If your wife and child went missing, would you be able to sleep?" Eric retorted coldly.


    John immediately shut his mouth, realizing he had misspoken. He silently prayed that Eric wouldn’t dock his bonus for the mistake.


    Over the past few days, a heavy gloom had enveloped both Eric’s home and hispany. With Elias kidnapped, the stock prices of HopeCore Group and Nelson Group had taken a hit. Although shareholders were displeased, they couldn’t exactly me Eric.


    After all, this wasn’t something anyone could fully control.


    Meanwhile, on the mysterious ind—


    Young Elias was having the time of his life.


    The ind was filled with toys he had never seen before. The old man there was incredibly clever and had designed various game modes for Elias to try out in a short time.


    But after ying for a while, Elias gradually started to lose interest.


    After all, this was his first time being away from his parents for so long—two whole days had passed in the blink of an eye.


    From time to time, young Elias would mention wanting to go home, but Dr. Scott would only smile and change the subject.


    Miss Carrie, on the other hand, lied to Elias, telling him that E and Eric woulde to pick him up in a few days.


    A growing unease began to take root in Elias’s heart. Though he was still a child, he had a decent emotional intelligence. But as just a little boy, how could he possibly escape?


    Forced to wait obediently for E’s arrival.


    In theboratory, Miss Carrie prepared a cup of coffee for Dr. Scott and overheard him talking to his two ck assistants. "That child is indeed very smart, much smarter than any we’ve brought in before. So, what do you think? Should we treat him as an experimental subject?"


    The two assistants exchanged nces. "Doctor, whatever you decide is fine by us. But if you ask me, he’s the most talented one we’ve seen, excelling in so many tests. Keeping him around could be immensely valuable. We could mold him into one of our own to aplish tasks beyond our reach."


    The other assistant nodded in agreement. "I second that!"


    In truth, they were both apprehensive. After all, neither Eric nor Lucas was easy to deal with. If they were discovered and the boy was gone, they’d likely lose their lives. But if the child remained alive, they might at least save themselves.


    Compared to Dr. Scott, they valued their lives more than the experiments. They hadn’t worried before because the previous children had no backgrounds that could pose a threat. But Eric was different. Lucas was a prominent figure in Country W, and even though no contact could be made with the outside world, they knew Country W must already be in an uproar.


    Dr. Scott said nothing further after hearing them out.


    Meanwhile...


    E red coldly at the man approaching her, a wicked grin spreading across his strikingly handsome face.


    It had been years since shest saw Mason. He seemed much more mature now, but his demeanor—his arrogance and malice—remained unchanged.


    "I told you, we would meet again. And you’d have no choice but to choose me," Mason said confidently.


    E turned her head in disgust. "Where is my son?"


    "Don’t worry. You’ll see him soon enough. But first, go meet Charlie," Mason replied, reaching out as if to ce a hand on her shoulder. She immediately stepped away.


    "Don’t touch me with your filthy hands!"


    Mason’s expression darkened. "E, at a time like this, do you still want to act all high and mighty?"


    "What do you mean? I’m here to find my son, not to be with you. Mason, no matter what happens, I’ll never willingly be with you," E sneered. "If you have any guts, pursue me openly and win me over."


    Mason gave azy smirk. "Save your provocations. I’m not the same man I was years ago."


    He didn’t press the matter further and walked toward Charlie’s house, as if confident that E would eventuallye to him willingly.


    Charlie had just finished breakfast when Mason and E entered, one after the other. He enthusiastically greeted them, eximing, "J! You’re finally here! Didn’t you say you’d give me this woman? But she refused and even kicked me. I’m still sore down there!"


    Though Charlie was ostensiblyining, his face was alight with joy.


    E was speechless.


    This man was nothing more than a yboy. Even when someone wronged him, he didn’t seem to care—likely because Mason had given him plenty of benefits.


    Mason patted Charlie’s shoulder with a warm smile. "Apologies, Charlie. This woman has fallen for me, which is why she treated you that way."


    E almost gagged at Mason’s audacity. ring at him with contempt, she snapped, "Liar!"


    Instead of being offended, Charlieughed and praised E for her strong personality.


    Truly,municating with fools was impossible.


    Furious but unable to leave, E sat coldly to the side, trying to glean any useful information from their conversation.


    After eavesdropping for ten minutes, she realized Mason was no longer the immature man he once was. He wouldn’t make the same mistakes that had allowed him to expose his ns in the past.


    Frustrated, E rose and walked to the fresh air of the garden, her fingernails digging into her palms, leaving faint marks.


    What about Elias? How was he now?


    Mason soon followed her out, sitting beside her. She moved farther away, but Mason chuckled softly. "Don’t you want to know where Elias is?"