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Two minutes later, the staff member walked out of the testing room, beaming with excitement as he clutched the report.
Theon also walked over to Nyx with a smile. “Nyx, we found your family.”
Nyx’s eyes widened, and she shot to her feet. “Really?”
The two males looked just as emotional, their eyes welling up with tears as they rushed forward to hug her.
Nyx took two steps back to avoid them, gripping the hem of her shirt awkwardly and lowering her head.
“It’s their first time meeting, so Nyx isn’t used to them yet,” Aurelius said, holding Nyx protectively.
The two males nodded in understanding and pulled back without forcing it.
“Why don’t you come over to our place? You can chat with Nyx and have dinner together,” Theon offered.
The two of them exchanged a look, clearly eager to accept the invitation.
But the aircraft didn’t take them to the new house. Instead, it brought them to the Marshal’s estate.
The two males didn’t notice anything wrong–until they stepped through the door and their expressions suddenly changed.
Before they could react, Felix, who had been waiting, swiftly knocked them out. A quick search revealed they were carrying listening devices.
Another scan uncovered a chip embedded beneath their collarbones that monitored their physical condition. Once they confirmed there were no other devices, the captives were taken away for thorough interrogation.
Nyx’s baiting mission was over. She returned home safe and sound, though still a little dazed. “That’s it? That was way too easy.”
She had thought these two would be much trickier to deal with. She had been so tense while acting, afraid they would see through her.
“They were overconfident, so they weren’t on guard,” Aurelius said, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. “Which means the people behind them are just as confident.”
That kind of arrogance, bordering on conceit, fit Edmund perfectly.
Tracing the leads from these two captives quickly led them straight to Edmund.
“So Edmund actually thought I was an experiment too?” Nyx said in surprise. She went to find Jaws to share what had happened.
The two males‘ genetic data was an exact match to the artificial test subjects in the lab’s records. If she really had been created in that illegal lab, and then her body would have the same genetic markers as theirs.
But Edmund was the owner of that lab, so he should know whether or not she existed as one of their test subjects.
“He never liked stepping into the lab. He left everything to his subordinates,” Jaws said with a cold laugh, answering her doubts. “He barely remembers most of the test subjects, including me.
“Otherwise, he wouldn’t have tried to trick you with such a pathetic excuse for a fake family reunion, knowing full well we’d met before.
“Lately, he’s been backed into a corner. The Empire’s been pressing him too hard, so he took a desperate gamble.” When
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Jaws mentioned the Empire, his tone was a lot calmer than before.
He stared at Nyx, his face lighting up with barely contained joy. “You’re really not an experiment? I was even ready to die with you.”
If that drug couldn’t keep Nyx alive, he would die with her. A pair of runaway lovers dying together–it wouldn’t be the worst way to go for Jaws.
Nyx stayed silent for a long time. She had thought Jaws only cared about her because they shared the same pain. That once he knew she wasn’t an experiment, he’d feel differently. But that wasn’t the case at all.
“So? Are you gonna try to stick around a little longer now?” Nyx’s eyes were damp.
She was really worried about Jaws. His body could collapse at any moment if he lost control.
“Yeah,” Jaws chuckled softly, pulling her into his arms and rubbing his face against hers. “Wait for me. I’ll be back soon” His gaze landed on the mark on Nyx’s collarbone, and he suddenly froze. Gritting his teeth, he repeated, “Very soon.” If he didn’t hurry up, someone else was going to put a baby in Nyx before he even got to kiss her.
The tech team managed to reverse–engineer the surveillance devices and chips, successfully tracking down Edmund’s location.
Felix personally took off to hunt him down.
Nyx wasn’t too confident about Felix’s safety. Every morning when she woke up, the first thing she did was pray that he’d come back in one piece.
She wanted to do something to take her mind off it, but since she’d just been kidnapped and Edmund was still on the loose, it wasn’t safe to travel. For now, she couldn’t visit other planets to continue her Mental Soothing streams.
After thinking it over for a few days, Nyx decided to start a foundation. She put all the money she had earned from streaming into it, using it to help rebuild the Desolate Planet.
Z3413 Star had already been cleaned up. All the residents, including Jorge, had been relocated.
When they heard that Nyx had started a foundation, many of them were eager to work for it and help other Desolate Planets.
“L–Lord Nyx.” Jorge was visibly nervous, not sure where to put his hands and feet.
The last time he met her, he hadn’t known who she was. When he later found out that Nyx was an SSS–level female, he had nearly passed out from shock.
“Just call me Nyx,” she said, her attitude as casual as ever. “How’s your injury? All healed up?”
“Yeah, all good. Just some scratches,” Jorge grinned. “I mean, I might not be as tough as Pale Wolf, but I can hold my own.”
He turned his head and called out, “Hey, Pale Wolf!”
Nyx followed his gaze.
Erik caught her looking and immediately averted his eyes, his muscles tensing up.
Nyx felt a little weird about it.
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Pale Wolf had regained his memories, and now, he was acting totally different from before. She could understand why.
Back then, Pale Wolf’s head injury had messed him up–he didn’t even have basic common sense. He probably hadn’t even understood what it meant to like someone, so whatever he had said to her back then didn’t really count.
Still, no matter what, Pale Wolf had risked his life to protect her. She owed him.
And when it came to repaying a debt, Nyx didn’t mind putting in extra effort, even if the other person acted cold. She warmly pulled up a chair for him, handing him a drink and some snacks.
“Thanks,” Erik said stiffly, taking them.
Jorge smacked him on the back of the head. “What the hell’s wrong with you?”
He had been way smarter when he had amnesia. Now that he had his memories back, he didn’t even know how to charm a female.
“What are you even here for? Go help the little lady with her work. Talk to her or something.” Jorge wasn’t exactly whispering, and Erik got so embarrassed he started looking around nervously, terrified that Nyx might’ve heard.
Erik said, “N–no, I don’t like her. I just came to see
you, not her.”
The more he talked, the quieter he got, and the guiltier he sounded.
Jorge gave him a once–over, and then let out a mocking snort. He thought, “His eyes have been glued to the little female the whole time, and now he is acting like he didn’t care?‘
“I don’t need you here. Go on; get out of here,” Jorge waved him off.
Erik broke out in a nervous sweat. “No way. I can’t just leave you here. You’re not familiar with Central Planet–I have to make sure you get home safe.”
“Don’t worry about it. I can drop Jorge off on my way,” Nyx cut in. “It’s perfectly safe. You should go do whatever you need to do instead of standing around here.”
With no more excuse to stay, Erik looked completely defeated.
He forced himself to keep a neutral expression, but as he walked away, he kept glancing back every few steps.
Jorge couldn’t help but laugh at how pathetic he looked.
Considering their deep friendship, he decided to give this dumb Pale Wolf a hand.
