Revenge After Death



Michael had left plenty of bodyguards around, yet they were no match for the people sent by Genome Society. They had trained numerous henchmen, all of whom were expensive mercenaries.

I looked at Steven before turning to look at Ashton and Xan, who remained calm. "Get your dad back into the room and make sure the doors are locked," I whispered.

Steven was someone Genome Society's mastermind desperately wanted. He was considered a technician, as he was the only one who could decode the souls and genetic code and 'reincarnate' souls.

Ashton walked over to his side and whispered, "Let's go back to the room, Dad."

Steven grabbed my hand and shook his head. 'I'll be fine."Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

He seemed confident.

I stood behind him as we waited for those people to climb over the walls and rush in.

"Come with us," the leader of the group said.

I glanced at Steven. Michael would have received the news by now, but it would take some time for his support to arrive.

"Your goal is to bring us back alive, right?" I looked at them before taking a knife out and pressing it against Steven's neck. "Your boss' plans will be completely ruined if he ends up dead."

The leader was taken aback. He clearly looked afraid, for they had to bring him back alive.

Ashton looked at me angrily. "I knew you weren't my mom-you're a bad woman! You'd better not hurt my dad!

Resigned, Steven looked at him and said, "Don't talk to your mom like this."

Ashton huffed and replied, "She's not my mom!"

"She is," Steven continued to tell him. 'Watch your tone with your mom."

"You're a lovestruck fool, Dad!" Ashton huffed angrily. He then ignored us and took up a branch to draw on the ground.

The group of mercenaries was stunned looking at our casual interaction. They could only call their boss for further instructions.

I kept my vigilance as I listened to the leader's call. "That woman is threatening to kill Steven with a knife, boss."

"Find a way to bring him back alive." The voice was deep and calm, belonging to a man.

I couldn't tell if the person on the other end of the call was the mastermind. But judging from the mercenary's respectful tone, I figured that he was someone of importance in Genome Society.

"Since you need him alive, you won't be able to live if he's dead." I pressed the knife into Steven's neck. "I'll kill him first before killing myself. In any event, I won't let him go with you!"

The leader could tell that I was stalling for time, but they had no other options.

"What do we do?" the other mercenaries asked nervously.

The leader looked at me warily and said softly, "We won't hurt both of you. Come with us, and our boss will shower you with wealth and fortune you can never imagine."

Genome Society was indeed a huge treasure vault. But unfortunately, we weren't interested in it.

"I know you're stalling for time. Do you think Michael will be able to save you like that? I'm afraid he's in no position to save you today," the leader said, suggesting for me to give up resisting.

I silently cursed Michael. I wasn't sure what Genome Society did to keep him occupied.

"Who says I'm waiting for Michael?" I flashed him a smile.

"Put your knife down!"

Soon enough, dozens of cars surrounded the villa.

I wasn't only waiting for Michael's men-there were still those from the Rebels.

Given that we were targeted by Genome Society and Steven was crucial to them, the Rebels certainly wouldn't hand him over without a fight.

As such, both sides would fight to get their hands on him.

Of course, as his successful sample for the reincarnation project, I was just an accessory to him.

Now that the Rebels were here, we wouldn't be taken away by Genome Society. However, we couldn't escape either way we had to choose between going with Genome Society or the Rebels.

Steven knew what I was thinking. If we went with the Rebels, at least Carol wouldn't do anything to me for now since Joel was there.