Carson couldn’t determine what exactly was wrong with Patricia immediately.He took some blood samples from her and promised Adam that he would have an answer soon.In the meantime, Adam forbade Jared and Gwen from going anywhere close to Patricia.It was when he threatened to kill her immediately after he saw either of them around her that the father-daughter duo hastily agreed not to go anywhere near her.That meant one thing: Layla had to be convinced to let the two back in the house until there was a decision to be made about Patricia.Layla was having none of it.“No! I don’t want either of them in this house,” she said adamantly when Adam told her of the recent development.Theo had been unable to do anything about Ralph.Though Ralph had some self-repairing properties, it was not enough for the type of damage that had been inflicted on him.To even be able to get it to power on at all, Theo needed an electromagnetic part that can only be gotten at a robotics company.The closes

“We need to talk,” Adam told Layla as they walked back to the house. Maddy had chosen to stay out a bit longer. Layla gave him a sheepish look as she turned to him. “Yes, I know. I have been thinking of how to bring it up.” “You have?” Adam asked in surprise. “Yes. look…” Layla stopped and turned to face him. “I am sorry for dumping all that on you the other time. I know it was too sudden, and you were not expecting it. Thanks for backing me up. Thank God, it is not necessary again now.” “Yeah, thank God,” Adam said as he wondered what she was talking about. “You think so too, right?” she asked with a plastic smile on her face. “Yes, I...wait. Hold on, what are you talking about? I am talking about this place. What do you intend to do with it?” “Oh, that?” Layla said as she continued walking. Adam realised what she meant just at that moment. “Oh, you…You were talking about asking me to marry you? I thought that was a done deal,” he said in a serious tone. “What?!” Layla ask

Adam was on his way to the virology center at dawn when he saw Theo coming from the direction of the stream.The man had a local gun hefted over his shoulder and a rabbit in his hand.“You shot that?” Adam called to him in greeting.The man looked up at him and answered “Nahw” in the rarely-spoken Essex accent. “This was caught in the snare.”“The snare?” Adam asked in confusion as he saw the blood matted in front of the big rabbit.“It is a type of trap used here. There used to be a lot of games around here. Old man Reuben never had any interest in killing them for food, so they ran free in the land. Less of them now but then, we still get lucky from time to time.”Adam nodded as he thought of the fact that his decision to help this man was right after all.In this crucial time, more men like him would be really needed.There was a reason why he stopped the man before: “Layla told me about the spray of the perimeter.”Thomas’s lips tightened a bit as he spoke, expressionless. “Yes, t

“She is infected,” Adam said, even before Jared could ask. “No,” the latter said automatically as he shook his head. “Yes, I would lie about that,” Adam said sarcastically. “No, I don’t mean you are lying. I just... please don’t kill her.” “Why not? She is a threat to us all. Unless you want to be her first victim, tell me why I shouldn’t shoot her right in the middle of her eyes.” Adam had no remorse at all for the man’s pain. In fact, he wanted him to feel as much pain as he could. Maybe then he might have an idea of what he had put his daughter through. Also, he had a plan. The Watsons are users; why not turn their style right back on them? “Please, don’t do that." Jared said it in a mournful tone. "Gwen, it will kill...” “I'm still not hearing a reason,” Adam said dispassionately and he made a move to leave. “The virologist! I am sure he can come up with something that could cure her.” "Oh, you mean the man you and your buddy would have probably killed yesterday or put

Adam made a quick detour to the basement chemical station slash clinic.He told the chemists to put a stop to what they were doing.They were all reluctant at first but then his brisk manner made them realise that he was not a man they would want to cross paths with.He gave them new instructions before he left them with their mixing and measuring.Just as he came outside, he saw Gwen and her blood-spattered dad talking as he came outside.She hurried to him and asked, “Daddy told me what happened. It wasn’t daddy’s fault. Would you take it out on us? On mum?”Adam raised his voice so Jared could hear as he said, “Then I suppose your dad should have told you that asking stupid questions like that could get you killed faster than any other thing.”With that, Adam left them behind as he went to search for the men to have a discussion with them.He told Theo to get them together and they were all together in no time at all.Adam didn’t waste time explaining the situation to them.He aske