"I want to come..." Hazel pleaded with Glenn as he was about to leave for Riverstone. He affectionately stroked Hazel's head.Glenn had already told her about the conditions at Riverstone and how the facilities there were inadequate for Hazel to visit. Especially when he showed her photos of the children's conditions there, Hazel didn't feel disgusted; instead, she felt even more compelled to help them."Not yet, love. If the conditions there are safe, I will definitely take you. I don't want anything to happen to you," Glenn replied, his eyes looking into Hazel's lifeless eyes, asking his wife to understand.Hazel looked sulky; she knew her husband would answer like that, but she still felt disappointed. The image of the unfortunate children at Riverstone haunted her mind. Their hollow eyes, shabby clothes, sunken cheeks, and skinny bodies disturbed her every moment and made her restless.She didn't say it to Glenn, but she knew Glenn noticed her sudden silence and frequent solitude,

"I want to obliterate them all!" raged Eleanor, throwing her purse onto the sofa in Mason's office.Mason glanced at Eleanor; he was accustomed to her outbursts, finding them rather attractive and a source of the spark that made him fall for her. At her mature age, Eleanor still had excessive energy for emotions, which baffled Mason."What happened? You left happily earlier," Mason greeted, not diverting his attention from the work in front of him. His hands were still busy correcting errors in his employees' reports."Scrap our plan to approach the Smiths persuasively! I want to get rid of them all without exception! Wipe them out completely!" Eleanor demanded forcefully.This time, Mason lifted his head and gave Eleanor a sharp look. "You need to give me a concrete reason why I should change my plans and follow your desires," Mason challenged firmly.He was now giving Eleanor his full attention. This made Eleanor falter, nervous because Mason wasn't the kind of man she could freely

"I'm in the basement; tell the bartender you're here to meet me." Glenn read Victor's message as soon as he arrived at the Noir Nebula Club.The place was located on the outskirts of town, between the borders separating Eagertown and Nickelsburgh.It was bustling and crowded, serving as a gathering centre for rebellious young adults, where they began to explore forbidden things. The prevailing punk fashion centred there.The music was deafening as he entered, and a few young women glanced at him and teased, whistling at his neat and slick appearance."Hey, the bouncer should wait outside," they teased with mischievous glances."Is your work shift over? My friend is interested in you," one girl flirted, throwing her gaze towards her friend behind her.Glenn frowned at the young woman's behaviour, who might not be old enough to be in a place like that, let alone flirt with a man much older than her.He shook his head and ignored them, cutting through the dense and semi-intoxicated crowd

"What does he want from me?" This time, Yvonne asked Victor, giving him her full attention. The hum of the machines in the laundry room where they conversed served as the background noise.Victor lit his cigarette before answering Yvonne's question. He sat near the exhaust, the cigarette smoke quickly disappearing into it. He didn't want to suffocate Yvonne with his smoke, but he needed nicotine to relax his mind."He wants you to return to work as his research head," Victor replied shortly.Yvonne scoffed at Glenn's request. "Does he think I would agree to that? After what happened between us? He seems crazy. Besides, there's nothing left to make me want to leave here. Dad is gone, and I want to take care of Mom here," Yvonne rejected immediately, sounding convincing."Does your mom really need your care?" Victor teased.Yolanda's health was gradually improving, and her transformation was noticeable every day. Those who didn't know her wouldn't guess that she had been so "ill" for ye

"Where to?" whispered Roe to Jason as he pushed Jason's wheelchair slowly through the narrow alley between the tightly packed houses."There," Jason pointed to a disused well covered with concrete to prevent small children from opening it."Are you sure?" Roe asked, hesitant."Yeah, no one will search there. Besides, I highly doubt they'll bother looking for her; she's just an added burden for Chief Eugene, right? Chief Eugene will even thank you for getting rid of Amber for her," Jason goaded, sounding convincing.Roe's eyes gleamed at the thought of Eugene praising him for taking the initiative without being ordered.Yes, he had seen firsthand how his chief was often annoyed by Amber's behaviour. He knew Chief Eugene couldn't avoid the responsibilities given to her by Glenn Smith because of her dedication as a human being.But not if someone else got rid of Amber, right? Chief Eugene wouldn't be blamed.That thought made Roe happy."Okay, don't tell anyone," Roe instructed Jason. Th