“Do you think he might be telling the truth?” Elena and Jonathan were at a coffee shop. They were sitting a corner in order not to draw attention to themselves.“I doubt that. I had him followed yesterday, he didn’t go anywhere or meet with anyone suspicious.” Jonathan carefully explained to her.“Which makes him more suspicious? Why don’t you uses your means to get the answer out of him?” Jonathan shook his head with a smile on his face. “Unless he truly has a hand in it, there is no way I can lay hands on him again. He is still a Fernandez after all.”“So what do we do?”“We just wait, according to the guards, Rhys personally dismissed them which means he had a plan or had to achieve something but he rather not inform us. He would be fine. You don’t have to be worried.” Jonathan reassured her before standing up to leave. “I would keep you updated on any new information I get, you have to go home and get some sleep. You really look like you could use one.”Elena forced out a smile
Rhys’s mind wandered, escaping the confines of the room that was painted white. All of a sudden, a piece of memory which had been buried deep in his mind slowly resurfaced. More and more memory pieces but Rhys soon realize that it was nothing about his current life….he was familiar with the memory which had him in it. It seemed more like past life.Rhys’s eyes glazed over as memories flooded his mind, like a dam breaking open. He remembered his past life, the one he thought he never knew he experienced. The life where he was a happy husband and father, with a loving family and a fulfilling career. A life filled with love, laughter, and devastating tragedy.In his past life , Rhys had been a successful businessman, with a beautiful wife, he recalled the day his wife, told him she was pregnant with their first child. He remembered the excitement and joy they shared, the plans they made for their future. But fate had other plans.A car accident took wife’s life, and their young son’s, le
Rhys’s eyes flickered open, groggily taking in his surroundings. He was in a lab, surrounded by machines and scientists in white coats, a replica of what he had seen from the memories of his previous life, it was strange yet familiar at the same time. He tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through his head, forcing him back onto the cold metal table.A figure stood over him with a strange smile on his face, Dr. Mikhail. “Welcome back to the land of the living, Rhys,” he said, his voice relaxed but firm. “You’ve been out for about a month now. I bet you have no idea who you are not the fact that you’ve been with us for a while now. You’re part of a special project. Something that would improve humanity.”Rhys’s almost scoffed as he heard these words, they were also the same as his past life, they had assured him that he was the savior for humanity but in the end, they only injected him with chemicals and made him feel worse than the scum of the earth.“Rio, what is happening?” He as
The hypnosis session continued for about thirty minutes, with Dr. Mikhail planting suggestions and commands in Rhys’ mind. But Rhys was just pretending, biding his time, waiting for the perfect moment to break free from his control. “No matter what happens, you report back to me first. My safety is your priority.”As the session ended, Dr. Mikhail smiled, satisfied that there had been no anomalies with Rhys brain signals. “Excellent, Rhys. You are a quick learner. Now, let’s move on to the next phase of the experiment.”The next stage of the experiment involved feed Rhys with information about himself; information that the public was aware of. The doctor’s aim? It was to help him integrate back into his family without drawing suspicions. Yes. Dr. Mikhail planned to have Rhys return to his family so that the first phase of their plan can begin. Even though he had a strong backing, Dr Mikhail was well aware that Rhys was a member of a powerful family, one that could destroy everything a
He would pretend to follow the doctor’s instructions, all the while looking for weaknesses he could exploit, and when the time was right, Rhys planned to make his move. He would escape, expose the sinister experiments to the world, and bring the people involved to justice.The thought of outsmarting the scientist gave Rhys a surge of determination. He was ready to play her game, but on his own terms. But he still didn’t forget one important person; the one that got him involved in all this in the first instance. His uncle.He planned to mess with Christopher, make him confess his own doings.The game was on.As he was leaving the lab, his belongings were returned back to him to help familiarize with his new identity. A taxi was already waiting for him so he wasted no time in getting in. Inwardly, he looked forward to returning home, to his friends, and his parents. They had been on his mind for a long time and he was worried that Christopher would strike once again.As Rhys walked th
It did not take long for Elena to find out about Rhys return, and the moment she did, she rushed over to the Fernandez mansion, insisting on seeing him. Rhys didn’t turn her down out rightly. “Where have you been? Everyone was so worried about you.” Tears were streaming down her eyes as she said this whilst hugging him. Elena was not prepared to let go, worried that the moment she did, she might discover that the person before her wasn’t real- but a mirage.“I’m so sorry, I just needed some alone time. I should have informed you.” Rhys hugged Elena tightly, as if trying to convey the love he felt for her. While he was very close to her, he used that chance to slip something to her pocket.Even though Elena was aware of this, she pretended not to notice. Rhys soon broke the hug between them. “Jonathan is probably mad at me, he was here earlier but I couldn’t explain what was wrong with me to him.”“Rhys” Rhys heard a cold voice coming from the monitoring device that was placed behind h
In order to prove his loyalty to Doctor Mikhail, Rhys kept giving him reports which contained his uncle, Christopher every activity. Secretly, he had manipulated the information to make it seem like his uncle was going to betray him soon. And once the suspicions were rooted in, it was hard to get rid of. Doctor Mikhail had grown more wary of Christopher, he trusted Rhys more since he was his creation, one that would never betray him but this idea would be his greatest mistake.With the help of Jonathan, Rhys had begun to track Doctor Mikhail’s past and every activities, he was prepared to leave no stone unturned. And whenever, he received a new report, he would read it in the space to prevent himself from being found out. And even if he was found out, he already had a backup planRhys wanted to make his uncle confess to his crimes, he knew he had to act fast. He couldn’t confront his uncle with the device monitoring his every move. He needed to ensure that the scientist wasn’t listen
As soon as Rhys walked out of the office, his phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and saw his supposed best friend’s, Jonathan’s name flashing on the screen. “Hey, man, where are you?” Jonathan asked, his voice low and urgent.“I just left my uncle’s office,” Rhys replied, his voice still shaking with anger. “That conversation was a long time coming.”“What happened?” Jonathan asked, his curiosity evident.Rhys took a deep breath and summarized his conversation with his uncle, leaving out no details. Jonathan listened intently, his silence broken by occasional grunts of disbelief.“Wow, Rhys, I’m so sorry you had to go through that,” Jonathan said when Rhys finished. “But I’m glad you stood up to him. You deserve so much better than to be treated like that.”“Thanks, man,” Rhys said, feeling a sense of gratitude towards his friend. “But enough about that. Where are you? Where did you hide the doctor? What’s urgent? Hope your act has not been found yet?” Rhys chuckled at the end