Chapter 647

After knowing that Jimmy was now the manager of the laboratory in the desolate area, Steven started pestering me to go home. He had been acting strange lately. I couldn't put a finger to it, yet I could feel it—he seemed to be clingier and even more anxious about me now. Not only was he clingy, but he refused to let me leave his sight all the time, regardless of our location. Logically speaking, I should be a valuable experimental subject to Genome Society. If they wanted to keep me alive and make money off me, they wouldn't be forcibly bringing me back to the laboratory when the police were watching me closely. But somehow, Steven seemed to be even more anxious than before. He was even saying strange things all the time. "I bought a mountain-view villa at Celadon Hill, Stephie. It's beautifully surrounded by mountains and lakes." He showed me a photo of his newly bought villa on our way back. To Steven, a residence was just a safe space—it was sufficient as long as it was secure