Fred stopped and looked at Rhea solemnly. He told her to follow him and turned to leave.
Rhea hurried after him and glazed over her shoulder at the others, feeling uneasy.
Instead of leaving the floor, Fred led her into an office and pointed his chin at the door. “Close it.”
Rhea quickly did so and turned to see him also sitting down. Fred lit a cigarette and took a puff before looking at her with narrowed eyes, asking, “You wanted to tell me about the invisibility potion?”
Rhea nodded. “Yes, Your Grace. Mike said I should be able to get my hands on the formula in two days. It’s not that I don’t want to stay in the lab, but I’m afraid of missing out on important updates.”
“Your phone is with me,” Fred tapped the desk and said indifferently, “If there are any updates, I’ll tell you right away.”
“But…” Rhea noticed his warning expression and said carefully, “Only I can control Mike. If anyone else were to answer his calls, it might affect the effectiveness of the hypnosis.
“If he wakes up from the hypnotic state, we won't obtain the invisibility potion’s formula.”
“Is that an excuse to threaten me, Rhea?” Fred snorted. He had anticipated it from the beginning. He believed Rhea’s claim about the hypnotic drug not being perfect was just an excuse to exert leverage over him.
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