Love You Like I Used To Forget It (Millie Bridge) novel Chapter 503

When the slim man saw my reaction, his smile only became gentler, disarmingly so.

"Don't be afraid, Ms. Quill," he said. "We didn't bring you here to hurt you. You know, we just admire your research so much. We want to collaborate with you and have more breakthroughs for the betterment of all mankind."

Without waiting for me to respond, he continued, "I imagine you're worried about Mr. Irvin Sawyer, who was brought here along with you."

My mind was still muddled because of a drug-induced haze. But at the mention of Irvin, it instantly cleared. He had been bleeding profusely and had collapsed in a pool of his blood just to protect me.

At this memory, I naturally grew anxious. Lurching forward, I asked, "How is he?"

The man gave me a look of regretful pity. "I'm terribly sorry. Our people were a bit too rough when bringing you both here, which led to him being seriously injured. He has yet to regain consciousness."

My already clenched fists tightened even further. "Send Irvin back to the Hardwells. I'll do whatever it is you want me to!"

No matter how much I hated the idea of cooperating with this criminal organization, I couldn't bear the thought of something happening to Irvin because of me.

Upon hearing this, the man gave me a warm but apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, Ms. Quill. I'm afraid we can't do that. If you want Irvin Sawyer to survive, you'll need to develop the neural stimulation chip as quickly as possible.

"And don't say it's too difficult or it'll take time. We know you've already made a breakthrough in this area.

"And now, with our more advanced equipment and expert research team, we believe you'll achieve results even faster. So, when Irvin wakes up and whether he lives is all in your hands, Ms. Quill."