Chapter 899
“Get out! “
“Get out now!”
Adina bit her tongue as she struggled to say those words out loud. Duke hugged her tightly. “Addy, it‘s okay. I‘m here to protect you. Nothing will happen. Don‘t force yourself...”
‘Addy is being controlled by the biochip. Most of the time, it‘s asking her to harm the person she loves...
‘I don‘t mind getting hurt a little. I can‘t continue to watch her being in pain...!
“Go away! I told you to go away!” Adina looked at him through misty eyes. “Duke, go! If you don‘t, I won‘t be able to control myself anymore...”
Earl‘s voice in her mind became louder and clearer.
“Addy, take out that dagger under your pillow. Aim it at Duke‘s neck and stab!”
“No!”
Adina shook her head painfully.
Duke was still in front of her, holding her shoulders and comforting her softly.
The voice in her head and the voice by her ears came together and spoke in unison. It was suffocating.
The thread of rationality in her head snapped.
Adina broke free from the ropes that she had used to tie her hands. She got up, took the dagger under the pillow, aimed it at Duke‘s neck, and rushed towards him.
Just as the dagger was a few inches away from Duke‘s neck, her wrist turned, and the blade cut into the back of her hand. It bled profusely. The voice in her head finally dissipated.
“Addy!” Duke held her injured hand and carried her downstairs. He swiftly got the first–aid kit. Addy nestled on the couch and let Duke disinfect, apply medicine, and bandage her wound. After he was done, he asked, “What was the order given to you?”
Adina smiled. “I told you to get away from me, but you kept sticking around with me...”
Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed Duke‘s expression darkening.
She pursed her lips and did not talk anymore.
Typically, if I violated the original program of the system, I shouldn‘t have remembered everything that just happened. ‘But I was able to clearly describe the situation just now. It is to say, the command just now was not from the original program. It was a verbal command.‘
“Earl Winters!”
Duke frowned. “I‘ve sent people to look for him. I‘ll find him sooner or later.” Adina held his face. “Duke, let‘s live separately.” “Why?” He held her wounded hand.
“Addy, I know what you‘re worried about, but don‘t be afraid. I‘ll protect you.”
“I know you will, but I‘m scared that I‘ll hurt you.” Adina smiled bitterly.
“Him being able to give me commands is equivalent to me being his weapon. Duke, do you understand what that means? I‘m afraid that I‘ll become his weapon to hurt you.”
“Let‘s live separately. It‘ll be better this way.”
Adina‘s expression turned cold and indifferent.
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