With that pleasing thought in mind, Monica let out a triumphant smile. She cast a glance toward her three prisoners and left the room. Nina and Maya were by Sophia’s side while she slept. They attempted to work out what was going on.
Maya was of the opinion that, like them, Sophia was tricked by Monica.
“Such an evil woman!”
Nina thought differently, “But did you see the strange look on Grandma’s face when she walked in just now? It looked like she was manipulated by Monica. Let’s ask her when she wakes up later.”
“Okay.” Maya nodded in agreement.
They continued to keep watch as Sophia slept.
After an hour, the older woman finally opened her sleepy eyes.
“Grandma, you’re awake?”
“Grandma, are you feeling okay?”
Nina and Maya each grabbed onto her arms and asked anxiously.
Sophia looked at both of them, still in a daze. “Where are we? What happened to me?”
“This is Monica’s lab, Grandma.”
“Why are you here, Grandma? Were you also tricked by Monica?”
Their questions alerted Sophia, who straightened up her body. As she started to assess the shabby laboratory that they were in, her mind drifted back to her last memory in a café with Monica.
“It’s slowly coming back to me. I remember I was talking to Monica, and then…”
At some point during their meeting in the café, Monica raised a finger in front of her. Sophia noticed a peculiar pattern on that finger, and soon after, she felt as though the pattern was spinning fast before her eyes…
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