Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

"Damien" I suddenly thought of something and turned to call out to him.

Damien, who was starting to relax while walking ahead, looked startled. He tripped over his feet and nearly fell.

He stared at me with a bewildered expression, wondering if he was in trouble again.

I narrowed my eyes and walked over. "The Coleman Group is currently in your hands now, right? Would the mastermind of Genome Society really let such a valuable target like you slip away?"

The Coleman Group was their largest ’cash cow’ back when Daisy was still in control.

Damien frowned. "I’ve been so busy in the past few days that I’ve lost weight. What do you think I’ve been doing? Those from Genome Society have come after me more than once.

"When they saw that I refused to budge, they started trying to undermine me within the company, claiming that I wasn’t fit to take over. The board members have probably been bribed by now."

I raised my brows. It seemed like Damien was still valuable. Dexter wouldn’t have deigned to cooperate with someone he disliked so much otherwise

I smiled and slightly softened my attitude toward him. After all, valuable things sometimes required some emotional investment. ’Damien, I recalled you saying that you wanted to atone for your mistakes, right?" Damien stood stiffly in place before staggering backward, covered in chills. He was looking at me warily. "Remember to contact me if Genome Society comes after you again,’ I said indifferently. I walked a few steps before turning back to give him a pointed look. "You’re trustworthy, right?"

Damien lowered his head in disappointment. After a while, he said, "This villa is under my name."

He meant to say that both Dexter and I would’ve been taken away by Genome Society if he wasn’t trustworthy.

I said nothing and turned to leave. Before getting into the car, I could still see Damien standing there like a fool.

He was rather pitiful, but that was none of my concern.

"Sophia" was already dead, and I was just Dexter’s Sophia.

It had only been a few months, yet the row of motels near the rental house that hadn’t been torn down was now gone.

Zion, Eason, and I went to a cheap chain hotel by the side.

"Can’t you arrange for something better?" I asked, looking at Eason.

That was stingy of him, considering that he was quite rich.

"Mr. Leigh insisted on staying in a cheap hotel and even wanted to pay me for it. He probably would’ve ended up sleeping under a bridge if I hadn’t mentioned that the higher-ups were subsidizing it," Eason replied helplessly. "But tell me, can you arrange for me to meet Joel?"

His goal was to meet Joel. As such, he wanted to reconfirm with me before I met Floyd.

"Never suspect the person you’re using." I said before pushing him away and entering the room.

Floyd wasn’t working today. He was waiting rather anxiously. "Miss, you’re..."

He looked at me for the longest time, probably thinking I looked slightly different from before. At the same time, he was also suspecting that he was losing his eyesight instead. "I’m getting old, and my mind isn’t as sharp as it used to be."

Floyd smiled heartily, urging us to sit down.

The room was a long-term rental. Despite working laboriously, his room was clean and organized.

"We’ve found your sister," I said, cutting to the chase

Floyd stared at me in shock before turning to look at Eason and Zion.

Both Zion and Eason were taken aback. The plan was to keep Sarah’s condition a secret for now.

I continued, ’But her condition isn’t the best. She isn’t clear-headed after being trafficked for many years. I’m planning to only bring you to meet her after she’s regained some of her memories."

Floyd remained stunned for the longest time. His fingers trembled uncontrollably as he teared up. ’Sarah has finally been found.

He broke down and cried. He crouched on the ground as his body shook violently. I could tell that the bond between the siblings was genuine and not an act.

I reached out to help him up before asking, "Are you and Sarah the only children in your family, Mr. Leigh?" Family planning wasn’t a thing yet back in their time. It was rare for a family from a small village to only have two children.

"Our parents died early. They left shortly after Sarah was born. I practically raised her on my own. She was a good child," Floyd said, wiping his tears.

"We were poor when we were young, and our parents didn’t leave us anything. I worked hard to send her to school, but she dropped out because she didn’t want me to overwork myself.

"She was incredibly smart. There weren’t many educated people in the county back then. She even won first place in a county competition back when she was still in middle school," he proudly recounted.

He then pulled out an old certificate from a box. Although it had yellowed with age, he had kept it in excellent condition.

Floyd continued, "That competition came with a cash prize of 800 dollars for first place, and she gave all of it to me. Once things got a little better, I suggested she continue her studies, but she’d rather work instead." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"She wanted to earn money and start a business after so that she could get other educated people to work for her.’

The Sarah that Floyd knew was still an ambitious person.

I glanced at the competition certificate that was in my hand. Genome Society still preferred to select their preferred experimental subjects by holding competitions. Evidently, there were more geniuses who had gone missing during that time.

"Can I have this certificate, Mr. Leigh? Since Sarah can’t remember anything now, perhaps showing this to her might trigger her memories. Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to let you meet her soon," I said with a smile.

Floyd wiped his tears and nodded hurriedly. "Just take it, miss. You can take it.’

He was quick to trust me as he cared a lot for his sister.

I nodded before glancing at Zion and Eason. "Let’s go for now. We can contact Mr. Leigh again once Sarah recovers."

Both of them clearly did not understand what I was here for. They left with me in a daze.

I looked at the certificate in my hands. I had accomplished my goal for today.

I placed the certificate in front of Eason. "Take a photo and look into this. Whoever is behind this competition is definitely from Genome Society as well.

"They’ve had their eyes on Sarah since then, just like how they targeted Simeon from the advanced class in Double Stars Welfare Home, taking his samples to create clone subjects."

Realization dawned Eason as he hit his forehead. "You’re right!"

He was about to take the certificate before I snatched it back from him. ’I got this first."

Eason couldn’t do anything about it and ended up only taking photos to look into it.

"Hurry and go look into it. My chauffeur is here to pick me up,’ I said, pointing at Cole, who was in the car by the roadside

Eason and Zion nodded. They then got into their car and left.

I got into Cole’s car and asked, "Are you aware that your mother served Sarah before this?"

He was taken aback. "Miss..."

He was one of my men. I trusted him more than I trusted Ms. Ewing.

"Help me out." I indicated to him that there was no need for explanations. He was adopted by Ms. Ewing and supported by my parents. I could trust him.

"Find a place for Floyd to stay and bring him there. Tell him that it’s the welfare housing provided for him and Sarah by the authorities. Have him settle in and patiently wait for Sarah to leave the asylum. Then, she can move it with him," I said.

I wanted my men to take him away first and keep him under control with lies. After that, I would test Sarah’s reaction.

I suspected that she actually cared for Floyd as well.

If Sarah was the mastermind behind everything, the fact that Genome Society had valued and indulged

Dexter’s reincarnation project suggested that she was even more determined than Daisy.

Of course, her insistence was probably not because of romance but kinship. That was probably the value of Ashton’s and Xan’s existence.