Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

I heard that Carol, who was diagnosed with mental illness, was also sent to the same asylum. I wondered if the two rivals had met

Just as my car went into the main entrance, a minivan happened to pass by. Carol was sitting inside the minivan.

My expression grew darker as I narrowed my eyes. It seemed like she had escaped yet again.

Hopefully, Joel was able to convince Carol to set aside her personal feelings and focus on our common enemy for now.

I wouldn’t hold back if she remained stubborn and continued to go after me.

I got out of the car after stopping at the parking space. Cole had pre-arranged for a nurse to bring me to Sarah. She was dressed in a white hospital gown. She looked utterly harmless as she sat on the lawn, picking out flowers. It was as if she was truly a mentally ill patient.

I had to admit that Sarah’s acting skills were amazing. I would’ve been deceived by her if I hadn’t figured out that the mastermind might be her.

"You must be her daughter. You both look so similar!’ the nurse said with a smile, bringing me into the garden lawn.

I smiled and said nothing. Of course, we looked similar. How could I not, when I was her genetic clone?

"You seem to like this flower very much." I walked over and crouched before Sarah after seeing her stare at the flower

She looked blankly at me, as if she were truly mentally ill. She nodded with a smile, saying, "I like it!"

"Aren’t you supposed to appreciate it from a distance if you like it? This flower will wilt quickly if you pick it," I said, looking at her tentatively.

Sarah held the flower in her hand. "Even if it wilts, it has to belong to me alone."

I was taken aback, smiling soon after. "You’re really good at pretending, Sarah."

She continued to play with the flower in her hand, as if unaware of what I was talking about.

"Floyd is with me. The reason you haven’t met him even after becoming a higher-up in Genome Society is because you’re afraid to get him involved, right?’ I lowered my voice and threatened her.

Sarah’s hands merely paused for a moment before she returned to her crazed self.

I laughed out loud, amused by her acting skills. "Guess who I am? Just like Daisy, you’re keen to know the reincarnation project’s outcome, right? I’m Sophia, after all.’

Sarah finally placed the flower down and looked right at me. Clearly, she was more interested in the reincarnation project.

Her lips curled upward as she carefully looked at me. It was as if she was appraising an art she had created with her own hands.

"What gives my clone subject the right to be arrogant in front of me, the original subject?" Sarah whispered in my ear as she got closer to me.

I reached out to pat her back and said, "I have an independent soul. Your genes can’t kill me, and I’ll live forever."

Living forever meant achieving immortality, which was what Sarah wanted to get her hands on. She craved immortality so that her greed could be extended indefinitely.

"My soul would be a better fit for your body," she warned me, grabbing hold of my hair.

I chuckled and reached out to grab her neck. "Say, wouldn’t it be easy for me to kill you now?"

Just as I pushed her onto the ground, the other ’patients who had been playing around suddenly snapped back to their senses. They stood up and surrounded the two of us.

Sarah had taken precautions. Smiling, she said, "You can’t get out even if you kill me."

"At the very least, Genome Society would be rudderless if I kill you. It’ll also be easier to deal with them,’ I said as I tightened my grip.

"You’re truly naive." Sarah was still laughing maniacally despite suffocating. "Do you really think that I’m the only one behind Genome Society?"

She was right. She wouldn’t be able to climb through the ranks to get to where she was currently with just her strength alone-there had to be someone else backing her up.

"Tell me who they are. Otherwise, Violette and your brother will all die," I warned Sarah.

"Violette?" She chuckled and continued, ’She’s just an ordinary woman. I’m not too concerned about her. As for Floyd... Do you think I still care about him after not seeing each other for years?’

I frowned, casting a wary glance at Sarah.

The asylum staff did not bother to stop us. They were all eying us intently, showing no fear.

Clearly, Sarah was far more alert than anyone else. This asylum was also under Genome Society’s control.

With the current deadlock, it all boiled down to who could outlast the other.

"Alright, let’s all die together, then. ’I took out a knife and pressed it against her neck. I looked at the others and said, "She’ll die if you come close to us.

Sarah’s expression fell as she indicated to her men to stay still. "Since you and Dexter have discovered the secret to reincarnation, how about we work together instead? All the wealth and power of the world will be ours once we have the data and evidence to prove this experiment to people!"

The lives and deaths of others would fall in our hands then.

"You’re my clone subject and have my genes. Surely, you can understand me or even be more ambitious than me," Sarah said as she laughed maniacally. "The entire world will be ours if we work together."

I looked at her as if I was looking at a lunatic. "You deserve to die."

She started yelling frenziedly when she saw that I was clouded with a desire to kill. "Even if you kill me today, he’ll still be able to force Dexter to resurrect me. Why else do you think there are so many of us waiting here just for you to come?"

Sarah was confident that the person backing her would threaten Dexter using my life in order to make him resurrect and reincarnate her.

"Do you think you’re the only smart one here? My men are already heading toward the mountaintop manor now," she said with a smile.

I frowned. When I looked up, the group of mentally ill patients had dispersed, and Violette walked over diffidently.

"I’m sorry, Sophia. I’m sorry,’ she said, shaking her head as she cried. "They took Zion away... I’m sorry."

I glared angrily at Sarah. How cruel was a mother who actually plotted against her own daughter like that? "If you kill me, Dexter and your two children will die," Sarah said as if she now had the upper hand.

She was right. If I killed her, it would be hard for me to escape this place. If I didn’t, her men would keep me trapped.

Just as we were caught in a deadlock, several police cars barged in suddenly and surrounded the place. I was taken aback when I saw the police.

Sarah’s men exchanged panicked glances while Sarah glared angrily at Violette. ’Did you betray me? I’m your mother!"

Violette ran over to hide behind me, crying. "They’re more important than our so-called family ties! Wake up, Mother!"

Zion, Eason, and the other officers got out of the cars. Together with the SWAT officers, they surrounded the entire place.

Sarah chuckled. "Do you think they can convict me based on your words alone? You don’t have evidence Violette teared up.

It was true that we didn’t have any evidence to say that Sarah was the mastermind of Genome Society.

I yelled, "Zion, Eason, she’s the mastermind of Genome Society! Go back to the villa, hurry! They’ve sent their men to go after Dexter!"

I withdrew my knife and rushed over to grab Zion’s car keys in a hurry. I then sped away to the villa.

I could only hope that my three password-protected doors could hold them back for a while.

I couldn’t let Dexter fall into their hands again.