Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

It wasn’t easy for the cargo ship to dock. As such, the ship was anchored in the Moannard region.

Sophia and Dexter went to check on Carol before getting off the ship.

Andy had been wary of her. He was the one who nurtured her, but he also wanted to eliminate her. As she would be a significant obstacle to Genome Society, even No. 9 wouldn’t easily let her go.

She would be trapped in this cargo ship for a long time to come perhaps forever, or maybe she might find a way to escape.

Sophia did not talk to Carol.

Carol’s emotions were bubbling up. Her gaze was intense as she angrily pounded on the container door.

"I will kill you, Sophia," she lowered her voice and said threateningly.

Sophia tricked her into coming here, yet she was leaving with Dexter whole.

She flashed Carol a smile and looked at her mockingly. "It’s not my fault you’re stupid."

Sophia would never let a madwoman like her go back to Huma. As such, her ultimate goal was to lock her up forever in the ocean.

She had originally planned to kill Carol after using her, but she was Joel’s sister, after all. For her, living was far more despairing than dying.

"I’ve already made arrangements with my men. Just follow them to cross the border," Jimmy said, telling them to return via a smuggling boat.

"Be careful of No. 9 and don’t trust him fully. Let us know immediately if there’s any sign of trouble," Sophia reminded him.

"Don’t worry. He wants to gradually destroy the hive behind Genome Society while I want to reach the pinnacle to enjoy a better view. We generally wouldn’t have any disagreements," Jimmy said before nodding.

No. 9 was looking at Dexter and Sophia from a high vantage point on the cargo ship. He flashed them a smile. Before they got off the ship, he told them, "If you want to live a normal life, you have to be completely ordinary. I promise not to bother you and protect you from any trouble from Genome Society, but you need to make sure to stay completely out of it and not mess with my plans."

Sophia and Dexter did not answer him directly, but they figured that No. 9 was not an ordinary person.

"I only want us to live our lives well. I no longer want to care about anything else." Sophia tightened her hold on Dexter’s hands, for once wanting to run away.

Dexter smiled at her and said, "Alright."

Sophia and Dexter returned to Huma. She went alone but ended up bringing Dexter back whole.

Everyone-especially Zion and Eason-was astonished.

As they were both police officers, they finally understood why Sophia had not reported Dexter’s death or filed his death certificate. She did not even cremate him but hid his body and froze it.

She was actually keeping a backup plan and preserving his identity.

"Wait, are you really Dexter? Even a clone subject couldn’t be made identical, so what’s with you?" Eason carefully studied Dexter before turning back to look at Joel disdainfully. "Why does he look different from before?"

Ever since Joel entered the room, he had been hiding behind Zion. He was fearful after being beaten up by Sophia.

"You’d better stay away from her. She’s a lunatic." He tugged at Eason warily before complaining to Dexter, "Keep a good watch on your wife. Surely, you know what she did to me! She beat me up and almost ended my life!"

Dexter chuckled and said, "Aren’t you well and alive now?"

Joel instantly lost it. "Fine! What a chicks-before-dicks friend you are!"

Sophia coldly glanced at him, and he instantly straightened up.

"How useless," Eason muttered, rolling his eyes.

Joel was still a bit shaken as he carefully tugged at Eason. "Let’s head back. I still have to get through my military training."

Eason glanced at his watch and flashed Dexter a smile. "This brat still has to attend classes. I’ll send him back and we can gather for a celebration tonight."

After he left, Zion mustered his courage and walked up to carefully study Dexter. "Are you really Dexter?"

Dexter laughed and replied, "I am."

"You’re even laughing now." Zion thought he seemed a bit different, but he couldn’t quite put a finger to it. Still, Zion was sure that he was Dexter.

Zion said, "Public opinion has been suppressed to avoid panic, and Genome Society’s laboratories within the country have all been cleaned up.

"Their Othard region base can be considered eradicated now, and they won’t be able to bounce back for a while. It’s considered our victory this time." He sighed in relief.

"Where’s Violette?" Sophia asked.

"She... doesn’t dare to show up in front of you guys," Zion replied helplessly.

Violette had been feeling guilty. After all, she was Sarah’s daughter.

Zion continued, "We’ve made arrangements for Sarah’s brother, telling him that Sarah passed away due to illness. We relayed our condolences. He returned home with some compensation, but he didn’t spend any of it and donated it. He’s continuing to work diligently on his farm."

He sighed before saying, "Violette has reunited with this uncle of hers, and our families have been keeping in touch since."

Sophia was relieved to learn that Zion had completely accepted Violette as part of his family.

She nodded. She acknowledged that Lloyd was indeed a kind-hearted and honest man.

Perhaps Sarah used to be kind-hearted as well, but she was consumed by power and desire over time. It was a pitiful sight.

"Everything is settled now, guys. We’ve won." Zion sighed once again.

"Yeah, we’ve won." Sophia held onto Dexter’s hand tightly as she looked up at him.

Dexter said nothing. The price for winning was steep.

There were no absolute wins or losses in life and this matter was no exception.

"It’s time to lead our lives peacefully now," Zion said, patting Dexter on his shoulders.

"I’ll go pick Violette up for tonight’s gathering. She’s too embarrassed to come over," he said, bashfully scratching his head.

"Is she waiting for me to contact her personally?" Sophia chuckled before giving Violette a call with Zion’s phone.

Violette was pleasantly surprised.

In fact, she was Dexter’s half-sister by blood.

Damien came over no sooner after Zion left.

He had truly turned into a full-time dad now, carrying Xan in one arm while holding Ashton in another.

Xan had autistic tendencies, but she trusted Damien a lot. It was evident that he treated both Ashton and her well. Not many could win her trust. He must have put in a lot of effort.

Sophia’s cold demeanor somewhat eased for the sake of Xan.

"You’ve won, Sophia," Damien said somewhat bitterly. He was stunned for a while after seeing Dexter.

Sophia’s determination brought back a healthy and whole Dexter.

"Dad!" Ashton excitedly threw himself into Dexter’s embrace and hugged him tight.

Xan was also staring blankly at Dexter and Sophia. She carefully walked over. Looking at Sophia, she slowly called out, "Mom."

Sophia crouched down and flashed her a smile. "As expected, daughters are sweeter."

Ashton warily looked at Sophia and huffed. "Are you my mom?"

"I can also not be," she said as she narrowed her eyes threateningly.

Ashton looked at her uneasily and nervously replied, "You are."

Resigned, Sophia smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair. "How are your studies lately? Have you been getting along well with your classmates and teachers?"

"They’re really obedient. Ashton always comes first in national competitions. I asked him to tone it down, but he still came back ranking number one in school," Damien said helplessly.

He continued, "As for Xan, she’s too obedient. She has her own ideas and likes to doodle on the exam papers. She clearly knows the answers but can’t be bothered to work on them."

As such, the two siblings ended up with one placing first in national competitions while the other ranked last in school.