Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

In the forest, Zachary kept watch for Timothy and Xan while updating Ashton.

His message read, "Many of the young ladies in the university like Timothy. I reckon a lot of them now see Xan as their rival.’

Ashton replied, "Watch Xan for me. Don’t let her hurt anyone."

Zachary sent him a shocked emoji before writing, "How could a sweet girl like Xan hurt someone else? Why are you siding with other people when you’re her brother?"

Ashton replied, "You wouldn’t be able to beat Xan even if there were ten of you."

Zachary sent him an angry emoji and wrote, "You’re looking down on me too much, Ashton!"

Ashton sent him a cute sticker asking him not to be angry. Zachary had sent it to him previously, and he had kept it. He finally had a use for it today.

The difference between Ashton and Xan was that he could keenly sense the changes in the emotions of others. He could tell whether Zachary was upset or not just from his tone.

However, Zachary was easy to cheer up. Just a sticker from Ashton could keep him excited all day.

He never expected someone as aloof as Ashton would actually use stickers.

Ashton texted, "Please look after my sister when I’m not around-and take care of yourself too."

Zachary chuckled giddily before replying, "Got it!"

Meanwhile, Timothy was carefully reading the simplified love letter that Xan had prepared for him. "Were you being serious?" he asked her.

Xan nodded dutifully.

"What do you like about me?" Timothy softly asked, actually finding himself nervous.

Xan gave it some thought and looked at his face. She replied seriously, "Your looks."

She was first attracted by his looks before finding herself appreciating his personality as well. Resigned, Timothy asked, "Would you still like me if I’m no longer good-looking?"

Xan thought about it. "I’m not sure yet."

She figured they could talk about it if he ever stopped looking good.

Timothy felt hurt realizing that she only liked him for his looks.

"Are you my boyfriend now?’ Xan asked

Timothy pondered for a bit before nodding. "I am."

He figured since Xan had already confessed, she would be sad if he did not accept her confession. Besides, he found no reason to reject her-he did not mind it even if she only liked him for his looks.

"Alright then. Goodbye, boyfriend. I’m going back home with my parents now." Xan beamed and waved.

Before Timothy could get a word in, she was already gone.

He sighed and glanced at Zachary, who was on his phone at the side. "Do you think Ashton would agree to me dating Xan?"

"He’s not against it. He said Xan is free to do anything as long as she doesn’t kill anyone." Zachary looked up at

him.

Timothy frowned slightly upon hearing the harsh words. Xan was so lovable. She would even pick up a hurt butterfly. How could she ever kill anyone?

"About Xan’s parents..." Timothy was somewhat worried.

"Don’t think too much about it. They’ll accept you as long as you treat Xan well." Zachary patted Timothy on his shoulders.

Xan ran over to meet Sophia and Dexter in the parking lot. She had an evident smile on her face, clearly looking like she was in a good mood.

As compared to the old Xan who used to be emotionless and lived in her own world, she was more similar to the rest of her peers now.

At that moment, Sophia suddenly understood the objective behind the laboratory’s decision to send her out for socialization.

Falling in love truly enriched one’s emotions.

"Let’s go home," Xan said as she obediently got into the car. She was waiting for Dexter and Sophia to send her back.

Sophia was driving, while Dexter obediently sat in the passenger seat.

Both Xan and Dexter were obedient, and their family got along well. Sophia was very satisfied with how her life was now.

"You should keep your distance from that jerk named Timothy in the future," Sophia said.

Although she could see the changes in Xan’s behavior, she was still worried that Xan might be fooled by a jerk.

"He’s not a jerk," Xan explained softly. "He’s nice."

She regarded Timothy rather highly.

Sophia sighed helplessly. "I brought the kids up, yet they end up belonging to others when they grow up." Dexter looked at her and whispered, "I’m yours, honey.’

Sophia rolled her eyes. She decided to settle with knowing that Dexter would belong to her forever.

"Don’t take this road, Mom," Xan suddenly said while they were on their way back to the mountaintop villa. She wanted Sophia to take another road.

Alerted, Sophia made a sudden left turn before glancing nervously at Xan from the rearview mirror. ’What happened? Is someone following us?"

Xan shook her head and said, "There’s a car accident up ahead, so that road will be congested.’

She had heard a car crash close to the road.

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief, gradually letting her guard down. She had been on edge ever since those people from the laboratory came after them.

Dexter held Sophia’s hand as they drove back to their home without a hitch.

"What’s that?" The gates to the villa opened up, revealing a delivery box that was blocking the road. The box had been thrown in from outside.

It was a large delivery box, almost a person’s length.

Dexter comforted Sophia and Xan before warily saying, ’Stay in the car, I’ll go have a look."

They weren’t expecting any deliveries, so the box must have come from an unknown source.

After Dexter got out of the car, Sophia cautiously unbuckled her seatbelt. ’Stay in the car, Xan." Xan nervously pulled Sophia’s shoulders. "There’s the stench of blood, Mom."

She could smell the metallic tang of blood permeating the air.

Stevie was also barking non-stop. It was as if it could feel something was wrong and was uneasy.

Sophia hurriedly got out of the car and slowly approached Dexter. Fresh blood seeped out of the freezer bag as soon as the delivery box was opened

Dexter frowned and opened the freezer bag, revealing a dead dog inside. There was a string of experimental codes on its ear.

"Fucking lunatics!" Sophia cursed angrily as she stared at the words inside the delivery box. They were written with blood-"The fate of lab dogs is death."

This was a warning from the teenagers from the laboratory to Sophia and Dexter.

"Call Zion and get the police to deal with this,’ Sophia said as she rubbed her temples.

In order not to expose Xan, she endured countless taunts from the people from the laboratory. She would endure them all as long as they did not cross her boundaries or harm her family.

Otherwise, Sophia would surely destroy them all. She would hunt every single one of them down without a doubt.

In the car, Xan watched as blood seeped out of the box. Her pupils narrowed quickly as she became swamped with hard-to-read emotions.

Xan was walking toward one of the academic buildings at Huma University while carrying a backpack. She was dressed in a low-key manner, with her long hair almost covering her entire face under a flat hat

Xan was in an extremely sensitive state, with her hearing, sense of smell, and other senses heightening each day.

She went from being able to hear the buzzing insects to hearing everyone’s heartbeat-and she was still evolving.

"Xandra Milford!" Suddenly, Xan was blocked by several young women as they surrounded her. ’Let’s have a talk, dimwit!"

They threatened and brought her to a spot behind the academic building, where there were no surveillance cameras around

Xan observed them curiously, but she obediently went with them.

A fly buzzed around her, making her annoyed. She suddenly reached out and caught the buzzing fly, throwing it onto the ground before crushing it.

The group of young women did not notice Xan’s actions. They continued to walk toward the back of the academic building obnoxiously.

"I’ve heard that you’ve been bugging Timothy all this while,’ the leader of the group said. She had a lollipop in her mouth

She arrogantly pushed Xan before continuing, "We’re here to teach you a lesson today. From now on, you’d better stay away from Timothy. He belongs to Kiara, the campus belle. Do you understand?"