Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

As they left the hospital, Sophia warned Timothy to stay away from Xan.

Before he could even try to salvage his reputation in her eyes, she got into the car and slammed the door, almost catching his fingers.

"Mrs. Black! Please let me explain, Mrs. Black! My feelings for Xan are sincere, I-"Zachary stopped Timothy from running after them.

"Can’t you tell from Mrs. Black’s gaze that she’s about to run you down from behind the wheels?" Zachary said fearfully.

Timothy felt chills running down his back. "Forget it... I’ll explain to her some other day."

"Ashton told you to stay away from his mother," Zachary replied with a shrug.

"But I " Timothy felt aggrieved. He was still hoping to change Sophia’s opinion about him.

"Let’s just go for now. We’ll get Ashton to help once he’s back." Zachary started pulling him away.

Timothy looked at Zachary upon recalling something. "Xan mentioned something about you liking Ashton? What did she mean by that?"

Zachary almost choked and hurriedly waved his hands. "Don’t listen to Xan’s nonsense. She misunderstood the situation! That day, my pants got tangled up, so I got Ashton to help me out. He pulled too hard and ripped my pants open. Xan happened to walk in and saw what happened."

Timothy was speechless. He was amazed at how Zachary had dared to ask Ashton for help knowing Ashton’s strength.

As the two left the hospital, a young man in a hoodie, who was sucking a lollipop, flashed a strange smile in a corner.

"Even though that woman named Xan is dumb, she’s quite a fighter-she took down seven people on her own," the man said in a call. "Ashton is under the protection of Genome Society overseas, so we can’t touch him for now, but his sister is still here. I’m sure he’ll come back if we abduct one of his family members."

The young man removed his hood, revealing a childish face with a sinister look. "Eirene and I will transfer to Xandra’s university tomorrow. We’ll find ways to take her away."

Dexter had returned from his morning jog by the time Sophia woke up early the next morning. He stepped out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel after showering. It was a pleasing sight to her eyes this early in the day.

Sophia stretched herself and leaned against the headboard. She beckoned Dexter over with a finger. "Come here and let me have a feel."

He was already used to her feeling him up by now. As such, he worked hard in exercising daily to stay in shape. "Carry me to wash up." Sophia climbed onto Dexter’s back once he obediently walked over. Resigned, he carried her over to the bathroom with much affection.

"Have you heard anything about Ashton recently?" she asked.

Sophia found herself worrying about many things on a daily basis. Not only was she worried about Ashton being in danger, but she was also worried about Xan being attracted to jerks.

"My men are keeping an eye on him. It’s unlikely those from the laboratory will be able to take him away on someone else’s turf. The most they can do is to create some fun for Ashton." Dexter wasn’t worried about Ashton at all.

"I’m more worried about Xan instead," he muttered. It wasn’t that he was favoring one over the other, but Xan’s evolution was happening too quickly.

Dexter had been closely monitoring her physical changes and rate of evolution. She could still hide it well for now, but if she continued to evolve and her genes continued to mutate, he wasn’t sure if things would stay under control.

Things would quickly spiral if it got out of hand. Not only might Xan be found out by those from the laboratory, but she might even pique the interest of those from the overseas branches of Genome Society.

They might then experiment on her, dissecting and analyzing her.

If that happened, their family would once again be forced to live a life on the run. Dexter would be left with no choice but to flee with his family and live in hiding.

"Will those medications be able to control the speed of Xan’s evolution?" Sophia asked softly, equally worried. She and Dexter had been working hard over the years to develop a drug to suppress Xan’s gene division to prevent further evolution. However, all they managed was to slow it down as her cells were dividing too rapidly.

Sophia dared not consider if xan might truly achieve immortality if this continued. That was the dream of many.

"Reincarnation" was just an alternative for those who couldn’t attain immortality. After all, who would want to keep swapping ordinary bodies if they could make their bodies immortal?

"The medication can only slow it down temporarily. We’ll buy as much time as we can," Dexter said.

He squeezed out the toothpaste and helped Sophia to brush her teeth. "I’ve already had Joel and Eason purchase properties in places like Moricco or the Verdentia Isles region. If things get out of hand, we’ll hide in the most dangerous places."

The more dangerous the place, the easier it was to hide.

Sophia frowned, knowing it was their last resort. Once they chose to leave the country, it would be the start of a life on the run.

It would be nearly impossible for them to return home then.

Zachary drove Timothy over to pick Xan up from her house. She managed to open the door with Stevie’s help before sneaking out.

"Did your parents consent to you coming out, Xan?" Timothy timidly asked. He was worried that she had run out without their permission.

"They’re currently having sex, so they won’t notice me gone within the hour. Hurry and go now!" Xan wasn’t keen on lying, so she could only get Zachary to drive away quickly.

Xan knew Sophia all too well-she wouldn’t be able to resist Dexter when he just came back from jogging. They wouldn’t be having breakfast until an hour or two, giving Xan enough time to slip away.

Zachary and Timothy fell into an awkward silence.

"Um... Your parents seem to love each other very much. Why didn’t they... try for another child?" Zachary asked, trying to ease the awkwardness.

"It’s because of their physical restrictions," Xan replied, tilting her head slightly. "They can’t conceive naturally." Zachary was shocked. "What about Ashton and you then?"

"We were conceived through genetic merging" Xan said seriously.

Timothy quickly covered her mouth, afraid she might reveal something even more outrageous and illegal next.

All four of Zachary’s car tires went flat at the same time as soon as they pulled into the university’s parking lot. He was at a loss for words. Although it was an unwanted second-hand car from his father, there was no reason for all four of his tires to go flat.

"Hah? What kind of beat-up car is this? Who still drives such a cheap car in this day and age?" A sleek sports car pulled up in the parking lot, and a pink-haired young woman walked out.

She looked flashy and had a look of disdain on her face as she glanced at Zachary’s car.

"Someone must have thrown nails out to puncture your tires." Timothy frowned as he looked at the nails in the tires. His expression darkened.

Zachary said angrily, "Did I offend you with my beat-up car? Did you throw out the nails?"

"So what if I did?" The pink-haired young woman took off her sunglasses and gave him a mean kick.

Zachary had instinctively raised his arm to block her kick with his fast reflexes, yet he was still forced backward by the force. He almost lost his balance.

Behind him, Xan reached out to support him, casting a wary gaze at the young woman. Timothy stepped in front of Zachary with a frown.

Zachary stared at the young woman in shock, finding her immense strength incredulous.

"That’s enough, Eirene. It’s our first day of transfer. We should get along with our peers." A tall young man got out of the G-class SUV from the side. He was sporting a buzz cut, looking charming with his roguish looks.

"Hello, I’m Petros Fox, and she’s my sister-Eirene Fox. This is our first day of transferring to this university, so we’d like to make friends with all of you." Petros extended his hand to Timothy.

Timothy, wanting to avoid trouble, took his hand out of courtesy, but Petros suddenly squeezed his hand tight. Timothy frowned. He was used to Ashton’s extraordinary strength, and this young man’s strength was similarly matched with Ashton’s.

As an ordinary person, Timothy was considered strong enough, yet he didn’t hold a candle to Petros.

Just as he was about to lose his grip, Xan walked over and clasped her hand around Petros’ wrist. A sharp crack was heard with only a slight pressure added. His ulna and radius both broke at the same time.

Xan looked at Petros coldly and warned, "He’s mine. You don’t deserve to touch him."