With that, he took the call and walked towards the study.

"Mr. Monroe, Samuel has arrived in Saintornia," said Michael.

Jack halted, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Got it. Do as we planned."

"Affirmative," said Michael.

Jack ended the call with a cold smile.

I had not seen Lyon for several days since that unpleasant episode at the bar.

Friday night marked the end of the first phase of the experiment, so I and Melody stayed in the lab after 11:00 p.m.

As we were walking towards the elevator, chatting, Melody sighed. "I would occasionally run into Mr. Monroe when I got off work, but I have not...