Chapter 428

Finnian had a dream about Sloane last night.

Sloane ran towards him like she was out of her mind, yelling, "Finnian, Finnian, I'm freezing. Hold me, please."

"Finnian, I miss you so much."

"Finnian, what happened to you? Why don't you feel anything anymore? Why have you changed?"

From the moment he woke up, Finnian felt uneasy.

"Where's the sun?" he asked someone nearby.

They replied, "She was pushing Isadora around downstairs this morning, then went to the small building. She should be in her room now."

The sky was overcast, making it seem like it was still early, but when Finnian checked the time, it was already noon.

"Has Simon sent any messages?" Finnian asked.

The subordinate frowned, looking worried. "Not yet."

Finnian's brow furrowed. "Nothing from the recorder in his car either?"

The subordinate looked even more troubled. "No, since Mr. Taylor left, the recorder hasn't picked up anything. Boss, I have a feeling..."

Seeing him hesitate, Finnian grew impatient. "Spit it out! Don't beat around the bush."

The subordinate flinched and quickly said, "Boss, I think Mr. Taylor knew we planted a recorder in his car. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed silent for so long or avoided everyone."

Finnian paused, his face darkening. "You can go now."

The subordinate didn't leave immediately, adding, "The sun said she wants to have lunch with you. What do you think..."

"I know." Finnian responded, sensing something was off, but he felt too groggy to think clearly. The more he tried, the more his head hurt.

"Oh, and one more thing." Finnian spoke again as the subordinate reached the door. "Don't let her go to the small building alone anymore."

When Finnian arrived at the dining room, Sienna was already seated at the table.

"Why didn't you start eating?" he asked as he walked in. "It's past lunchtime."

"In our family, the younger ones don't eat until the elders are at the table." Sienna ladled some soup. "Why isn't Simon back yet?"

"He'll be here soon." Finnian said, leaning on the table as he sat down. "Once he's back, we'll leave this place."

Sienna chuckled. "Our family graves are here. Leaving would be such a shame."

Finnian stirred his spoon in the bowl. "You don't need to try to provoke me, Sienna. No matter how you plan to betray me, the best outcome is mutual destruction. Remember, I brought you all up."

"So, you're saying you're the most ruthless one?" Sienna asked with a smile.

Finnian didn't respond, just drank a few sips of soup. "I've been tolerating you these past few days, but it seems you don't appreciate it. For people like you, it's best if we keep each other in check."

Sienna shrugged. "You're the boss. Do as you please."

Finnian's frustration with the situation grew, and he only drank some soup before tossing the spoon down and leaving.

Not long after he left, Sienna was notified to undergo a test.

It was less a test and more a punishment from Finnian for her earlier provocation.

That was exactly Sienna's intention.

When Sienna was taken to the underground research base, Chris wasn't faring much better, but he was used to Finnian's methods.

After emerging with injuries, Chris headed to Zachariah's room.

The good news was, Zachariah had woken up.

After leaving Zachariah's room, Chris returned to his own. From his window, he saw Sienna being brought back around five in the afternoon.

Chris took a deep breath, then snuck out, avoiding surveillance to reach Isadora's room.

The woman monitoring Isadora opened the door, and Chris spoke to her from the doorway. "The sun said the weather's bad. Don't take Isadora for a walk."

The woman nodded respectfully.

Chris then asked, "How's Isadora's health today?"

The woman smiled and began reporting to Chris.

But halfway through her report, she felt a heavy blow to the back of her neck. Instinctively, she raised her arm to clutch her neck, eyes wide with shock as she looked at Chris.

Behind her, Isadora struck the same spot again with the tray she was holding, and the woman's eyes rolled back as she passed out.

Chris caught her and quickly entered Isadora's room.

By seven in the evening, Finnian still hadn't heard from Simon.

He made several calls, but none went through. Frustrated, Finnian threw his phone and called in a few men.

"Find Simon," Finnian ordered. "Once you find him, bring him back immediately!"

He thought for a moment and added, "If he doesn't cooperate, kill him."

The men looked at him in shock, but Finnian's irritation showed. "What are you waiting for? Go!"

After they left, Finnian called for another person. "What's Sienna doing?"

"She's resting," the person replied. "She's very weak after coming out of the research base."

Finnian acknowledged, but he felt uneasy. He thought for a moment and pointed to two more people. "You, bring Isadora to me. You, bring the cook. Be careful, don't let Sienna know."

Once everyone left, Finnian checked the time. It was exactly eight.

The team sent to find Simon hadn't gone far before being caught by police lying in wait nearby.

But due to Finnian's damned security measures, they could only ambush outside the safe zone. To get in, they had to wait for Sienna to disable the control system.

At the same time, Sienna opened her door, changed into more practical clothes, and strolled around the estate.

Since she arrived, she'd taken these walks every day after meals, so the guards watching her didn't think much of it.

Fireworks burst in the distance, drawing everyone's eyes. Judging by their size, they were far from the estate, but Sienna paused, squinting.

After a few seconds of watching the fireworks, Sienna resumed walking, her pace quickening.

Meanwhile, Finnian grew impatient as the people sent to fetch Isadora still hadn't returned. "It's just fetching someone. Why aren't they back yet?"

As he spoke, alarms suddenly blared, startling everyone. Ignoring his back pain, Finnian stood up, furious. "What's going on?"

No one knew, but the sound spelled disaster for them all.

"Go! Go check!" Finnian shouted, slamming the table.

"Boss, it's the sun! She found the control room!" someone ran in, shouting.

Finnian was shocked, unable to piece everything together, but he understood Sienna's goal.