Chapter 442 M Returns to the Country
GeneCipher Society kidnapped quite a few young children for their experiments. After GeneCipher Society went to Celestria, several cases of missing children occurred.
If necessary, Interpol will probably be needed to arrest members of GeneCipher Society.
But that's the worst-case scenario.
Sophia never felt the current difficulties were that hard.
Because the person she cared about most was always by her side, alive and well.
That was enough.
Alaric nodded, and his furrowed brow finally relaxed.
He reached out and patted Benjamin on the shoulder, saying seriously, "Just tell me if you need me to do anything. I'm always here."
"Thanks."
"Alright, alright, enough with the thanks. My stomach is about to collapse from hunger." Gregory clutched his empty stomach with a pitiful look on his face.
His one sentence broke the whole mood, making everyone laugh helplessly.
Benjamin stood up first, straightened his slightly wrinkled suit, and walked toward the study door.
"Let's go eat."
The chef had already prepared a full table of dishes. As soon as they came downstairs, they smelled the aroma of food.
Gregory hurried to the dining table and exclaimed, "So much good food? This is way more than at Matthew's place!"
When he played games, he'd lose track of time and always miss mealtimes. The chef worried about waste, so would only make two or three dishes each time.
By the time he remembered to eat, the food was already cold.
The chef only appeared at Matthew's villa during mealtimes, and he didn't know how to use the stove, so he always ate cold food.
Now seeing such a lavish lunch, Gregory said: he was shedding tears of envy.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. After saying goodbye to Sophia and Benjamin, the others left.
After they left, only Sophia and Benjamin remained at home.
Sophia glanced at him, her eyes full of concern. "Benjamin, are you okay?"
She knew this must have hit him hard. He was already someone with weak family ties, and there were very few people he could call family.
Besides Alaric and Cillian, there were only Preston and Lachlan left.
But Lachlan had done so many things to hurt him.
Benjamin slowly looked up, his deep eyes full of confusion, like a lost child.
No matter how strong he appeared in front of others, at this moment before Sophia, he dropped all pretense.
He reached out and held Sophia tightly in his arms, closing his eyes hard, not speaking for a long time.
Sophia didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only reach out and gently stroke his hair, silently soothing his emotions.
After who knows how long, she suddenly heard Benjamin's low, hoarse voice in her ear, "Sophia, my heart hurts a little."
Benjamin rested his chin on Sophia's shoulder, his deep eyes full of vulnerability.
Sophia's heart ached too, and she cursed Lachlan thousands of times in her mind.
"It's okay, it's all over now!"
Sophia stretched her arms and held him tightly, wanting to give him enough warmth.
After some time, Benjamin finally processed his emotions. When he stood up again, he had returned to that cold appearance.
"I need to go out. You rest well at home."
"Where are you going?" Sophia asked curiously.
"To the airport, to pick someone up." Benjamin's cold expression immediately softened.
Sophia thought of something and suddenly understood. "Is it that M you keep mentioning?"
"Yes." Benjamin smiled slightly and reached out to ruffle her hair. "I'll introduce you to M later."
Sophia pouted, feeling that Benjamin's attitude toward this M was unusual.
Good thing M was a man, otherwise she would definitely be jealous.
She thought for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, stood on her tiptoes and kissed the corner of Benjamin's lips. "I'll wait for you to come back."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
Benjamin also lowered his head and kissed her forehead, his eyes full of smiles.
After Benjamin left, Sophia returned to her room, opened her computer and started searching for ways to crack security systems.
She had set up similar programs before, but they were easy to crack in the eyes of professionals.
She had never tried more complex ones.
If she wanted to crack the security program at GeneCipher Society, she had to understand the principles clearly.
This couldn't be rushed; she had to take it slowly.
Sophia ended up looking at it for over two hours.
It wasn't until her neck started to ache that she finally moved her gaze away from the computer screen.
She put the computer on the bed beside her, got up and poured herself a glass of water.
Just then, there was suddenly a noise outside the door.
It was the sound of a car coming in.
Sophia put down her glass and quickly walked outside, finding that Benjamin had returned.
The car stopped in front of Sophia. Benjamin got out and opened the back door.
A man wearing all black casual clothes got out. Though he had a tall figure, he wore a mask on his face.
A black mask with very intricate patterns on it, giving off a dangerous yet mysterious feeling.
His eyes were sharp, carrying an indescribable sense of weariness.
This man... was M?
She had imagined what M looked like, but she never expected this.
Sophia stared at him blankly, not reacting for a long time, her eyes showing both curiosity and surprise.
"What? Scared?" Benjamin walked up to Sophia and tapped her forehead.
Sophia came back to her senses and glared at him in pain. "I'm not scared, just a bit curious."
In real life, few people wore masks unless it was a special masquerade ball.
This person actually came out wearing one, and such an ugly mask at that. Wouldn't it scare children?
Sophia didn't know that in the near future, when she recalled her current thoughts, she would be so embarrassed she'd want to crawl into a hole.
Benjamin explained with a smile, "M's face was seriously injured before and is disfigured. He has to wear a mask."
Disfigured?
Sophia's eyes widened in shock, and she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
M shook his head with a light laugh. "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Actually, he rarely went out these years, worried that people would notice him looking like this.
This time he decided to return home was the result of thinking about it all night.
He had to come back. Some things had to be clarified.
Lachlan... should also receive his due punishment.
Over twenty years.
He had been hiding for over twenty years. He didn't want to hide anymore.
"Hello, I'm Sophia, Benjamin's wife. I heard you saved Benjamin's life and helped him a lot. Thank you."
Sophia's eyes held a smile. Sunlight fell on her, coating her with a layer of soft glow.
Especially her eyes, which were particularly bright and dazzling.
This was Magnus's first time seeing his daughter-in-law.
Actually, when Benjamin got married, he had secretly come back once.
Although he had been living under a false name for so many years, he had always been following the White family's movements.
When he learned that Benjamin and Sophia were getting married, he was immediately moved to tears.