"What do we do next?"
"We'll head to Fairlake at once."
"Yes, Mr. Broid."
Thoroughly alarmed for his life by that point, Boris headed for Fairlake through the night to get himself tested again in another hospital.
Newton's scouts soon relayed that information to him. "Let him go, " he said with cold disdain. "Let him figure it out the hard way. Keep a close eye on things. The results must not be tampered with."
"Yes, Mr. Gold."
News of Boris' movements soon reached Carla as well, who grinned upon hearing that. "He is already suspicious and paranoid. He'll be determined to find a problem even if there isn't one."
"It looks like they will be starting a feud soon!" Freda said excitedly. "Our priority now is to rescue Randy. Once we do, we would be able to take down Newton."
"We would, " Carla said absently. At the thought of Randy, she felt her stomach tightening with worry again. Randy still could not be found after being missing for two weeks despite the enormous manpower devoted to that endeavor.
"Don't I have my hands full from dealing with you? Now you want me to rescue your kid as well?"
Back in the forest, Derila was livid at Zayn's latest proposition. "What would happen to you if I leave you here and go off searching for your son?"
"My life doesn't matter as much as his. Rescue him first."
Zayn had just spoken to Naya on the phone and discovered that Randy was still missing. Restless with anxiety, he asked Derila if she would help rescue Randy.
"I am a doctor, not a bodyguard, " said Derila curtly as she tended to his wound. "My specialty is to heal. Have your bodyguards go on that scavenging mission for you."
"Charles and Brandy have been at it for half a month to no avail, " replied Zayn in a panic. "I'm worried sick that something might have happened to him!"
After an effort to steady his breath, he continued, "I know you're a doctor, but you're no ordinary doctor, are you? You have all the animals at your command. I'm sure they would return with some useful information if you sent them out. I will be willing to pay you whatever you ask."
Derila rolled her eyes. "You already owe me so much that my checkbook has run out of space. I'm not even sure if you can even pay me whatever you owe. Besides, I can only command the animals in this forest. Didn't you say that your son had been abducted to another city? My dominion does not extend there."
"But-"
"Enough grumbling like an old lady, " she cut across him as she began to study the prescription closely. "Dr. Feroma is still sharp as a tack for his age. What a brilliant combination and concise use of herbs."
"Dr. Feroma-"
"Enough, " Derila repeated. Her gaze lingered on the photo of the six children on her table.
Gamma had once told me that the other children had been good to her.
"I'll see what I can do to help rescue the kid, " she said bluntly before rummaging for a telecommunication device and dialing a number.
Almost immediately, a cold voice answered. "Hello?"
"It's me, " Derila replied shortly.
"Where the hell have you been, you stupid b_tch?"
Daemon's deafening shout came from the other end and rattled Derila's eardrums.
Zayn was stunned. Is that really Daemon? It sure sounds like him. It's so weird to hear him being so foul-mouthed despite his usual cool demeanor that nothing seemed able to disconcert.
"Be more civilized, " Derila reprimanded coolly in the face of Daemon's rage. "I'm the mother of your children. If I'm a b_tch, what does that make you?"
"You-"
"Shh!" Derila interrupted him. "Listen, Randy has been kidnapped. Send someone to look for him."
Daemon was taken aback. "Are you sending me on a mission?"
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