Chapter 160
The screen continued to flicker .
Elysia lay sprawled on the ground , her body wracked from the electric shock .
Her breathing was faint , barely there .
Jayendis cold wojor echoed as he spoke , slowly and deliberately .
â The chip inside you tells me everything where you are , what youâve done , even what youâre thinking .
So donât think for a second that changing your methods will stop me from knowing .
Each of Jayrobâs words felt like a dagger aimed at everyone watching .
A chipt Inside her body ! How could anyone do this to another human being Sheâs being treated like an animal â no , worse III
[ This is heartbreaking .
The chip mustâve been implanted through surgery just thinking about how n much pain she mustâve endured makes me want tocryl
Jaycob imished speaking and turned his gaze back to Elysia , still naked and trembling on the cold floor .
He studied her , not as a person , but as an shiject .
There was no hint of emotion in his eyes .
To him , Elysiaâs appearance was no different from the other test subjects.
She looked the same as always .
Yet , this was the first time he had seen her badly tremble so violently , her emotions visibly spiraling out of control .
Seming the change , Jaycob reached out and grabbed her chin , forcing her to look at him .
Her pale , sunlight â starved skin glistened under the cold fluorescent lights , her long , jet â black hair cascading down either side of her face .
And for the first time , everyone saw something unfamiliar â a trail of clear , glistening tears running down her cheeks .
â What now ? Crying again ? â Jaycobâs detached voice cut through the silence , and the realization hit like a slap .
[ Sheâs crying real tears ⦠I thought she could only cry blood .
]
[ No , this isnât hew .
She used to cry normal tears when she was a child .
You all just never noticed .
]
Elysia was silent , her small frame racked with sobs as tears poured uncontrollably from her swollen , reddened eyes .
She was only thirteen , yet the delicate features of a future beauty were already forming â her sharp chin , her wide , round eyes .
If anyone else
had seen this heanbreaking sight , they would have rushed to cover her , to shield her from the cold and the humiliation .
But Jaycoli ! Jaycobs didnât care .
His only y focus wa
was on the liquid he had injected into her body
Through gritted teeth , he barked , â Stop crying .
Hold those tears back .
Donât make me do something youâll regret .
â
The pressure of his fingers digging into her chin grew stronger , his grip unrelenting
But the more he demanded , the harder the tears fell .
Elysiaâs thoughts spiraled .
Something worse ? Whatâs left ? What punishment havenât I endured ! What thoughts havenât I already had ? If you really want to punish me , just go all the way .
Stop my breathing .
End it here .
Let me take the scraps of memory I have left â of my family , my father , my mother , my brothers .
Itâs been nearly ten years .
Youâve probably forgotten me by now , But I can never go home again â
Closing her eyes , she gave up .
Her mind drifted to fragmented childhood memories , and her tears fell like broker pearls , relentless and unstoppable .
Her silent defiance â her quiet acceptance of her fate â only served to enrage Jaycobs further .
â Stop crying ! â he roared , his voice echoing through the sterile walls of the lab .
And Wien , suddenly , the screen went black .
Everyone watching froze , breathless .
â What happened next ? Was it another shock ? Some new form of punishment ? Why
hy did it suddenly cut off ? The questions filled the air ,
but
по
[ Elysia is already so pitiful Canât cry , even just a little ? Inât crying better than ending it all ? How would a few tears ruin your precious experiment ! ]
If even crying â one of the simplest human expressions â is denied to her , what kind of hope does she have left ? )
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Torin slammed his ha
nd against the side of the bed in frustration .
Pain and rage swirled in his chest as he shouted , â Jaycob ! Why ? Why are you doing this ? You and Mom ⦠you were friends ! â
As Turinâs voice cracked , tears began streaming down his face .
He didnât know what was happening now .
He didnât know anything
And that was the worst part .
Heâd been watching since the very beginning , and yet he couldnât even recall when Elysiaâs tears had changed â from normal to red , and now back again .
Maybe the truth was simple â they had never cared enough to notice .
Not then .
Not now .
Instead , they had been consumed by their own guilt , preoccupied with imagining ways to earn her forgiveness .
â Fenwick ,â Torin choked , clutching his brotherâs wrist .
â Weâve been wrong .
Over and over again .
From the very start , all weâve cared about is ourselves .
But Elysia .
we shouldâve loved her .
Sheâs our sister â our baby sister ?
The words seemed to hit Fenwick like a bolt of lightning , his entire body stiffening .
And then , the screen lit up again .
In homes across the city â luxurious villas worth millions â people screamed in unison .
Out on the streets , crowds froze , staring wide â eyed at the enormous screens broadcasting the live feed
Harsh , blinding lights illuminated a cold , metal operating table .
Surgical tools glinted ominously under the glare .
â Are they ⦠trying to blind her someone whispered
[ No.
Theyâre going to remove her tear glands .
To stop her from crying .
]
The procedure unfolded with unsettling precision , as though the surgeons had done it countless times before
And when the final cut was made , when her tear glands were removed , her body responded in a way that shocked them all .
Her wounds began to close impossibly fast , as though someone had hit a fast â forward button .
The flesh knitted itself back together , healing in mere seconds .
âSeventeen minutes and fifty â six seconds .
Getting better .
Jaycobâs voice was calm , almost tender .
He reached out and stroked Elysioâs hair , his gaze soft , almost fatherly .
â You should be grateful for the serum Iâve given you .
Itâs making you stronger .
Better .
More perfect .
â
His words sent a chill down every spunk
Seventeen minutes ⦠That was how long it took .
He didnât even bother to treat her wounds .
â He just left her there to heal on her own .
And this was the first time .
What about the last time ? And the time before that ! Half an hour ? An hour ? She was just a child , some netizens said
Fenwick collapsed to the ground , trembling .
â How could he not treat her ? How could he leave her there in paint And now , she canât even cry .
What if she wants to cry but canât
His voice cracked as tears streamed down his face , and for a moment , he could almost see it â red droplets spilling everywhere , suffocating him in their horror .
Fenwick was suddenly engulfed in a whirlwind of hallucinations .
A shocking red spread before his eyes â so vivid , so overwhelming â it felt as though it was pouring from his own body .
But there were no wounds .
No cuts .
Only the cold realization that he was floating , suspended in a pool tainted with blood .
The only sound accompanying him was the relentless , mechanical beep â beep of some distant monitor .
Then , a flash .
Flames .
Roaring flames consumed everything in his vision .
â Neces .
Why is it always needles ? â Fenwick thought , panit swelling in his chest â So many needles .
They piled up in grotesque heaps , and now an army of figures in white coats surged toward him .
Their faces were indistinct , yet their presence was suffocating , relentless .
He couldnât make sense of it â these images , these haunting flashes of chaos .
But he didnât need to understand them to feel the weight of it all .
His heart seized in his chest , a sharp , unbearable pain , as if it would explode at any moment .
Meanwhile , Torin remained oblivious to Fenwickâs torment .
L
ost in his own fantasy , his voice trembled with regret as he said , â Iâm so sorry ⦠I never imagined things could be this bad for you .
I had no idea .
And Jaycoh â how could he ? How could be do those things to you ? I swear , Iâll make him ⦠.
.
â
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â Enough , â Fenwick rasped , coughing violently .
Blood splattered from his lips , landing on Torinâs face ,
Torin froze .
âYou , youâre coughing blond ? Is it your heart â
But the broadcast continued , and Jaycoleâs next words sent the audience into a frenzy
â Do
you even realize that your heart is the most valuable part of you ? I donât care how you hurt yourself â biting your tongue , hiding needles , slashing your wrists â itâs all meaningless .
But if you try to kill yourself , Iâll have to watch you 24/7 â²â² â
Then , with a sickening calm , he pressed his fingers into Elysiaâs freshly healed wound , tearing it open again , Blood welled up , his fingers to his mouth , tasting it with a grotesque satisfaction .
up , and jaycob brought
Elysiaâs numb hands twitched , her lips trembling as she whispered , â Why not just take my heart , thend End it now ?
She didnât want a new heart .
She didnt want to live .
The hope that had saamed her for the past year was gone , crushed beneath the weight of their crucky .
She thought , â Iâll never escape .
Iâll never grow strong enough , fast enough .
My family they wonât come for me .
Dad .
Mom .
My brothers .
Theyâre gone !
Jaycolâs finger pressed against her chest , his voice a soft murmur .
â Maybe â
[ Jaycol is disgusting .
Drinking her blood â what kind of monster is le
How does someone like him even exist ? This isnât a man .
Heâs worse than a beast .
I
And this ? This was just the tip of the iceberg .
The rest of the horrors renstined hidden , shrouded in silence .
Due to Fenwickâs serious illness , Torin was forced to leave the hospital room just after noont
Even though the livestream cominued , he had no choice but to put it aside for now .
new heart wouldnât arrive for
Fenwickâs condition was critical , and the heart surgery cared impegse risks .
Torin had to wait nearby , knowing the new another five hours .
Even if that wretched Rowenaâs heart was destined to fail , it needed to hold out for at least five more hours ,
He resigned himself to catching up on the broadcast later that evening .
âSorry , Elysia , Iâll be back later , he muttered with a heavy sigh .
But truthfully , his presence or absence didnât matter .
All eyes on the livestream had shifted to Stellan the so â called savior of the past .
With his father absent , Stellan became the sale target of the viewers â wrath
Stellan , take your father and go to hell .
If you donât , I swear Iâll come to your fancy building one day and end you both myself ]
I just
want to know â did you know your father was this depraved ? Did you know what the Rookwood Group was doing ? Were you complicit in all
Stellan , is tying yourself up right now meant to win sympathy , or is this some sort of pathetic attempt at redemption ! ]
Suddenly , it all clicked for the viewers â Stellanâs restraints , his desperate struggles , and the hoarse cries .
It wasnât just theater , it was a symbolic apology to Elysta .
â Redemption Bullshit I didnât tie myself up ! â Stellan roared , his voice shaking with fury .
For the first time , he noticed the broadcast was live , his words echoing in the feed .
Seizing the moment , he pleaded frantically , â Help me .
Please , someone help me .
Elysia is in their hands , in that lab , I have to save her The viewers froze in confusion , unsure if this was another one of Stellaâs erratic performances
in .
Elysia tied you up herself , didnât she ? Serves you right .
Honestly , I wish sheâd the up the entire Drayton family next .
] Stellan was nearing his braking point .
He thrashed violently , tossing his head back and forth , trying to move the chair he was tied to
But it was futile .
Desperation overtook him , and lie shouted incolierently , â Let me gol Do you hear me ? Let me got il pay â whatever you want , raine your price .
Or tell me what you want .
Just come out , now ! Come out*
For five agonizing mumutes , his cries echoed unanswered .
The thought of Elysia falling into the hands of those monsters consumed him , driving hem into a frenzy
With nothing left to lose , he broke down entirely .
Before an audience of over a billion viewers , Stellan begged , â Save her , Save Elysia .
Please , someone help her .
Sheâs been uken , and sheâll die .
Sheâll die without met Iâll do anything â anything you want .
But I canât .
I canât live without
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Meanwhile , the livestream continued to show Elysiaâs harrowing reality in the lab .
She was treated worse than livestock , Stripped bare , she was kept in a glass chamber , her blood drained and s
strange s substances injected into her
The scients had complete control over her â her emotions , her pain.
But joy and comfort were absent ; all that remained were anger , sadness , and excruciating agony , each more unbearable than the last .
Even the scientists â voices , monotone and detached , twisted the knife funther .
This is a toxin extracted from a foreign wandering spider .
It causes loss of neural control , difficulty breathing , and , of course , a hint of pain .
]
[ This is a special serum .
Go ahead , give it a try .
Once the testing phase is over , weâll let you go .
He a good child .
Just hold on a little longer .
]
[ It wonât hurt .
It wonât hurt at all .
It wonât hurt .
It wonât work at all .
]
The words were always the same .
But reality was for crueler than their empty reassurances .
The physical pain and psychological torment turned Elysia into a lifeless shell , a dull devoid of autonomy .
In the end , only two words could elicit any response from her : â Teave â and â home â .
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