Upon hearing the voice, Lily paused and then opened her eyes, quickly locating the source of the sound. Her surroundings were full of chairs, with no unnecessary items. Right in front of her was a large folding screen from which the voice came.
Lily looked ahead while calmly sitting in the wheelchair. She spoke mockingly, “Aren’t you proud? You think you control everything by manipulating others and making them go in circles?”
The person sighed. “No, that’s not what I meant. I admire you, Ms. Christian.”
"Oh?" Lily raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Do you admire my talent, abilities, or my body?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end. The person seemed to contemplate something before slowly responding, "All of them."
"Well, I'm honored! So, you’ll take my body once it has recovered, right?" Lily glanced down at her body as if it no longer belonged to her but was merely an item she could trade or give away.
"Ms. Christian, I didn't want things to develop into this situation, but there's no other way. I sincerely apologize to you. If you have any wishes or needs for compensation or unfulfilled desires, I can fulfill them." The person spoke politely.
If Lily were a fool, she would think the person was kind and generous. However, she knew what they were planning to do. She sneered and said, “Is that so?”
"I promise!"
"All right then, I want to stay alive. I don't want to give you my body. I want to leave this place and make you abandon all your harmful experiments. Can you do that?" Lily spoke in one breath without any pauses.
There was a moment of contemplation on the other end, followed by silence. Only the sound of heavy and rough echoed.
"Ms. Christian, you're deliberately making things difficult. You know I can't do that."
"In that case, don't make grand promises, saying you can fulfill any wish. It's just empty talk!" Lily sneered. Of course, she knew they could not fulfill her request and that it was easy to make bold claims.
"But you mentioned harmful experiments earlier?" The voice sounded puzzled and confused.
"What, do you think you're conducting life-saving experiments? Don't delude yourself!" Lily heard no sound behind the folding screen. It was as if something had abruptly cut off the connection.
Lily found it strange, tilted her head, and carefully observed. She could not sense anyone behind the small gap in the folding screen, so she stood up and approached it. Still, no one came out to stop her.
She reached the side of the screen and peered behind it, but no one was there.
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