"Mike, it's me," Rhea said hushedly.
Fred became wide-eyed when he heard the name. He stared at her, surprised she would call him out of everyone.
"Huh?" Mike seemed puzzled.
Rhea was so anxious she started sweating. She did not know if Mike was still under her control since she could not see him in person. Nonetheless, she continued, “It’s me, Rhea.”
"Oh, are you there? Did you find my son?" Mike hastily asked.
"Not yet. We'll discuss that later." Embarrassed, she glanced at Fred and noticed he looked even grimmer now. She felt a chill run down her spine, saying, "How's the situation?"
"They haven't taken any action. Oh, yes, Dr. Blanc came last night and said they found traces of an invisibility potion on your hair," Mike truthfully answered as if reporting to his superior.
Rhea nodded initially, but her jar dropped when she heard the last part. “What?!”
"That's it." Mike sounded like he had just accomplished a mission.
"What invisibility potion? What's that?" Rhea was baffled.
"Didn't you ask me to tell them you escaped using an invisibility potion? They didn't believe it at first, but people came and took many things from the house Alex held you in. They studied these things, and their analysis revealed an invisibility potion."
Mike was somewhat confused as he asked, "Did you develop the potion?"
“What nonsense are you spouting? Of course not!" Rhea replied, stealing a sidelong glance at Fred. She wanted to show Fred how obedient Mike was to her and that she could obtain any information from him. However, she never expected to hear about an invisibility potion.
Rhea thought, ‘How can they take an invisibility potion seriously and say it exists? Are they out of their fucking mind?!’
“According to them, your hair disappeared during their experiment. It would only reveal its…molecular structure under a microscope,” Mike said, “Rhea, you developed it, right?”
"I didn't! I was just bluffing, okay? She blurted out and caught herself before looking at Fred.
His glare made her hair stand on end.
"Mike, keep a close eye on them, okay? Report to me immediately if Alexander is up to anything."
This time, Mike answered obediently, "Okay."
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