Rhea found herself covered in sweat and was thankful she only grunted instead of shouting when she woke up.
She sat up and realized her legs were numb. She checked the time and noticed it was nearly midnight. As there were several more hours to endure, she felt frustrated.
It was ridiculous that everyone there knew they were going to conduct the R10 experiment, yet no one knew the detailed procedure.
Rhea knew how much the experiment meant to Fred, and it was highly classified.
Even the "boss" only knew part of it and was put in charge of researching and developing the drug. However, he never discussed how the organization would use the drug.
Rhea thought it was because the latter phase of the experiment had been assigned to another group of people. However, she finally realized that was not the case.
Although she understood the need for secrecy, she thought Fred should at least tell them about the procedure. Otherwise, they would not know what to do tomorrow.
Rhea got to her feet and approached the door, where a guard stopped her. She frowned and said, "I'd like to see His Grace. I have something important to tell him."
"You can tell him tomorrow." He did not even want to pass on her message.
After some thought, Rhea said, "It's about the R10 experiment. If I don't tell him now, it’ll be too late!"
The man simply stared at her, unyielding.
"If anything goes wrong tomorrow, I'll tell Fred it's your fault!" Rhea said sternly.
The man seemed hesitant and finally told Rhea to wait and went away. After a while, he returned and said something to another guard before looking at Rhea. "Come with me."
Rhea sighed and followed the guard. After taking a few turns, he led her into the office she and Fred had visited earlier that day. "Wait here for a moment."
The guard then left.
The simple room only had a desk, several chairs, and bookcases. The shelves were nearly empty, but there was a computer on the desk.
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