"Will you agree to it?" Mike asked as he turned to look at Rhea.
"How would I know if you don't tell me what the deal is?" As expected, Rhea would not promise him anything so quickly.
Mike walked up to her and said, "Well, I need you to help rescue Lily. I'll give you the formula if you can set her free. How's that?"
Rhea widened her eyes. "Are you out of your fucking mind?"
"Well, it looks like we don't have a deal then." Mike sighed, looking regretful.
"Are you doing this on purpose?" Rhea grew upset. “You know why they brought Lily here, and there’s no way I can save her. You’re asking for the impossible!”
She was angry at Mike for making such an unreasonable deal. She was also puzzled by his intentions. After some thought, she said, “I can't do it. Make another request.”
"Why not? That's all I want you to do," he insisted.
"I can't rescue her! How about I pay you—" She remembered that Mike was already wealthy and caught herself. Unable to come up with anything else he might be interested in, she said, "I'll do anything except rescue Lily, okay?"
She would not save Lily, even if she wanted to.
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