Suzanne felt somewhat ufortable hearing those wordsing from Nathan. She retorted, “What if
I wasn’t Inkwell? What if I was
just a hobbyist who liked learning from others?”
Nathan set the DNA report down and said with a slightly teasing tone, “Then you have quite a number
of hobbies.”
He continued, “You’re able to mimic the work of great artists. You don’t like reading, yet you never
forget anything you read. You’re knowledgeable in science. It’s not even difficult for you toprehend
foreign literature.”
Suzanne’s heart thumped heavily in her chest. “So you’re still suspecting I might be a spy from
Nightshade n?”
Nathan grew silent. He had always been a cautious man.
Suzanne’s identity was in stark contrast to her skills and demeanor. She moved with grace and showed
a sturdiness that not many others
had.
This was either the result of training since young by her family or being trained vigorouslyter on in
life.
Suzanne thought about it for a moment before suggesting, “Why don’t. you put a wire on me and send
me to Nightshade n’s headquarters? That way, the truth will be revealed.”
Her idea was too naive, Nathan thought.
He smiled lightly and leaned in. “Do you know what kind of organization Nightshade is? Everyone who
doesn’t pass, their tests ends up dying.
“If you were one of them and you went back beforepleting a
mission, you’d die too. You’ll only die sooner if you’re not one of them.
Suzanne huffed, “Then lock me up and kill me. Better to kill the wrong person than let a potential spy
go.”
Nathan frowned. He could feel a headache setting in.
“Why are you always so negative?” he asked gently.
Nathan was usually so stern and silent. Yet, he was speaking to her in such a gentle manner. Suzanne
was dazed for a moment.
It was during that moment that a ray of lightning suddenly shed in the sky, followed by a loud crack of
thunder.
The sudden piercing noise made Suzanne scream. She covered her ears and crouched down on the
floor. Cold sweat drenched her body
as she trembled.
Nathan wasn’t scared by the lightning, but he was shocked by
Suzanne’s sudden response.
Without hesitation, he crouched in front of her and covered her hands
with his over her ears.
“You’re scared of thunder?” Nathan asked quietly.
Suzanne was still shivering. She hadn’t heard him at all.
The sound of thunder continued on after the lightning, follow strong wind blowing in from the balcony.
The weather seemed to change so unexpectedly.
Raindrops scattered on the balcony along with the wind.
Nathan saw how a thunderstorm was raging outside and went to close all the windows right away.
When the sound of thunder stopped, Suzanne shakily got up to go to
the bedside table.
“W-Where’s my earphones? W-Where are they?” she asked, her voice trembling.
Nathan saw how frantic she was and wanted to help her. Yet when he neared Suzanne, lightning struck
again.
The noise was so loud it felt like a crater had split open on the surface of the Earth.
All the lights in the room went out in an instant, making the ce pitch ck.
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“Ahh!” Suzanne screamed in fright, covering her ears.
When she turned, she bumped right into a sturdy, warm body.
Suzanne reacted as if she’d bumped into a piece of driftwood while struggling in the ocean. She used
all her might to cling onto Nathan’s waist.