"Aurelia, I'm heading back to the room now!" With that, Amanda Fuller slipped away.

"Tch! Lacking courage, yet daring to imitate others to show off." Mason Nightshade said with disdain.

Aurelia sighed helplessly and swiped her card to enter the room.

...

Aurelia finished her shower and emerged from the bathroom.

She was draped in just a robe, loosely tied with the belt, the collar slightly opened, revealing a glimpse of her collarbone and below, her long wet hair casually scattered, water droplets trailing down her fair neck, disappearing just below her collarbone—

Yet, she remained unaware of how alluring she looked at this moment. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Or perhaps, she didn't intend to hide anything from Mason.

Seeing him with a flushed face and fiery eyes, she chuckled lightly, "That's that, I'm going to sleep."

"Wait!"

After teasing him, she walked away, as expected of her style.

"Video call."

Aurelia raised an eyebrow.

Mason replied nonchalantly, "It doesn't cost money; the hotel has WiFi, keep it on."

"There's radiation." Aurelia said.

"This level of radiation is negligible."

Aurelia pretended not to understand his intention, placed her phone on the bedside table, and slept with it on.

...

The night was dark.

Mason sat on the sofa, with the transparent glass behind him framing the brilliant night view, he watched the sleeping woman on video, involuntarily smiling at the corner of his mouth.

...

Late at night.

Mason drove a car, leaving the city, arriving at a secret base that doesn't exist on any map.

The iris scanner checked him, verified, and opened the door, Mason stepped inside, scientists were immersed in a certain experiment, hearing his arrival, Grayson Quinn strode over, "Why did you suddenly come?"

"Shh!" Mason frowned slightly, clicking his finger on the phone a few times.

Grayson glanced over, Mason immediately gave him a warning look, avoiding his gaze deliberately.

"Cough! Cough!" Grayson coughed twice due to being choked, "Really? Watching someone while sleeping, it must be you who requested Aurelia to keep the video on, tsk tsk, being your wife requires accommodating your bizarre interests."

Mason coldly glanced at him, "Single dog."

Grayson clutched his chest in pain, "Me a single dog? I have way more experience than you! On the wedding night, remember who asked me for advice on not hurting a woman the first time."

Mason's face stiffened, he coldly curled his lips, "Many women, but none are truly sincere to you, claiming to move in desire not heart, yet who has ever been sincere to you?"

Grayson's heart felt pierced by dozens of arrows.

Forget it, he couldn't argue with Mason and stopped squabbling.

"How's the research on the stuff?" Mason asked getting to the point.

Grayson also became serious, "They've been working day and night to develop."

"They must speed up the progress! Develop it before the virus is completed and enters the market by the other side!" Mason said with deep eyes, though due to his influence, their research had advanced several months.

Nonetheless... it's still not enough.

The opposition had locked onto him.

He had a hunch, the other side seemed aware of his rebirth, or perhaps, found some unusual clues, naturally, starting to take other actions.

Several assassination attempts on Aurelia were likewise.

That tattoo is their symbol.

They were warning him and wanted to use Aurelia as a threat.

"Don't worry, I'm constantly urging them, we'll make it in time." Grayson said earnestly, though as he spoke, a hint of melancholy appeared on his face.