Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 682: The Absurd Dream of Immortality

Then, he awkwardly chuckled, "Don’t pay attention to what he says."

"I’ve been doing well lately."

Samuel Dalton’s lips curled into a smile, appearing completely harmless.

"Don’t worry, Sis. He’s over thirty years old, I won’t mind him."

His angelic face betrayed his words, each syllable cutting deep.

Selena Kensington heard his words and could only silently diminish her presence.

Even she knew, age was always Sterling Norwood’s sore spot.

Sure enough, as soon as Samuel Dalton finished speaking, Selena felt the atmosphere around her grow noticeably colder.

Just when Selena thought Sterling Norwood would end the video call, he held her waist with one hand while resting the other on the desk.

He looked up at Samuel Dalton on the virtual screen and slowly uttered three words, "Call me brother-in-law."

"..."

This man is ruthless.

Selena inwardly criticized him.

Indeed, Samuel Dalton’s expression turned bizarrely stiff for a second.

"Get lost."

He muttered a single word.

Sterling Norwood shrugged slightly, but his lips carried a faint smile of triumph.

This little exchange quickly passed, and Samuel Dalton began discussing the main issue.

"Gailo Island, the people I sent earlier have returned."

Samuel Dalton said this and operated on his computer.

Then, a series of photos and some videos were sent over.

"These are some related pictures of the island."

Samuel Dalton continued.

"This time, we ventured deep into Gailo Island and discovered traces of a large laboratory hidden in its depths."

"However, that laboratory is quite ancient, with signs of decay on its walls. Many devices have been moved away, leaving behind things with little information."

As Samuel Dalton spoke, Sterling Norwood brought up the photos.

Selena also didn’t anticipate the matter concerning Gailo Island. She quickly followed to look.

Those photos mainly depicted remnants of the laboratory.

The laboratory was deeply concealed, plus forests and cliffs surrounded it, making it hard to find without thorough investigation.

Now, the laboratory has grown with weeds and moss...

Many devices were covered in thick dust.

Signs of destruction on some equipment.

Sterling Norwood continued sorting through the photos.

He happened to see several large tank-like pools...

Selena slightly widened her eyes.

Samuel Dalton proceeded, "Those instruments must be where they stored their test subjects."

Sterling Norwood raised his hand slightly, "Any discoveries?"

Samuel Dalton frowned slightly.

Then regretfully shook his head, "The valuable information from the laboratory has been taken away. We can only discern that people once set up the lab here, but we can’t know how they conducted experiments."

"But..."

Samuel Dalton shifted his tone.

Selena promptly looked up at him.

"Using the map Sis provided, we managed to find a diary."

Upon saying this, Samuel Dalton expressed admiration, "The designer of this map was truly meticulous, nearly leading the elite of the Colombo Family into a dead-end."

Selena’s eyes lit up, she quickly asked, "What’s written in the diary?!"

It could have been left by her grandparents!

Sterling Norwood’s eyes revealed a hint of seriousness.

Samuel Dalton took the diary from the side and opened it.

"Don’t rush, Sis. Let me go through the contents for you."

Then, Samuel Dalton summarized the diary’s contents.

"It speaks of a couple who initially believed this laboratory was a grand project benefiting humanity, so they were very supportive of the experiment’s progress."

"Due to the couple’s assistance, the laboratory’s research made significant advancements."

"But two years later, they suddenly sensed something was amiss. While they didn’t speak up, they pretended to cooperate with the lab while secretly planning their escape."

"...And it says here, the first person to undergo experiments was..."

Samuel Dalton turned to the back, seeming slightly incredulous as his eyes widened.

Due to the seriousness of the matter, Samuel Dalton hadn’t looked through the diary beforehand.

Instead, he chose to discuss it with Sterling Norwood.

Thus, Samuel Dalton was unaware of the diary’s contents.

Seeing Samuel Dalton suddenly pause, as if startled by something, his eyes couldn’t conceal the shock.

Selena couldn’t help but ask, "Who was it?"

"...It was the founder of The Godsbane Organization."

Samuel Dalton spoke with a heavy tone.

"What?!"

Selena instinctively gasped.

Even Sterling Norwood next to her faintly frowned.

The founder of The Godsbane Organization turned out to be the first experiment of her grandparents...

But why?

After all, he could find more people to participate in the experiment. Why did he choose himself?

Wasn’t the founder afraid of accidents during this process?

After all, before then, they had already witnessed several deaths in Aethelgard’s laboratory.

Or...

The founder had long lost the desire to live.

Yet often, such people become even more terrifying as foes.

"Keep talking."

Sterling Norwood spoke calmly.

Listening to Sterling Norwood’s voice, Selena felt influenced, gradually calming herself down.

"It went on to say, the founder used someone’s blood for experimentation..."

Samuel Dalton barely finished a sentence before his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Then he uttered in a low voice, "What a madman!"

"He’s insane to believe those ancient myths about immortality!"

Selena sensed something was off, "What’s wrong?"

Samuel Dalton glanced at Selena and Sterling Norwood, then spoke with difficulty.

"It says here that the founder wanted to harness special bloodlines to gain the ability to halt aging..."

"It’s just like those ancient emperors dreaming foolishly of immortality!"

Samuel Dalton was momentarily unsure whether to be amazed by the founder’s ambition or stupidity.

For any rational person understands that immortality is impossible.

The so-called immortality is merely an ancient dream concocted by ambitious people.

The veracity of which is utterly unverifiable.

But upon saying this, Selena and Sterling Norwood fell silent.

Samuel Dalton was unaware of the descendants with Fell Bloodline; he only knew some people’s blood was unique, leading to them being targeted for experiments.

That’s why he thought this matter was absurd.