Revenge After Death

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It seemed like nothing would change once Steven fell in love-that moment would become his eternity.

I used to not believe in that, but after going through so much, I started believing him.

"All this while, I've been wondering who Rachel's biological father is," Steven mused.

I was lying on his leg, letting him gently stroke my hair as he contemplated the question.

I didn't care much for it. "The sperm bank within Genome Society is comparable to that of the sperm donation bank-it could be just anyone's."

Steven said, "But Rachel is neither outstanding nor remarkable. She could only be considered a smart person among the ordinary. She's neither a genius nor a top achiever in society.

"Given Rachel's age, Sarah must've conceived her shortly after she joined Genome Society-which is why Rachel is around our age. Unless it's through natural conception, otherwise why didn't Sarah choose to edit Rachel's genes if it was via IVF or some experiment?"

He voiced his doubts. I, too, shared the same doubts.

It seemed that there was no better reason or excuse other than being unable to do any editing on an embryo from natural conception.

"Is the identity of Rachel's father that important?" I asked softly.

Steven nodded. "Andy went to such lengths to send Sarah into Genome Society as a sacrifice. She must have aligned herself with someone powerful in order for her to rise up from a marginalized experimental subject to be able to achieve what she has today.

"And this person should likely be Genome Society's highest-ranking administrator of the Othard region."

He wasn't sure if Rachel's biological father was still alive. Rachel had refused to indulge, and he did not bother asking.

That was because he might not believe in her even if she told him.

"You're right, I whispered as I slowly closed my eyes. "Since we know who our target is, we can take it slow and investigate gradually."

Steven nodded and said, 'The closer we are to the truth, the more dangerous it is."

"I'm not afraid since you're here." I nuzzled against his embrace, feeling some sort of security with him.

Steven looked down at me with a complicated gaze. After a while, he said, "My love for you has nothing to do with our genes, Stephie."

Human emotions were bound by genes, yet they also went beyond them.

When Steven found out that human consciousness could exist independent of the body, he knew that his understanding of love had reached a soulful level.

His love for Stephanie started with genetic attraction and stayed true to the purest emotions.

Eason called me over to Lucent Peak Crematorium at 6:00 am.

They ended up at the crematorium after tracing a lead from one of Genome Society's experiments.

"There are a total of 16 crematoriums in Huma that have connections with Genome Society,' Eason said somberly.

"Genome Society is just like a massive network. Aesthetic clinics, hospitals, various surrogacy agencies- everything that makes money is part of this network, which supports the sinister vampires behind them," he angrily said.

I looked at Eason, then turned to the dimly lit sky. "The horrors of this world are beyond our imagination.

There are so many experimental subjects and clone subjects with no identities. There are also those who went missing or kidnapped. How would you deal with them when they died?

"Genome Society has invested so much money and time in these people. They're not going to waste even their ashes."

Eason shivered as he said, "They'd steal and sell off organs, not even leaving their bodies and skeletons behind. Now, even their ashes are valuable.

"What's truly chilling is that with so many people missing and unfound, their remains might even end up in the faces of those who've had cosmetic surgeries. The specially-processed bones could provide support without rejection. That's really scary

"The advancement of the medical field is supposed to benefit humankind, not to drive us to destroy each other in the shadows." Eason struggled to accept the truth behind their investigation.

The deeper the investigation went, the more chilling the truth turned out to be.

"Humans are just another type of beast. Survival of the fittest and mutual destruction have remained the same since the dawn of age.'

Civilization might end up destroyed by itself one day if this continued.