Marvin thought, I really can’t like overly intelligent women; the naked feeling is too uncomfortable.
“Tonight, Jolie told me that Ethan died, and Grace was taken back to the Elder Council by Maggie for recovery.”
The name Ethan seemed somewhat unfamiliar to Alisa, and she showed a hint of confusion. Marvin quickly added an explanation, “The jerk who imprisoned her before.”
Alisa recalled, “He’s dead? How did he die?”
“They said it was suicide.”
Suicide was a fitting way to die, but it’s a shame he couldn’t be sliced to pieces. Alisa thought without any pity, “Isn’t that a good thing? Why are you stammering? It can’t be that you’re too happy to speak, right?”
“It’s Grace’s current physical condition.”
Could this be another case of experimental material delivered to her door? Alisa gestured for him to continue.
Marvin explained in detail why Alisa left, what the situation was when they saw each other again, and some of her recent behavior. “In short, it’s this situation. Although Jolie said Grace could turn back into a werewolf, we don’t have Ethan’s blood now. Asking Frost Moon Pack for it is not realistic. I just want to make sure that if she can’t turn back into a werewolf, at least she can overcome her instinctual fear of light and blood cravings. That should solve the problem.”
Alisa pondered. Genes were subject to natural selection, and a vampire developing a natural aversion to light was also an environmental adaptation. There should be a solution.
“When she’s better, bring her here. If she doesn’t want to come, it’s okay to bring a vial of her blood next time.”
Marvin nodded, “You haven’t been eating and sleeping regularly lately. I heard human bodies are very fragile. Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
Alisa took a deep breath, reminding herself that this guy’s blunt way of speaking was innate, not an intentional attempt to provoke her.
“Guess who I’m working in the lab for every day?”
Marvin immediately shrank his head, “I’m just worried about your health.”
Rolling her eyes, Alisa said, “If you’re worried about my health, stop finding trouble for me and come to the lab more often to help. You make a face like you’re reluctant even when I draw a bit of your blood, and you’re worried about my health.”
The best way to deal with most women’s anger is to let them vent their emotions. Once they’ve expressed their emotions, they won’t bother you anymore. Going along with them is always more pleasant than going against them. Marvin had recently learned this lesson, so he remained absolutely silent and began silently searching for a purpose in this laboratory.
They worked on the slow laboratory data until 3 a. m. Alisa’s steps when she stood up seemed a bit floating. Marvin quickly went to support her, and Alisa slumped against him, “So tired.”
“Do you want to take a cab?” he asked, simultaneously opening the Uber app on his phone. He had become adept at handling various intelligent tools used by humans for socializing. Indeed, he thought, there is a certain reason why I like the human world.
“No cab.” Alisa was thrifty. Since she came to this company and the contract promised her a generous salary, she was still reluctant to buy expensive clothes. She often split a single charge into two uses, took the bus as much as possible to and from work. Marvin had been with her for so long, and he had hardly seen her spend money unnecessarily.
The only time was when he first came, and she spent that money to buy him a bed. But that was the most significant expense she had made recently.
“Then how do you plan to go back? The buses don’t run at this hour; there are only taxis.”
“I’ll walk back; it’s not far, just five kilometers. I can walk.”
Listen, is this even a human response? Marvin couldn’t help but marvel at the capitalist’s stinginess. Walking five kilometers on a broken road at three in the morning, passing through several neighborhoods with malfunctioning streetlights, some specifically inhabited by poor people. Among them, only one percent of the people were working seriously, and the rest were either drinking or doing drugs. If she walked that path alone, the next day, everyone wouldn’t think she was late; their first reaction would be that she got robbed or assaulted.
“I’ll pay for a cab.”
“Do you make a lot of money? I’ll walk.”
“…” Marvin could only resign himself, “Fine, walk, but your eyes can barely stay open right now. Can you really walk five kilometers?”
Alisa struggled to keep her eyelids open, stubbornly replying, “I can.”
As it turned out, if you can tell that someone is pretending to be strong, then most likely, they are indeed pretending to be strong. Every word they say is not to be taken at face value, just like Alisa’s “I can.”
She couldn’t. Before the elevator even reached the ground floor, she had fallen asleep on Marvin’s shoulder.
Marvin couldn’t bring himself to wake her up, so he resignedly carried her and slowly walked the five kilometers home.
At this moment, Jolie was still awake. Feeling energetic, she thought about calling Charlie, but he should be asleep by now. So, she decided to have Aldrich answer the call.
Aldrich answered, but his mood was obviously not good. Anyone would feel terrible being awakened by a call in the middle of the night.
Jolie, without any apologies for disturbing her boss’s sleep, said, “Alpha, are you asleep?”
“I’m awake now.”
Jolie laughed in her heart; being awake was good enough. She hadn’t slept yet, and even if he was the alpha, he shouldn’t expect to sleep.
“How’s Grace now?”
“People from the Elder Council said she’s mentally okay and has started gradually getting involved in the Council’s affairs. Why, have you found a new solution?”
“Kind of. I briefly interacted with Miss Alisa recently, and she seems to have insights into restraining lycanthropy. She’s a smart person, and in the field of research, she’s exemplary. If things go well, she might be able to figure out how to resist the vampire genes in Grace’s body too.”
Aldrich frowned, “Alisa? Are you sure she can do it?”
For some reason, he always had a feeling that Alisa wasn’t very reliable.
“Please don’t look at a scientist with a biased gaze, Alpha. Although she has done some things that are not quite right, her scientific expertise, in my opinion, is impeccable.”
Although Aldrich didn’t believe in Alisa, he never doubted Jolie’s judgment. If Jolie said so, it meant she had established a certain level of trust with Alisa.
“Are you sure she can really do it?” Aldrich still wasn’t entirely convinced. At this point, he became somewhat overprotective regarding anything related to Grace, fearing that he might plunge her into an endless abyss again.
“We have to give it a try. Grace is unwilling to use that ancient ritual to rid herself of the hybrid nature of being both a werewolf and a vampire. But we can’t let her body be continuously polluted by the inferior vampire genes, right? Don’t you want her life to return to normal?”
Aldrich contemplated, “Let me think for a moment.”
He reviewed the recent experimental data sent back by Alisa’s lab regarding lycanthropy suppression. Many indicators showed changes, indicating that the experiment was steadily progressing.
For Grace, he thought, we can take this risk.