A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love

"That's pretty much the situation. I heard that some doctors have run extensive research on this. If you could find one of them, you might be able to get things under control." "Alright..."

Mrs. Potter turned around and Rickard was standing behind her. The sound insulation wasn't great, so Rickard heard everything that they said.

"Alright, I'm going to leave." Rickard looked down. "Hesper is very sensitive so if I stay any longer, she's going to find out."

Mrs. Potter could tell that something was off with him, but she nodded. She didn't know that Rickard was trying to figure out the chances of Daybreak taking Hesper away if they attacked now. However, no matter what was the probability, he didn't have time to delay for Hesper's legs.

***

Meanwhile, Myriade typed a bunch of code into her computer when someone opened the door behind her.

"...Riley?" The lights were off so the room was dark.

Riley was the only one who would interrupt her. Myriade stood up impatiently when she didn't hear a reply and turned around. "Riley, wh-Psycho?"

The young man stood in front of Myriade but didn't say anything. She took a step back in alert and then heard the man speak.

"I'm not him." The young man's face didn't look like it had boundaries in the dark. Without his personality, Psycho had an innocent-looking face, but Myriade didn't let her guard down. "Can you prove that you're not? I don't believe anything you and Riley say."

The man sighed. "Neither you nor I would want to hurt an innocent person. Big T is very important to me, but everyone else isn't. I don't agree with his ideas either. This is the first time we've met, but every time 013 came out, you were the one who contacted Big T. I'll remember that."

Myriad didn't fully believe him, but the young man gave her a different feeling from 013, so she softened her expression. "Tell me why you're here."

"Hesper Rivera," the young man said. "Treatment for her leg injuries shouldn't be delayed any longer. If you don't let the doctor and his student go, Rickard might attack us to get them. Everything that Big T did before might just go to waste."

"Why should I believe you?" Myriade's voice sounded doubtful. The man switched on the lights and looked at her. "You can choose not to, but you wouldn't be able to take responsibility for the outcome, would you?"

***

After plugging in her phone to charge, Hesper saw a bunch of messages from Pennleigh and didn't know where to start telling him.

She broke the door and left, so the office looked like a crime scene. She didn't show up that day and couldn't be contacted, so Pennleigh was worried sick.

[Hepser: Don't worry, I'm fine. I just fainted and my battery ran out, so I didn't see your messages.]

It showed that Pennleigh was typing the second after she sent that and she sighed.

[Pennleigh: You got a lot of help here. How come you suddenly blacked out?]