The Luna Is Gone by Angelique Quinn

Chamter 155

Diana’s pov

“Ryley…”

I was shocked.

He heard the conversation between me and Moss!

When did he start listening?

Even though my subconscious told me Ryley wouldn’t betray me, he was still William’s man, and I wasn’t sure if he would

“Diana.” As if reading my mind, a hint of sadness floated in Ryley’s eyes. He chuckled bitterly, “I swear to the Moon Goddess, I won’t tell William what I heard today.”

-He took a step closer to me, hands slightly open.

I heard him speak to me with utmost seriousness, “I’m here to help you.”

“To help me…”

“Yes. I’m with William, and I hold some position within the pack. It’s most appropriate for me to intervene and rescue those hostages.”

Ryley’s expression didn’t seem deceptive.

Recalling my misunderstanding of him just now, I suddenly felt very guil

“I’m sorry, Ryley. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”

“Don’t apologize.” Ryley smiled. “You did well. Diana, don’t trust anyone, including me.”

On the eve of Nathan and Avia’s engagement, Ryley said the same thing to me.

Since then, I knew that this man who always protected me was actually planted by William to monitor

1. me.

Since then, I distanced myself from Ryley, avoiding him in any important matters.

He heard the conversation between me and Moss!

When did he start listening?

Even though my subconscious told me Ryley wouldn’t betray me, he was still William’s man, and I wasn’t sure if he would-

“Diana.” As il reading my mind, a hint of sadness floated in Ryley’s eyes. He chuckled bitterly, “I swear to the Moon Goddess, I won’t tell William what I heard today.”

He took a step closer to me, hands slightly open.

1 heard him

“To help me…”

ak to me with utmost seriousness, “I’m here to help you.”

“Yes. I’m with William, and 1 hold some position within the pack. It’s most appropriate for me to intervene and rescue those hostages.”

Ryley’s expression didn’t seem deceptive.

Recalling my misunderstanding of him just now, I suddenly felt very guilty.

“I’m sorry, Ryley, I shouldn’t have doubted you.

“Don’t apologize.” Ryley smiled. “You did well. Diana, don’t trust anyone, including me.”

On the eve of Nathan and Avia’s engagement, Ryley said the same thing to me.

Since then, I knew that this man who always protected me was actually planted by William to monitor Alie

Since then, I distanced myself from Ryley, avoiding him in any important matters.

But now, in my desperate situation, he stepped forward and said… he wants to help me.

My heart seemed to be gently struck by something soft, yet it stirred up a storm.

I stared at Ryley blankly, unable to speak for a long time.

Ryley’s actions were swift.

In just three days, he brought the researchers, who had been quasi–imprisoned by William, and their families in front of me.

Moss told the truth to these researchers, and they expressed their willingness to join me and Moss to confront William.

We opened a new research facility.

Without looking back, with everyone’s efforts, it took only a week for us to successfully optimize a new antidote.

“Healer! Healer!” A researcher rushed into the lab excitedly, shouting, “It’s a success! We really did it!”

For a moment, all the staff in the lab stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the researcher. Tears welled up in the researcher’s eyes as he choked out, “The new data we received this morning from the patient who volunteered to try the medicine… all the Enigma viruses in his body have been… completely cleared! And there are no adverse reactions! We… we did it, we…”

By the end, the researcher was unable to speak through tears.

Everyone cheered, shouted, and hugged each other.

This day had been long awaited.

I looked up at the ceiling, barely holding back tears.

It wasn’t time to celebrate yet. One person’s recovery didn’t mean there were no issues with the new antidote. It couldn’t be ruled out that the patient’s immune system and physical condition were particularly good.

To truly ensure the safety of the antidote, we needed to expand the sample size.

“I’ll go ask if any of those patients are willing to volunteer for trials again. With a successful case, there should be many eager volunteers.”

“Moss said.”

Before the explosion, Moss had already transferred all the patients from the lab and replaced them with a batch of death row inmates.

And these patients are now in our new research base.

Just like Moss said, atter learning that the new antidote successfully cured one patient, other patients. expressed their willingness to try it. The trial period lasts for three days.

During these three days, each patient has strict dietary, medication, and sleep requirements.

If they get through these three days without any adverse reactions and all their body indicators return to normal, it means they are cured.

Now, the only thing we can do is–wait.

However, after three days, the trial results were not as smooth as we imagined.

One–third of the people did recover after taking the antidote, but the remaining two–thirds showed various symptoms of maladjustment to some extent.

Some people started to lose hair crazily, some people’s vision became blurry… Some people’s mental stability began to waver.

And these people with sequelae still had Enigma virus in their bodies that hadn’t been completely metabolized.

It can only be said that compared to the pain caused by the Enigma virus, their current pain could be slightly relieved.

The antidote wasn’t a failure, but it wasn’t a success either.

The new antidote only works for a specific group–males over forty. The lab was once again shrouded in gloom, everyone was distraught. novelbin

I could only do my best to reassure everyone not to lose heart and regain their spirits.

Fortunately, having failed too many times before, everyone’s sense of loss didn’t last too long, and they threw themselves back into the experiment wholeheartedly.

After all, compared to total failure, we at least had a significant breakthrough this time.

Monday.

I packed a batch of new antidotes into the medical kit.

Moss looked puzzled, “What are you…”

“Going back to the hospital,” I said, “There are still some patients in the hospital whose symptoms aren’t as severe. I’ll see if there are any male patients over forty and give them the new antidote. After all, every life saved counts.”

Moss nodded and put down the report in his hand.

“Then I’ll go with you,” he said.

“No.” I refused Moss very seriously. “I’ll go alone. You know that since we rescued these researchers and their families, it’s equivalent to declaring war on William. I’m the princess of the Blade Moon Pack, and William won’t dare to do anything for me. But it doesn’t mean he won’t do anything to you.”

“But…”

“No buts. Listen to me, Moss, don’t go anywhere except here. I’m counting on you to take care of the researchers.”

Moss sighed but didn’t say anything more.

“Oh, by the way.” I picked up the medical kit and was about to leave when I suddenly remembered something. “Today is Ryley’s birthday, and I made a birthday cake and put it in the fridge. I was going to

give it to him myself, but I didn’t see him when I went to his room this morning. He’s probably exercising nearby. If I don’t come back tonight, give the cake to Ryley for me and wish him a happy birthday.”

“I got it. You should go.

With that said, Moss picked up the report again and started reading.

I knew Moss was worried about my safety, but there was nothing more to say. I turned and left the

Although I’ve completely severed ties with William, he hasn’t admitted his guilt, and being the princess of Blade Moon Pack, William hasn’t openly troubled me.

Therefore, I’m still the director of this hospital.

As usual, when I entered the hospital, I changed into my Healer’s attire and personally went to find the patients infected with the Enigma virus.

After gathering all the male patients over forty in one ward, I started to distribute the antidote to each person and instructed them on the taboos of taking the medicine these days.

After doing all this, I packed up the medical kit and prepared to leave the ward.

However, just as I was about to step out of the ward, a slender arm stopped me.

I slowly turned my head and met Avia’s gritted teeth face.

“Healer, what do you mean by this?” She asked angrily, “You are my attending physician. Why didn’t you give me the antidote as soon as it was developed?”

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