My Substitute CEO Bride

It was nighttime in Gorgeous Country.

Sterling, Mallory, Avery, and Lillia exchanged uneasy glances. Just a day after Helio's disappearance, Puelo also went missing. Now, it was just the four of them, and it was becoming increasingly clear that their mission had failed.

Even though they noticed that the watchers had disappeared, it had nonetheless attracted the attention of the higher-ups. BrightState Enterprise was now conducting mass identity checks, with more martial artists being brought in to maintain order.

The group knew they would likely be exposed if they continued with the mission. Fabian's support had yet to arrive, and they all felt lost.

At that moment, Mallory, Avery, and Lillia stood up and began walking back toward the company. Sterling called out to them, "Hey! Where are you going?"

Avery turned back to look at Sterling and said, "We're going to continue the mission, of course. I haven't contacted Mica and the others yet, so I'll keep trying. What about you? What's your choice?"

Sterling stood up and watched the three of them. "If we all go missing, it'll be a total defeat! At least, we should wait..."

Avery turned away from him and looked at the others' backs as he said softly, "Terry, we don't blame you. You should go back. We... The group gave us our lives. We'll carry out theirs and Mr. Hughes' orders without hesitation.

"So, I'm sorry, but you should leave with your head held high. You're not like us; you still have people who care about you. We... only have each other."

Sterling watched the three of them walk away from him and lowered his head in contemplation. Suddenly, a figure appeared before him. It was himself, or rather, Mosley.

Mosley did not say anything. He simply pointed toward the three in the distance, signaling for Sterling to continue the mission.

"But I'm not you anymore..." Sterling hesitated, struggling with Mosley's decision.

"But I'm still you," Mosley responded.

Sterling looked ahead. There had

only ever been one person from the beginning, himself. He was both Sterling and Mosley. The path

Mosley pointed to was the onenet

Sterling wanted to avoid. They were opposites, yet not different at all.

Realizing this, Sterling went after them.

...

Meanwhile, Nash had just arrived at

Universal Group's office in Gorgeous

Country. Fabian briefed him on the current members involved in the mission, piquing Nash's curiosity.

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Was it not Fabian's intention to have him eliminate the Illuminion?

Yet, it seemed now that Fabian's priority was rescuing the Top Seven.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door. Nash was immediately on high alert as he sensed a powerful energy-godly power.

"Fabian, don't open the door!" Nash warned cautiously.

However, Fabian ignored him and opened the door. Standing outside was Helio, barely conscious and missing an arm, with Dahlia by his side.

Fabian quickly called for a doctor and rushed over to check on the two with Nash right on his heels.

"Let me take a look,” Nash said as he placed his hand on Helio to examine his condition.

Dahlia woke up at this moment. When she saw the severely injured Helio, her heart ached and she started to cry, overwhelmed with guilt.

Fabian immediately checked on Dahlia. "Dahlia, are you okay?! What happened?!" he asked with concern.noveldrama

Through her tears, Dahlia explained, "We were both initially trapped in the void because the barrier was broken. But then, Helio suddenly used himself as a medium to open a way out. He pulled me out, but he."

"Nash, how is Helio doing?"