Tears were streaming down my face as I caught the cup and held it in my trembling hands. At the same time, the image on the screen shifted, and my uncle's heart started beating again.
Thank goodness!
My heart was pounding loudly and tears filled my eyes again. But... I stopped suddenly. Did it... could it mean…?
I looked at Dr. Rainn incredulously, finally understanding why he had brought me here. I should have known! The shameless rascal!
I bit my lips hard enough to draw blood.
The humiliation felt like a hard slap in the face. I could not believe that time and time again, I had been led like a lamb to the slaughter. It was as if he had planned it all, and set up such a place knowing I would inevitably fall into his clutches.
I dared not think further, and with trembling hands, I o
