Matthew narrowed his eyes as he stared at the light in the laboratory he was in. The paramedics who stood behind Lily immediately covered Matthew's body with the thick blanket they had brought. They then moved him to a gurney.
As soon as the gurney carrying Matthew's body left the laboratory, the guests who had witnessed the procedure to wake Matthew up immediately burst into applause. Seeing this makes Mr. Graff can't contain his happiness.
After a long time, Lily could finally see Mr. Graff's happiness as he greeted guests in the observation room. His father looked delighted when he received congratulations from people who had underestimated his research.
"Lily, come here," said Mr. Graff to Lily from the observation room.
Lily smiled as she nodded slowly and immediately walked towards the observation room. Mr. Graff embraced Lily. "This beautiful woman also played a big role in this research. She will continue this research further."
"Don't be like that, Dad," Lily said.
"See? She doesn't like the praise that belongs to her," said Mr. Graff to the researcher he met.
"She is just like her mother. They both don't want to take compliments," said one of the female researchers who witnessed the procedure to wake Matthew.
Lily turned to the female researcher and smiled wryly. She walked over to her and kissed the female researcher on the cheek. "Long time no see, Mrs. Kohler."
"Congratulations on both of you," said Mrs. Kohler.
"Thank you," Lily said,
"Let's continue the party elsewhere. I've reserved a place to celebrate the success of my research," exclaimed Mr. Graff to the guests.
Lily blinked in disbelief after hearing what Mr. Graff said. But she was happy because it seemed her father was pleased today.
Mr. Graff then exited the observation room along with his guests. Lily followed by walking with Alona behind them.
"Your cheeks are still red, Lily," Alona teased.
Lily laughed softly. "He finally opened his eyes."
Alona patted Lily's back. "Congratulations on your success. Have you contacted Ryan?"
"Oh no. I almost forgot about it," said Lily.
Alona chuckles. "Just made eye contact with Matthew, and you've almost forgotten about Ryan."
Lily responded to Alona's words by laughing softly while taking out her cellphone from her lab coat pocket. After that, she immediately contacted Ryan.
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"Looks like someone's having a good time today," Ryan exclaimed when he answered Lily's call.
"I thought you'd come," Lily said.
"Sorry, I can not come. How? Was the procedure you went through successful?"
Lily took a deep breath. "Now, Alona and I will celebrate our success with the other researchers."
"It's a shame I can't celebrate it," Ryan said.
"It doesn't matter. I know that you also have a lot of work. We can celebrate again next time," said Lily.
Ryan giggled as he stared at the laboratory entrance where Lily worked. He purposely told Lily that he couldn't be there to witness when Lily would wake Matthew. Ryan wanted to give Lily a little surprise on this happy day.
And now Ryan was standing in front of the laboratory carrying a large bouquet to cover his face. As soon as he saw Lily walking toward the front door of the laboratory, he immediately walked toward her.
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Lily stopped in her tracks when someone stopped her. As soon as she saw the person, she immediately frowned. Later, Lily's eyes widened when Ryan's head popped out from behind the large bouquet.
"RYAN?!" cried Lily.
Ryan immediately laughed and handed the bouquet he had brought to Lily. "You think I will miss such an important day of your life?"
Lily laughed as she accepted the bouquet Ryan gave her. She bit his lip as she looked at Ryan. "You always do the shocking."
"I love seeing your surprised face," Ryan said.
Alona, who was standing next to Lily, suddenly interrupted. "Sorry to interrupt, but I'd better catch up with the others soon. And leave you two alone."
Lily immediately turned her attention to Alona. "Don't be like that, Lona. We can go together."
Alona immediately shook her head. "It doesn't matter. I can go with the others. You can be with Ryan. Bye."
"You are the best, Lona," Ryan exclaimed when Alona left him with Lily.
Alona glanced briefly and smiled broadly at the two.
"What a very aromatic flower," Lily said as she kissed the bouquet Matthew had given her."
Ryan lifted the hair that fell on Lily's temple. "Smell of lilies."
Lily lowered her head slightly when Ryan kissed her cheek. After Ryan kissed her cheek, Lily looked back at Ryan. "Would you like to join the others?"
"I don't mind," Ryan replied.
"Then we have to catch up with them," said Lily.
Ryan nodded his head. He and Lily then walked out of the laboratory together.
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Matthew groaned as he curled up on his bed. His whole body felt very hot after he came out of the cryonic tube that kept his body. He felt parched his throat after being brought out of the laboratory.
The medical officer had already given him several bottles of mineral water, and he immediately finished it without any leftovers. However, that was not enough to quench his thirst. Sweat the size of corn kernels dripped down Matthew's forehead.
Matthew continued to groan in pain. He could feel that he burned inside. Several paramedics were already trying to deal with Matthew's condition. But Matthew continued to scream uncontrollably.
"Aaargh!!!" Matthew's screams filled the room.
The paramedics who were standing by Matthew walked away. They were a little scared when they saw the expression on Matthew's face, which was like a hungry lion. Matthew stared at all the paramedics with heaving breaths as he gritted his teeth.
Matthew's eyeballs suddenly turned white, and he suddenly attacked one of the paramedics who examined him. Matthew quickly bit the paramedic's neck and sucked the blood. After that, he struck another paramedic who was about to leave his room and bit him again.
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Mr. Graff talked to one of his colleagues when his cell phone rang. He immediately picked it up. His eyes widened when he heard the explanation given by the research assistant monitoring Matthew's progress.
Regardless of his colleagues, Mr. Graff immediately left the celebration of his success. Max, who saw Mr. Graff, just walked out of the celebration venue, immediately following him.
"Professor, what happened?" Max exclaimed as he caught up with Mr. Graff.
Mr. Graff turned to Max. But he didn't stop at all. "Something bad happened in the lab. We have to get there soon."
"Should I tell Lily?" Max asked.
Mr. Graff shook his head dan he then got into his car. Max followed him and got into his car too. After that, Mr. Graff and Max leave the restaurant and return to the laboratory.
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