Revenge After Death ( Michael Ford )

Chapter 806

Having grown a little more shameless over the years, Michael ignored Steven and continued eating.

However, he dared not overstay his welcome. He left after he was done eating.

Ashton carefully asked, "Are you really allowing me to study overseas, Mom?"

"You're all grown up now. As Xan's older brother, you're her support, and you'll have to take up this responsibility. "Stephanie looked at him and continued, "Your sister is evolving, Ashton, and you know what this entails."

They couldn't let anyone find out about this.

Stephanie and Steven would protect Xan. Ashton, on the other hand, would need to take another approach. He had to infiltrate Genome Society to prevent any future threats.

If Genome Society were to find out about Xan and discover that their experiment back then had succeeded, she would be in grave danger.

Ashton nodded and looked at her determinedly. "Don't worry, Mom. I'll protect Xan."

As her older brother, he would surely keep her safe.

Ashton went overseas for his studies, and Steven and Stephanie arranged for Xan to take a leave of absence from the university.

Xan remained sleepy most of the time. Out of 24 hours in a day, she was asleep for 20, with only a few waking hours. But gradually, she spent more time being awake. Her pupils had also turned into a golden brown color.

"You have to wear colored lenses if you're going out, Xan." Stephanie was worried that Xan's changes might catch the attention of others.

"It's so noisy, Mom," Xan said, covering her ears.

She could hear many sounds Stephanie couldn't, and everything was too noisy for her. Despite her covering her ears tight, she could still hear the ringing noises.

Xan had been an autistic child lost in her own world since she was young. She never spoke to anyone else other than her family.

With how withdrawn she was, Stephanie never imagined Xan would be the one to evolve successfully.

Stephanie and Steven had always thought that Ashton would be the one targeted instead.

"Xan?"

Xan suddenly ran out into the courtyard, where Stevie was barking madly. With her eyes closed and fists clenched, she looked like she was truly irritated by all the noise.

Stephanie and Steven came running out, looking at her.

The sky was dark as Xan stood with her eyes shut under the rain. Suddenly, she snapped them open and glanced to the side. A drone fell to the ground after she threw a pen out, hitting it.

A drone had been monitoring their every move in the villa.

Stephanie stared at the drone in shock. Their home had long been under surveillance, and they had been living under the watchful eye of the camera.

"Could you actually hear the drone, Xan?" she asked as she stared at the drone. It was an advanced model that was unavailable in their country. It made almost no noise at all.

"The air was vibrating..." Xan looked at a butterfly that was fluttering its wings in the rain. "The noise..."

She could even notice the fluttering of the butterfly's wings.

"Someone's coming, Mom and Dad." Xan strained her ears as she listened to the sounds amidst the rain. "They're at the foot of the mountain, around the bend of the winding road... They're speeding at 70 miles per hour and still accelerating. Their estimated arrival time will be in ten minutes."

Steven warily shielded Stephanie and her behind his back, watching the entrance of the villa. Stephanie was tightly holding onto her hand, equally alert.

"Eason and Joel are here too, Mom. They're right behind the other car," Xan said again.

Stephanie turned to look at her, surprised. "You can even hear that?"

Xan replied awkwardly, "It's not that... Eason's car is a little old, and the brakes are always making noise. I can tell it's him as soon as I hear the brake pads."

Eason had become extremely frugal ever since he found Joel. He refused to change his old car, saying that he wanted to save up to build a villa next to Steven's.