Lahat ng Kabanata ng Spoiled by Mr. Russell: Kabanata 2231 - Kabanata 2240

After hanging up the phone, Rhea glanced nervously at Fred. Although she was not hiding anything from him, she knew how suspicious he was. Moreover, Mike’s words could have a significant impact on her.As Rhea expected, Fred asked, “Invisibility potion?”He seemed interested.Rhea quickly explained, “No, no, there’s no such thing as an invisibility potion. After I put Mike under my control, I wanted him to spy on the others for me. I made up the invisibility potion to mislead Alexander and others. I just never thought they would believe it.” She felt amused that they would believe such an absurd explanation.“If I had an invisibility potion, I’d certainly hand it to you, Your Grace.” Knowing what Fred must be thinking, she eagerly explained lest he suspect her.Since Fred did not trust Rhea, she could not establish herself there and achieve her dream, especially if his suspicions toward her grew.“Oh, yeah?” Fred looked her up and down and snorted. “That was not what he said.”

Meanwhile, Alexander removed the hidden earpiece from his ear and looked at Austin. Austin looked anxious. “How was it?”“He said it,” Alexander said simply.Dr. Blanc made the late-night trip to set Mike up. They wanted to see if he would ask Rhea about it, and he did. From their conversation, Alexander could tell Mike had yielded to Rhea for Nick’s sake.‘Why would he still trust Rhea? How can that woman help him find Nick? Even if she could, how’s Rhea supposed to rescue Nick? What the hell is Mike thinking?’Alexander felt like confronting Mike, but he could not. They had set Mike up so that he would unwittingly relay false information to the organization. Their effort would go to waste if Alexander were to interrogate him.Alexander sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.Austin noticed Alexander’s saddened look and patted his shoulder. “Don’t be sad. Humans are complex beings, aren’t we?”“I’m not sad. I just don't get it.” Alexander shook his head. “Why does he tru

“It’s me.” Hearing Mike’s voice, Alexander and Austin shared a stunned look. They felt Mike had caught them red-handed doing something without his knowledge. Of course, they were just trying to figure out what happened to him.Alexander gave Austin a reassuring look, then got up to open the door. “What’s the matter?”Mike looked tired as he stood at the doorway, his eyes bloodshot. He looked inside and asked. “Austin’s here too, right?”Alexander glanced over his shoulder. “Yeah.”“Can we talk inside?” Mike raised his brow, then rubbed it. Feeling he was acting a bit off, Alexander nodded and stepped aside. “Come in.” He left the door open and led Mike inside before pulling a chair over. “Take a seat.”However, Mike did not sit down. Instead, he stood beside the table and looked at the two. “You were talking about me, weren’t you?”Embarrassed, the other two fell silent. Not knowing what to say, Austin coughed with his fist held to his mouth. However, Alexander bluntly an

“You want to know why she failed to hypnotize me, don’t you?” Mike asked first. Alexander nodded. Austin was curious about it as well. ‘If Mike only intentionally helped Rhea, why was she so confident that her hypnosis had worked?’“I guess you could call it a coincidence. I’m predisposed to insomnia to begin with. Years ago, I slept lightly and woke up easily due to busy schedules and irregular routines. It was always the same, even when I took sleeping pills.”After a pause, he said steadily, “I later visited many doctors and even a hypnotist. At first, hypnosis did work, but I grew immune to it over time. Maybe my subconscious mind was resisting it. Anyway, I found it harder to fall asleep.”“When Nick was around, my insomnia got better. However, recently…” Alexander and Austin could have guessed what happened. Since a highly dangerous organization had captured Mike’s son, it would be hard for an ordinary person like Mike to fall asleep, let alone someone with his condition

Austin was the first to break the silence. He cleared his throat and looked at Alexander askingly. “So, what should we do next? Pretend we don’t know anything or act like we’re assuming Mike’s under Rhea’s control?”Pointing at Mike, Austin pondered this but did not know what to do. The situation was too complicated for him to handle. He had a way with medical problems, but their scenario was complicated.‘How do we solve it without incurring complications?’Unable to figure it out, Auston consulted Alexander.After some thought, Alexander said, “Let’s pretend you didn’t confess to us and that we’re still suspecting you. Let Rhea keep thinking you’re under her control.” Mike nodded in agreement. He would not have told the other two about his plan if he was not concerned about them jeopardizing it. He only told Austin and Alexander to make them realize the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.Mike also did not want them to think he was incompetent. In other words, he ha