Chapter 139

Greed was an addictive emotion. Once someone was used to greed, they would be enslaved to their desires, growing slow, numb, and reckless. Nelson dragged his experiment into the secret underground chamber again. The puppet-like teen asked him without any expression, "Why haven't I seen her yet?" The sleazy and fat man blurted out, "I will never let you meet her." "Why?" The teen squinted as his tone grew colder. "Oh, you're asking me why?" Nelson repeated the words and started laughing so loudly that he nearly teared up as though he had heard the funniest joke. "You aren't aggressive. You don't fight back, cry, or scream. And you're gullible. Why would I send you back to her?" No.11 froze in shock. He looked up slowly, and for the first time, he stared at Nelson. Prior to this, he had never looked that greedy man right in the face. He had a simple, boring idea of the world. It never occurred to him that Nelson would lie since Elara had never lied to him. Hence, he never raised