Chapter 1184
Elliana blinked. So that was how it had really unfolded. The rumor mill had been relentless in claiming that Rosemarie had married a man old enough to be her father purely for financial gain, but the reality was far simpler—she’d married him because she had no other way to stay alive.
Even so, Lenard had cherished Rosemarie deeply. Despite their significant age difference, she’d actually found herself in a loving marriage.
“So what came after that?” Elliana urged. “How did Quentin end up becoming involved with Miguel?”
Seth picked up the story. “Once Rosemarie married Lenard, she desperately wanted nothing more than a peaceful, low-profile existence. But Miguel tracked…”
He hunted her down anyway. When he discovered her ties to Rita, his rage was explosive, and he planned to eliminate her immediately. However, he eventually recognized Quentin’s exceptional abilities and decided to let Rosemarie live—but only under one condition: Quentin had to work for him.”
Elliana felt her breath catch in shock. “Wait—did Miguel turn Quentin into one of those AI-controlled humans as well?”
Seth shook his head. “Miguel chose not to implant any chip in Quentin’s brain. His method was different—he deliberately infected Quentin with a dangerous pathogen. Quentin has to receive a neutralizing medicine from Miguel at regular intervals, otherwise the infection becomes active and subjects him to unbearable suffering.”
Donovan interjected, “Miguel recognized Quentin’s brilliant intellect. He wanted that razor-sharp mind working in his favor, which is precisely why he avoided the chip approach. Put simply, Quentin isn’t some mindless robot. He’s more like a hostage, kept under control through blackmail and threats. Miguel maintains an enormous laboratory full of scientists who are working to engineer a devastating super-pathogen. His ultimate goal is to weaponize it for global domination and bring all of humanity under his authority.”
Donovan’s revelation sent an icy wave of dread coursing through Elliana’s veins. The pieces suddenly fell into place—now she understood exactly why Miguel was so obsessed with obtaining the Medical Codex. He intended to exploit its secrets to engineer an unstoppable biological weapon. If someone as dangerously unhinged as Miguel gained possession of the Medical Codex, the resulting catastrophe would be beyond imagination.
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That terrifying realization made her whip around to face Milton urgently. “Please tell me you didn’t hand the Medical Codex over to Miguel’s operatives?”
“I didn’t,” Milton replied, retrieving the ancient Medical Codex and placing it securely back in her possession. “I believe Quentin orchestrated everything very deliberately,” he explained. “When we came face to face at Skythread Gorge, he never once demanded that we surrender the Medical Codex. Instead, he prioritized telling us about my mom’s situation first, claiming he wanted us to ‘understand the reason for our deaths.’ Once he’d finished his explanation, he commanded his soldiers to launch their assault—but at the critical moment, he purposely left an escape route open for Dad and me to break through their formation.”
Watching the precious Medical Codex now resting safely in her grasp, Elliana exhaled deeply in overwhelming relief. She redirected her attention back to Milton, her eyes filled with urgent curiosity.
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