Claudia and the other two by the wall felt their hearts jump into their throats.
If anything really happened to Serie, they would be completely screwed!
As Serie's consciousness just returned—
"Hiss!" Her forehead felt like it had been struck by a heavy hammer, making Serie grimace in pain.
"I..." She was about to curse when she suddenly heard Lynette's voice:
"Serie, how are you?"
"Huh? Doctor?" Serie subconsciously tried to open her eyes, but everything was pitch black, and she immediately panicked, "What happened? Why can't I see anything! Am I blind?"
"You're not blind, don't be nervous first..." Lynette immediately grasped Serie's hand.
The cool touch and faint jasmine scent slowly relaxed Serie's tense nerves.
Seeing this, Lynette quickly explained what had just happened to Serie.
Specifically, Jared, Claudia, and Ethan had conspired to put on a show.
They each had their own ulterior motives in this "bullying performance."
Claudia was a student of Hayato.
She wanted to use bullying to force Serie to confess and expose her identity as an anomaly, so she could gain credit in front of Doctor Heinuma.
Jared was Lynette's student and wanted to play the hero after Claudia had bullied Serie, both to gain Serie's favor and to perform well in front of Doctor Lynette.
If the plan went smoothly, it would be killing two birds with one stone.
The most incredible part was that these two were siblings!
Although they followed different doctors whose philosophies were completely at odds—Hayato hated anomalies and was very aggressive, while Lynette was the opposite, having great empathy for anomalies due to her sister's situation—
the two completely different directions and philosophies were cleverly combined by the siblings, allowing both plans to proceed simultaneously.
Serie was speechless for a moment, quite impressed by this extraordinary sibling duo.
"And then..."
Lynette's voice turned cold, her gaze directed at the wall. "Claudia lost control and pushed you, causing you to hit your head and faint."
"I didn't touch her at all!" Claudia immediately bristled, but Jared held her back tightly.
Serie was momentarily stunned. When did Claudia push her?
After much thought, Serie considered a possibility: when her mental energy was fully transferred to the Neon Shadow Witch, her main body directly lost control and fell to the ground. Claudia was also quite adept at choosing locations, specifically finding a place without surveillance.
Her original intention was to leave no evidence of the bullying plan, but it backfired, making the fact that Serie was bullied a certainty. She probably couldn't clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River!
"Don't be afraid, she won't and dares not bully you again." Listening to Lynette's caring voice, the little person inside Serie was already laughing out loud.
Her mistaken action had unexpectedly hit the mark, not only teaching Claudia a lesson and making her dare not harass her again, but also gaining a large amount of Lynette's sympathy.
This was a huge win!
Serie felt the pain in her forehead lessen a bit as she thought about it.
"Then... am I seriously injured?" Serie's voice was muffled.
Claudia eagerly answered, her tone tinged with a desire to prove herself, "The Control Bureau's medical department is the best in the world. Thousands of employees are injured by various strange creatures and accidents every year. It's just a simple impact..."
She was cut off by a glare from Lynette and immediately fell silent.
"You have minor injuries to your head and eye sockets," Lynette turned to Serie, her voice softening, "You'll need to wear bandages and rest for a while."
"Ah..." Serie immediately deflated. Wasn't this practically the same as temporary blindness?
Seeing Serie's dispirited look, Lynette couldn't help but chuckle softly, then changed the subject, "But there's also good news. My proposal was approved. You'll receive better living conditions and treatment, and because of this incident—"
"After reassessment by the expert team, they believe the possibility of you being an anomaly is now minimal. Although you can't leave the Control Bureau temporarily because of that idiot Heinuma, you have a better option, which is..."
"Join us."
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