Chapter 37

When she heard her friend's request, Averill took her mobile phone and opened the photo gallery. She gave the mobile phone to Sarah. Sarah saw a very cute child, her eyes were blue, both sides of her cheeks had dimples, smiling sweetly looking at the camera. She hugged Averill's neck tightly. Her finger holding the handphone screen suddenly slid to the next picture. She saw a picture of a baby who was only maybe 6 months old, very cute and cubby, her eyes were amber and her hair was black, maybe she would turn blonde like her mother. She was also surprised and quickly asked Averill while showing the picture to Averill.

"Averill Alpha, you are right that your child is only one or there are others."

"Right, I said Aurora is my first child, and this is my second child. Her name is Avery, she's just 6 months old." She introduced Avery to her close friend while smiling sweetly at the picture of Avery in her lap biting the bunny ears.

"Averill and I have two children. I was pregnant with Avery during that incident."

"Oh! I really didn't expect you two to have two children but when I remember Averill's wildness I believe it. Both of your kids are so cute. After the situation returns to normal, bring them to see me." She joked and returned all the cell phones to Averill whose face was red because she was called a savage.

"No. I'm not like that." She said with a very serious face as she narrowed her eyes at her wife who looked at her with a soft smile.

After joking like that Sarah started to share about her investigation about Zhang Chuan all this time.

"Since I was caught at that moment and he made her as a sample for his experiment I started to hold a grudge against him. I don't want to continue my studies at X University anymore even though it's a university that I long for before. I also did not meet my best friend again but I was met with a good wife. I am very miserable because of what Zhang Chuan did."

"His target is a medical student at X University because he thinks that medical students are suitable to be his experiment sample. He has no way to do experiment because the AI ​​Womb was destroyed by Eliza's father and only he and his wife are really good at using it."

"I took a video of him conducting an experiment recently and sent it to Caroline's father. Let those who handle this problem and prosecute Zhang Chuan to court.

"The CEO of K-Technology, his death is really suspicious to me, and after his death, all procedures related to manufacturers of medicines and medical devices were also tightened by B-Technology.

"I'm sorry Eliza because B-Technology is now being used by Zhang Chuan to conduct illegal experiments."

"It's okay. I also know that he conducted the experiment in the laboratory 8 where I was experimented on. Even though the event happened when I was 7 years old, but I remember how cold the room was, the cages and the many machines. If Caroline's mother had not being my legal guardian I might as well stay in that lab for all of my life." Eliza said slowly and she felt her hand held by Averill who looked at her with a sweet smile it seem to say it would be okay if she feel sad now than keeps it in her heart.

"But that was also your father's effort to protect you all this time. He seems to know that his brother-in-law will do bad things to him and his wife. Jenny is the victim of circumstances in this regard."

"Yes. Jenny is just a sick little child and because of Uncle Zhang's greed she also died. When I disappeared a year ago, Uncle Zhang always mentioned about her that I was just a clone created by my mother and father."

"Honey, you are not a clone but you are the most special person. No matter what, your parents love you and Jenny very much. They also never differentiate between the two of you. They are very fair to you. You are their best child. They want you so much, but remember your mother really expects your presence in their lives."

"Averill is right, they really hope for your presence in the lives of the three of them. Never once did your parents or Jenny call you their clone." Caroline added she sat next to her hugging her shoulders and reminded her of how much her parents love her.

"Sometimes I forget about them, maybe because I've been struggling with this life all this time. I can't ignore what Uncle Zhang said. I was made using technology but not born naturally. I was just formed from Jenny's skin cells. It's lies if I don't feel bad if he calls me a clone."

"It is very natural if my love feels that way, there are times when we think about other things my love, you have your own uniqueness. That uniqueness is what brings you sweet and bitter memories in your life so far. The uniqueness in you is creates honey to be a person who has emotions, smart and also love." Averill told her lovingly. Her beautiful eyes radiated a light that gave Eliza peace and strength. Averill really understood her heart and never once did her words fail to bring joy to her heart.

"Honey, your presence is also a miracle for me. I have both mothers but one of them are not my biological mothers. Even so, they love me with all their hearts but my own mother never cared about me. It is because of your presence I..I don't feel lonely anymore even though I have two very kind and loving mothers." She added while smiling sweetly at her while winking at her wife whose eyes were now full of tears, they were just about to drop her cheeks.

"That's right. I'm also a person who was born normal like Averill, but when I became Zhang Chuan's experiment sample with a chip implanted in the back of my neck, am I a cyborg?" She joked to ease the sad situation. She doesn't want her best friend's wife to be sad again even though the fact that what Eliza said is true but for her, Eliza is not a clone. She born to this world was very unique.

They smiled hearing that and Averill said again while taking the glass filled with watermelon juice from the table and drinking it with full concentration. She felt her throat dry after talking for so long and heard Eliza's voice persuading Sarah who making a joke earlier. Although the words were said in a joking tone, there is a sense of humor hidden in there if you look carefully.

"Don't say that, we are both unique born into the world." She said to Sarah, she not only persuaded Sarah but she also wanted both of them to realize that their presence in this world was determined by destiny.

If she wasn't created by AI Womb by both of her parents, she wouldn't have met Averill and wouldn't have been the mother of Aurora and Averill. She was given the opportunity by her mother and father to experience the beauty of the world despite the many obstacles she faced and with Averill's help she began to see a ray of light shining through the darkness that had been accompanying her. The darkness that makes her feel locked in a cage that does not know the true meaning of life. There's both her mother-in-law who loves her and friends like Mei, Caroline and Sarah and her family.

"The death of the CEO of K-Technology is not possible because I have worked with him in the past. He is someone who knows work life balance. K-Technology is very comparable to B-Technology in managing the field of medicine and research. Maybe there is something we don't know about what happened to him."

"As far as I know B-Technology runs business together with K-Technology all this time."

"The clue I got here, after the CEO of K-Technology died the company didn't appoint any new CEO. Don't you guys think it's very strange?"

"I don't know about this either because Dr. Zhang didn't say anything about it." Caroline explained at the same time as she looked at Averill who had just finished voicing the question that had been on her mind all this time."

"Yes. Averill, I also noticed that it is also very strange because, the former CEO of K-Technology also has adopting children and his biological baby daughter who can inherit the company or employees who have experience working in the company. They can also manage the company."

"Another question that often lingers in my mind, where did Dr. Zhang get the funds to carry out the experiment?"

"Why is there no officer inspecting the laboratories that belong to him? For K-Technology we will investigate further."

"Averill, to get the funds from four rich friends and these are the ones who channeled the funds for this experiment to continue. It is difficult for officials to conduct inspections on the laboratories owned by Dr. Zhang because many laboratories are labeled with No. 8. Only a few people know. This is because every victim who is successfully kidnapped will be knocked unconscious by them first before being brought into the laboratory. So the victims who manage to escape are also not sure which laboratory they were operated on."

"So does Caroline also know among the laboratories numbered 8, which laboratory is the one she chose to perform the surgery?"

"Based on your observations of Dr. Zhang, what can you observe in him whether it's personality or emotions?" Caroline now played the puzzle question with them.

Sarah also frowned, she tried to recall Dr.'s Zhang attitude while she was still an intern student at B-Technology at that time. Meanwhile, Eliza just kept quiet because she wasn't too sure about the lab that Uncle Zhang had brought her to.

Averill thought from the past recalling her meeting with Dr. Zhang in the past few months. She remembered Dr. Zhang who screamed for no reason then banged his head against the wall, cried but laughed too afterwards, hitting his palm on the table. After thinking for a moment she then made a conclusion based on her observations at that moment. She rarely met with Dr. Zhang so not everything she knows, other than Caroline who works with Dr. Zhang as a secretary and also a doctor.

"Dr. Zhang is hot-tempered; his emotions are also erratic like a person who is unable to control his emotions. Just words that trigger his emotions will surely cause him to act out of control; he is also a paranoid person which allows him to hallucinate. He may feel satisfied by conducting experiments on his victims. The pain felt by the victims is satisfaction for him. He also has an attitude or trait where he likes to control others and is very aggressive. Dr. Zhang is also very determined in doing something, which is proof that he willing to kill his own sister, brother-in-law and even his niece even though they are related by blood to him. He is also strong-willed to get anything he wants. If strong-willed and determined are combined it is one of the characteristics found in someone who likes black as their favorite color."

"So you think he likes the black color and maybe the number 8 is colored with black?" Sarah also began to feel that Averill's theory was correct and voiced her own opinion after thinking for a moment.

"That's right. He has many laboratories labeled as number 8 but to confuse the victims and also the investigating officers. Maybe the victims who managed to escape said they were experimented in the laboratory marked number 8, but when the officers came to investigate, they were taken by Dr. Zhang to one of the laboratories labeled no. 8. So when they conducted an investigation, they still did not find any evidence to show that Dr. Zhang conducted an illegal experiment, so the investigation was stopped."