Chapter 876 The windows were smashed, and the cold wind drifted in.
Adina hugged Duke tightly. âItâs so cold,â she mumbled. Duke carried her to another room, next to the master bedroom. He put her down on the bed.â Addy,â he said in surprise. âYou arenâtâ¦â
He realized Addy remembered everything. This time, she wasnât violent and hysterical. She did not try to break free from him like she usually did when this happened.
âDuke, I remember what just happened.â Adina was also startled. âA manâs voice rang in my mind and ordered me to smash the French windows. It used to be a robotic female voice. But this time, it was a manâs. The voice sounded familiar.â
Duke frowned. He had read many reports on biochips and had a thorough understanding by now. The program of the chip had a function that let the robot send out orders. But this time, it was a manâs voice, which meant it wasnât a robot giving the order. It was a person.
âIsabelle is dead. Who else could it be?â wondered Duke.
Buzz!
Right then, Dukeâs phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID. It was Blake. âBoss, Earl Winters wants to talk to you.â
Dukeâs expression turned icy. He glanced at Adina. âPut him on.â
âMy dear brother, I thought you wouldnât talk to me.â Earl sounded lazy and smug. âLet me guess what you are doing right now. Hm. You should be snuggling with Adina right about now. Am I right?â
Duke narrowed his eyes. âIf you have nothing important to say, Iâll hang up.â
âWhatâs the rush?â Earl chuckled. âLet me continue to guess what the two of you were doing just now.
Was Adina standing by the window and smashing it?â
Duke stood up suddenly. Adina looked at him. Although she could not hear it clearly, she understood it was Earl trying to rile him up. She pursed her lips and walked to Duke. She put her ear close to the phone so she could listen to the conversation.
âMy dear brother, do you think I donât know anything just because I am locked in this basement?â Earl laughed. âAs long as I live, I will never let you two live in peace. Adina, I guess you must be listening, too. Listen, you tricked me. Iâll make you pay a thousand times for that!â
After that, he hung up the phone. Duke clutched at the phone, enraged. Adina took his hands in hers.
His anger abated a little.
âDuke, the voice in my head was Earl. I can remember clearly now,â Adina said slowly, âHe must have learned that I was implanted with a biochip, which happened to be his companyâs product. He got the server data, and he has been giving me orders. I donât know what will happen to me next.â
Duke held her hands. âIf he can give the orders, it means he has a carrier. Iâll ask Blake to find Recognition dawned in Adinaâs eyes. âHow can I be so stupid?â She had completely forgotten that one needed a carrier to give orders. If the carrier was destroyed, he could not torture her anymore.
That would give them time to find the server and destroy the program as well.