Chapter 135 Dianaâs pov I watched him, unmoving.
Fisher slammed the table, âIâm fucking told you to take off the mask, didnât you hear?â
âYou have no right to demand that of me,â I said coldly.
âIâm in charge now. Dare you say I donât have the authority?â Fisher stood up from the sofa, angrily approaching me. âToday, I want to see what face hides beneath that mask of yours.â
He reached for my mask.
I seized his wrist, voice colder than before, âI told you, you have no right to demand this.â
Fisher winced in pain.
âDamn bitch, let go of me! Ouch... that hurts!â
âStill want to see my face?â I asked expressionlessly.
Fisher, probably afraid, refused to plead before me and instead forced bravado, âI donât want to see it! Damn, with that ugly face of yours, looking at it might bring me bad luck.â
Ignoring his verbal attack, I coldly huffed and released him.
Fisher, holding his wrist, stepped back.
Once steady, he glared at me with revenge and calculation in his eyes.
âI may not have the right to take off your mask, but I surely have the right to punish you.â
He ground his teeth, smiling in a sinister manner.
âSince your job performance is lacking, today, youâll take on janitorial duties. I suppose thatâs the only meager value you can contribute to this project.â
I looked at Fisher coldly.
Perhaps remembering my earlier ruthlessness, he instinctively took a step back. âWhatâs that look? Donât you accept it? Let me tell you, Iâm sent by William! Iââ âI donât object,â I impatiently interrupted Fisher, âI accept the punishment.
I had no desire to endure Fisherâs foolish remarks any longer.
Seeing me obedient, Fisher became arrogant again.
âRemember, clean the toilets too, including scrubbing the toilet bowl,â he emphasized.
I turned and left his office, slamming the door shut.
Moss had been waiting outside.
I walked to his side and patted his shoulder, âTodayâs experiment is up to you.â âWhat do you mean?â Moss frowned, âAnd what about you?â
âMe?â I smiled, mimicking a sweeping motion, âUnlocking my new identityâjanitor.â
Moss was enraged.
âIs he insane? No, Iâll go talk to himââ
âDonât go.â I grabbed Moss, shaking my head. âItâs fine.â
âBut your body canât take this anymore! Continuous sleepless nights, coupled with the recurring old injuries, doing heavy physical labor again, Iâm afraid...â
âItâs okay, I know what Iâm doing.â
Moss silently looked at me, disapproving in his eyes.
But eventually, his shoulders relaxed a bit, and he said somewhat dejectedly, âAs you wish.â
With that, he walked toward the laboratory with determined strides.
I knew Moss was angry because I seemed so indifferent to my own wellâbeing. But at this point, I had no other choice.
All morning, Iâve been doing janitorial work.
Wiping tables, cleaning windows, sweeping, mopping, sorting chemical waste in the lab, tidying up the bathroom...
My colleagues offered help multiple times, all of which I declined.
Fisher was clearly intentionally causing trouble.
Accepting help would only burden the person assisting me.
After finally finishing the cleaning, I was drenched in sweat and utterly exhausted. Seated in the utility room, I took a brief rest.
Suddenly, Fisher kicked open the utility room door and yelled at me.
âWho told you to slack off here? Have you completed all the tasks assigned to you?â Fatigue made every breath feel like a stab in the chest.
Struggling to stand with the chairâs support, I exhaled, âEverything is cleaned.â âLies!â he sternly exclaimed. âDo you think I wonât check your work? The toilet in the restroom clearly isnât properly cleaned.â
âImpossible,â I swallowed the metallic taste in my throat and said, âI meticulously cleaned every corner.â
Tasks like these were routine during the two years I served as Nathanâs Luna.
Fisher grabbed my wrist, dragging me to the menâs restroom.
Pointing inside, he shouted, âDoes this look clean to you?â
The once tidy tiles were now marked with water stains and dirty shoe prints, and the 11 tollet bore not only yellow stains but also leftover food.
Clenching my fists, I quickly understood.
âIs this intentional?â I asked.
Fisher smirked, âI donât understand what youâre saying, but the fact is you havenât completed the tasks I assigned you. So...
clean it again.â
Fisher gave me a hard shove.
I tumbled to the ground, dirty water and shoe prints instantly soiling my clothes. The unexpected pain almost made me black out, and I nearly spat out blood.
Fisher left triumphantly, warning me before leaving, âIf you donât clean properly next time, Iâll shove your ugly face into the toilet.â
My stomach churned.
Unable to contain myself, I staggered to the sink, removed my mask, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Shocked, I looked at the mirror.
The person in the mirror was significantly thinner, almost translucently pale, with blood on the corners of her mouth.
I weakly smiled, wiped my mouth, put the mask back on, and began cleaning the restroom.
Until the end of the workday, Fisher finally let me go.
Exhausted and with old injuries flaring up, I almost collapsed.
Summoning my last bit of strength, I returned to the roomâmore precisely, the hospital room.
In this state, I dared not face Marc and April.
Stripping off the bloodâstained clothes, I entered the bathroom, rinsed off the filth and sweat, and hurriedly took some medicine.
Then, burying myself in the soft bed, I drifted into a restless sleep.
I thought I would get some good rest.
However, not even ten minutes after lying down, someone knocked on my door. Unwilling to open it, I ignored the persistent knocking.
Yet, the person outside grew more insistent, with the knocking threatening to break my door.
Reluctantly opening my eyes, I donned a random nightgown, dragged my aching body to the door, and opened it.
With a creak, I met a pair of amber eyes.
Nathan, in a suit, stood at the door, with a weak Avia leaning against his chest.
My already miserable mood plummeted at the sight of these two annoying individuals.
âDo you need something?â Lasked impatiently muviuudis.
âDo you need something?â I asked impatiently.
Nathan stared at me coldly, his voice icy, âI came to find Healer.â