Lily saw a man in a beige suit, leaning on an exquisite cane and smiling at her. He had golden curly hair and blue eyes, appearing to be in his thirties. Lily would have considered him a gentleman had she met him elsewhere.

The two guards snapped to attention and saluted him. All concern for the doctor and the chaos vanished; order seemed to have restored itself simply by his presence. Even the doctor Lily had held hostage ceased screaming.

"Good day, Mrs. Russell," he said.

Lily narrowed her eyes. "You're their boss? The organization's leader?"

He smiled, offering no verbal reply, only waving the others away, signaling them to stand down. "Mrs. Russell, you just wanted to talk, right? Why don't you let that innocent man go?"

Lily chuckled mockingly. "So you guys know it's wrong to hurt innocent people, huh?"

She immediately pushed the doctor away, releasing him, simultaneously throwing the needle, which struck a sponge pad inside the medical box with a twang. The doctor gulped, subconsciously touching his neck as he watched the vibrating needle.

The mysterious man simply waved them off. The doctor and nurses gathered their belongings and hurried away. The two guards remained outside the doorway, prepared to intervene if Lily threatened the man.

The man smiled at her, but Lily's gaze remained fixed on the guards. He looked over his shoulder, chuckling at her reaction, and gestured for the guards to close the door.

They remained motionless, likely alarmed by Lily's actions. When the man's smile faded, replaced by a cold stare, the guards lowered their heads and shut the door. Only Lily and the man remained. He turned to her, his expression ruthless and solemn without his smile.

"Mrs. Russell, your actions today were rash and unwise. It's so unlike you," he said, almost regretfully.

Lily snorted. "So what does it take to be like me? Let you all control me and be a good little puppet?" After a pause, she added, "Oh, I'm sorry, I doubt you know what a puppet is. Let me give you an example. How about that 'boss'? He's your puppet, isn't he?"

He simply raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Well, if you put it that way, yes."

"Since we've met, let's cut to the chase. What the hell do you want? I'm sure you didn't lock me up here just to let me show you the lab results. You're... biding your time, aren't you?" Lily asked thoughtfully.