Louis showed up after a short while. He seemed to be happy to see Olivia.

"You're back, Elise."

He hugged her joyfully. He was like a kind uncle.

"Mr. Rivera, you've built such a huge building on the mountain. What kind of research is going on in there?"

"Dear child, you'll find out when it's time for your transformation."

Olivia's intuition told her that Louis was hiding a huge secret. But she couldn't force it out of him if he was unwilling to share.

"Mr. Rivera, can you help a friend o