Reborn with a Space: Hoarding Food and Raising My Kid

Chapter 514: Chapter 432: Belle Bloom’s Skin

Mason Adler woke up in the medical team’s villa in Villa Area No. 3. The moment he regained consciousness, he was overwhelmed by pain, and his entire body broke out in a cold sweat.

The winter climate in Morhaven hovered around three or four degrees Celsius, a temperature most residents found quite comfortable. For Mason Adler, however, it was pure torture.

His wounds had been disinfected, but because they covered such a large area, bandaging them all would have been a waste of precious medical supplies.

So he was left to recover wearing only a T-shirt and a pair of long pants.

The sweat irritated his wounds, causing them to become inflamed. The pain made him sweat even more, and once the sweat cooled, he got a chill. Just like that, Mason Adler became the first superpower user in Morhaven to catch a cold and run a fever.

Mason, who should have been discharged in a day, ended up being stuck in the medical villa for three whole days.

On the third day, Flora Bloom was at home when she suddenly sensed a fluctuation of superpower from the medical villa next door. She went over to investigate and found Mason Adler lying on the bed, drenched in sweat. His eyes were closed, but his eyeballs were darting around rapidly beneath their lids.

The wounds on his exposed arms were also healing at a miraculous rate.

’Wait... his eyelids...’

Mason had been blinded by her halfbeak spines back in Azuregard City. The two gruesome, raised scars over his eyes were now completely gone.

Furthermore, Flora Bloom could clearly sense that in addition to his Fire Element superpower, a familiar type of superpower was awakening within him.

’Healing System...’

Flora Bloom was torn. ’Of all people to have a second awakening—a one-in-a-million chance—it had to be this useless, troublemaking rich heir, Mason Adler.’

There was only one way to interrupt an awakening: kill the person. But as for Mason, Flora Bloom hadn’t reached the point where she was willing to murder him just to stop it.

Still, with his eyes now healed, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t come after her for revenge once he saw her.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of him, but dealing with the fallout would be a real headache.

’The Healing System... As far as she knew, Shauna Wallace was the only person to have it since the apocalypse began. This Mason Adler... what kind of bullshit luck did he have?’

Flora Bloom summoned Shelly and instructed her to make Mason Adler leave as soon as he woke up. To avoid any immediate confrontation, Flora Bloom left before he could regain consciousness.

However, Mason didn’t leave obediently. After waking up, he stubbornly refused to go, insisting on seeing Flora Bloom.

Night had fallen. When Lex Cross returned, he found his half-brother Mason Adler in a tense standoff with Flora Bloom. Without a word, Lex enveloped him in a net of lightning. He then dragged him over to the seven researchers, leaving them with a single order before departing: "Study his superpower."

Mason was still posturing aggressively, but his bravado vanished the moment he saw the seven researchers in their white lab coats approaching him with oversized syringes.

Lex Cross’s Thunder Element was so powerful that even with Lex gone, Mason couldn’t break free as long as Lex didn’t withdraw the wisp of spiritual power infused in the binding.

Bound and paralyzed by the net of lightning, Mason couldn’t use his Fire Element superpower. He had no choice but to let them draw several vials of his blood.

He was terrified, thinking he was about to become a human blood bag for their endless experiments. But after they drew his blood once, the seven researchers completely ignored him.

Like mother, like son, as they say. Mason’s mother had been the other woman who schemed her way into the family, her mind a constant whirlwind of romantic plots and devious plans. Her son was no different.

Having been thrown here by Lex Cross to be studied, he thought he was done for. Panicked, he started screaming for help.

"Do you have any idea who I am? I’m Captain Lex Cross’s own brother! I suggest you go get him and have him let me out, or you’ll be sorry!"

"Hey! Are you guys deaf? Hey!"

Mason’s shouting started to disrupt the seven researchers’ work. Utterly annoyed, one of them snapped back impatiently.

"We only take orders from Captain Flora Bloom! Your whining is useless!"

"I’d advise you to behave. You’re lucky Captain Flora Bloom spared your life. Keep distracting us from our work, and see if we don’t strap you to a table for a full dissection!"

Their casual threat was like music to Mason’s ears. "You mean... it was Flora Bloom who wanted me to live?"

He and Lex Cross had been at odds since they were children. Mason’s mother had conspired with their father to murder Lex’s mother, making them mortal enemies.

He wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised if Lex wanted him dead.

’But they said they only listen to Flora Bloom? So, does that mean she’s the one who saved me?’

Mason’s mind flashed to Flora Bloom’s gorgeous, enchanting face. Even with a baby carrier strapped to her chest, it couldn’t conceal the captivating curves of her body.