Ever since Dr. Isaacs had eliminated her father, Alicia Marcus, who had inherited her father's shares, had been completely sidelined. The entire board stood on his side, and Umbrella Corporation was entirely under his control!
Alicia Marcus, who could only cling to life in a wheelchair, posed no threat to him at all. She had practically become a puppet, and it was precisely because of that that she had survived until now instead of following in her father's footsteps!
Even though Alicia Marcus did not approve of his World-Ending Plan, she had no power to stop it. All she could do was watch helplessly as his mad scheme was carried out step by step!
Still, Alicia Marcus was ultimately one of Umbrella Corporation's higher-ups. Even after being sidelined, she retained some authority and had caused him a few minor problems, such as the meeting recording that had previously been uploaded to the Red Queen's mainframe!
Dr. Isaacs had actually noticed Alicia Marcus's little moves long ago. Now that the plan had reached its final stage and success was only one step away, he would make her watch with her own eyes as the hidden card she had painstakingly left behind failed completely in his hands!
Dr. Isaacs did not look at Alicia Marcus in the wheelchair again. He turned to Alice and continued.
"Alicia had an incurable fatal disease—progeria. It caused people to age prematurely and then die! Marcus developed the T-Virus to save her, but its effects did not last. I had been waiting for her to die all along!"
Alice had never imagined that she might be a clone as well. Though she had not completely believed Dr. Isaacs's words, her emotions still spiraled out of control, and she said in a trembling voice.
"I'm not... I'm not