All eyes turned to Selena as she walked towards Principal Chow.
Penelope and several members of the experimental team gazed at her intently.
Selena, seemingly unaware of the varying expressions, calmly made her way to the principal's desk.
"Selena," Principal Chow said, his voice tinged with nervous hope.
Selena smiled and gave a positive answer before he could finish. "Mr. Chow, my father is still alive."
Principal Chow was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter. "Good! Good! Good!" He was almost in tears by the end of his exclamation.
Callum's early passing was Principal Chow's greatest regret in life. He had been sick for a long time after hearing of Callum's death. Since Callum's passing, the medical community in H Country had declined and fallen far behind other nations. But now they not only had Selena, but Callum was still alive. How could these old men not be excited?
Compared to Principal Chow's generation, who were purely joyful and excited, the others in the office had more complex emotions. Especially those from the powerful families that had targeted the Turner family in the past, they felt a great sense of crisis.
For the capital's major families, there was a world of difference between Callum being dead and Callum being alive.
Though the Turner family had support from the First and Sixth Districts, the only surviving bloodline was that of Patrick and Selena. Patrick was a sickly child who could collapse at any time, and Selena was a weak woman who had relied on her boyfriend to survive until now. The extinction of their bloodline was the greatest weakness of the Turner family.
But with Callum still alive, this weakness was no longer a concern.
A certain general from M Country had once publicly said that Callum was worth a thousand soldiers! They would rather send someone to kill him without regard for morality than become his enemy!
Could a man who was like a demon but also like a god hold back his revenge after returning to the capital and seeing his wife and family dead, his clan overturned, and his bloodline facing extinction? At this thought, the gazes of those from the powerful families became somewhat dazed.
Selena, seemingly oblivious to their strange stares, looked at Principal Chow with a smile. "Mr. Chow, I have obtained the most complete research data left behind by my father. After the incident at the research institute is resolved, I will bring my team to see you."
Everyone in the office was shocked by her statement.
Penelope bit her lip, and her hand hidden in her sleeve trembled uncontrollably. The eyes of the experimental team members changed in an instant, revealing some apprehension as they looked at Selena.
Principal Chow was taken aback and turned to Winnie and the others. "Your experimental team?"
"Yes, Mr. Chow," Selena smiled. "I already have my own experimental team, and I will bring them to see you next time."
Before Principal Chow could speak, Winnie's face turned pale with anger as she exclaimed, "Selena, what do you mean? You know very well that we are the experimental group members trained by Capital University. Now you're excluding us without even asking us, and you want to replace us with unknown individuals... You are simply going too far!"
Selena's gaze swept lightly over Winnie as she replied, "Miss Poole, there's no need to get so worked up. It's actually lucky for you not to participate in these studies."
Winnie, who had never even seen blood since she was born, could hardly handle the events that had happened in the underground city. She didn't understand the deeper meaning behind Selena's words and thought she was deliberately insulting her, so she burst out, "Selena!"
The rest of the experimental group also had unpleasant faces. Anyone who had worked hard for a goal for more than a decade and was excluded directly before even starting would naturally not feel good.
Apart from Cameron and Hamish, everyone glared at Selena angrily.
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