Love Burnt Baby Stayed (by Nina R.Calder) novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299

Meanwhile, in an apartment next to Betrico University.

Vivian was hunched over her desk, working on the final report for the human intelligence study.

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A month ago, Betrico University had kicked off a research project on human intelligence and put her in charge.

For the past month, she’d been practically living in the lab, completely swamped.

The main thing was, they threw in a bunch of new data this time, making the experiment way tougher than anything she’d done before.

At first, she honestly thought there was no way she’d be able to finish the research. But then, some of the kids in her team turned out to be real gems.

Just a quick brainstorm with those kids, and suddenly, everything clicked for her.

Every point those kids brought up was spot on, hitting all the key issues.

She crunched the numbers again based on their ideas, and boom! One month later, the whole project was wrapped up.

Honestly, this was the fastest she’d ever finished a research project.

And the very day she wrapped it up, Lawrence called her.

The guy who’d been like the walking dead ever since something happened to Martin and his brother.

Now, out of nowhere, he was suddenly full of life, acting like he was head over heels for her, and even insisting on taking her to meet his parents, saying she was the only one he’d ever marry.

‘Isn’t that just ridiculous?‘ Vivian thought to herself.

Vivian typed the final period on her research report and closed her laptop.

She was just about to grab a bite when Lily came bursting through the door.

Lily dashed over to Vivian, her face lit up with excitement. “Aunt Vivian, my formula experiment worked!”

Vivian blinked in surprise. “Seriously?”

Lily nodded eagerly. “For real! I’ve run the tests over and over, and this formula can dramatically increase a person’s intelligence. I finally did it!”

Ever since Nina returned to the Swanson family, Lily had felt completely crushed.

No matter what she did, Nina kept her utterly overshadowed in every way.

Because she just wasn’t good enough, her parents flat–out refused to take her back.

To this day, they still hadn’t contacted her, not even once.

She couldn’t accept it.

Just because I’m a girl, they won’t let me back into the Nicholson family?

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“Then I’ll make them welcome me back openly, with their heads held high.

I’ll make them see I’m not worthless! Lily thought, her resolve burning bright.

“Well done! With this formula, your place is secure now,” Vivian said, genuinely impressed.

Honestly, Vivian couldn’t help but be surprised.

She never expected Lily to crack the formula this fast.

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Back then, Vivian always saw Lily through rose–colored glasses, thinking she was so smart that there was nothing she couldn’t handle.

But ever since Nina came back, Vivian started to see that all the stuff Lily could do was just kid stuff.

And after she found out Lily was Rylie and Lawrence’s daughter, Vivian couldn’t help but look down on her even more.

She hadn’t kicked Lily to the curb yet. She was just keeping her around as her ticket into the Nicholson family.

But she never expected Lily to pull off such a big surprise.

With the formula and her own genetic edge, even someone as selfish as Lawrence would have no choice but to see them in a whole new light.

As long as she could get into the Nicholson family and bring Rylie down for good, everything she’d been through would finally be worth it.

Thinking of this, Vivian said, “I’ll reach out to Lawrence soon and hand over the formula. I’ll make sure he gives you more resources. Once I’ve locked down my spot in the Nicholson family, Lily, you’re about to live the good life.”

Lily’s eyes flickered, and she let out a cold laugh in her mind.

“You really think you can be the matriarch of the Nicholson family?‘ Lily scoffed inwardly.

‘Dream on.

If Dad had accepted me, I wouldn’t have had to pretend you were my mom all these years, Lily thought, her resentment simmering.

“You’re just my ticket into the Nicholson family,‘ she sneered inwardly.

Even though Lily was thinking all this, she kept her face perfectly calm. “Okay, but…”

Vivian glanced at her. “But what?”

“A few days ago, Elliott said he wanted to meet my parents,” Lily said, watching Vivian’s face carefully. “He wants to get engaged to me as soon as possible.

“Miranda’s back in Betrico, and the Hawthorne and Rivers families already have a marriage arrangement. The Rivers family doesn’t approve of me and Elliott being together, so he’s been under a lot of pressure, which is why things have dragged on for so long…”

Lily lowered her voice. “Now that Miranda’s back, Mr. Hawthorne is getting all fired up again. I heard he’s already gone to the Rivers family to talk about the engagement.

“Elliott says he can’t hold out any longer. He wants to meet my parents and get things settled fast.”

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Lily watched Vivian’s face closely and said. “But I don’t have any parents…”

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Vivian’s eyes softened as she smiled. “Oh, Lily, what are you saying? I’m your mother, aren’t I? Sure, you’re Martin’s daughter, but after all these years living together, I’ve always treated you like my own.

“Still, when it comes to marriage, it’s not really proper for only your mother to be present.”

Vivian paused, then said, “How about this? I’ll talk to Lawrence and have him stand in as your father. That way, we can get the engagement settled as soon as possible.”

Elliott? Vivian mused.

I’ve met him before!

With all my years of experience, how could I not see that Elliott doesn’t care about Lily at all?‘ Vivian scoffed inwardly.

Recently, with nothing better to do, she’d looked into Elliott herself.

And she found that he still had ties to Nina.

With all the people Nina knew, there was no way she didn’t know Elliott.

After what happened at the Newton family’s party, some videos leaked online. Vivian watched them, and even though Nina and Elliott tried to hide it, she could still catch the subtle eye contact between them.

I’m guessing Elliott’s only with Lily to help Nina,‘ Vivian thought.

Nina had been digging into the Nicholson family, but with her background, there was no way she could ever get in. The only one who might actually have a shot was Lily, since she was Lawrence’s real daughter.

But Lily would never do anything for Nina, so it had to be Elliott, the golden boy, who was clearing the way for her.

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