After waiting for a full two minutes, Rebecca started to think he
was writing a whole essay.
But all he sent was a short sentence.
Professor Shaw: You have other friends named Shaw?
Before Rebecca could process what he meant by that, he
unsent it, sent just an “Mm,” and ended the conversation.
Rebecca was completely baffled, unable to figure out what on
earth Adrian meant.
She turned her head and saw Madeleine with a wicked smile.
Outside a national biological laboratory, Adrian held the
protective suit he would change into in one hand and looked at
his phone with a serious expression.
His doctoral student looked over curiously.
“What’s wrong, Professor Shaw?
Did something happen?”
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Hearing this, Adrian finally turned off his phone.
When he looked up, his stern gaze had softened back to its
usual gentleness.
He shook his head. “It’s nothing.”
Then he asked, “Who’s taking the lab notes today?”
“Gabrielle, she’s already inside getting ready.”
“I thought it was Eleanor?”
“Oh, Eleanor said she’s having dinner with her family tonight, so
she swapped shifts with Gabrielle.”
Eleanor…
Adrian’s gaze shifted slightly. He nodded, said he understood,
and started to change into his protective suit.
Dinner with her family.
Why wear such a beautiful little black dress for that?
And sending the photo by mistake…
Something wasn’t right.
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and
Rebecca couldn’t figure out what Madeleine was up to,
when she heard Madeleine tell her not to worry, that she was
just one step away from victory, she furrowed her brow.
“Victory?
Not even close.”
What’s the use of just getting Adrian interested in me?
What she wanted was for Adrian to agree to join her family’s
company.
Tsk, if that old fossil wasn’t so rigid and unwilling to cooperate
with the company, would I have to make such a huge sacrifice?
Meanwhile, Owen was still lecturing Bradley. Bradley, who was
usually glib, could only pretend to be well–behaved in front of an
elder.
Whatever Owen said, he just chuckled, nodded, and then shot
looks at Roderick, Madeleine, and Rebecca, one by one, hoping
they would save him.
Unfortunately, all three of them were pretending not to see.
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Not until Madeleine’s stomach growled again.
Did Roderick finally break the stalemate.
“Dad, it’s time to eat.”
Owen was right in the middle of his speech and glanced at his
son, displeased.
“What’s the rush!”
“It’s not me who’s in a rush, Madeleine is pregnant, she can’t go
hungry.”
Only then did Owen snap out of it. He slapped his forehead and
said to Diane in a gentle tone.
“My fault, my fault. I got carried away talking. Here, let me get
you a bowl of soup.”
Big families have strict rules. Even though this was just a casual
family dinner, the younger generation still followed the principle
of not eating until the elders started.
Now that Owen had started, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Roderick immediately picked up Madeleine’s bowl to serve her.
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Bradley and Rebecca shared the same look of disdain. The
Livingston father and son had truly inherited the trait of doting
on their wives.
“Don’t you have eyes, Bradley? Get me a bowl.”
Bradley rolled his eyes at Rebecca. “If you’re so capable, find a
husband to serve you. Why are you ordering me around?”
Rebecca chuckled and slung an arm over Bradley’s shoulder.
“Sure, why don’t we just make do with each other?”
“Get lost!”
Watching from the side, Madeleine couldn’t help but laugh.
They were true friends, the kind who couldn’t stand to even look
at each other.
After dinner and hanging out for a while, everyone went their
separate ways.
Kevin was tired from playing and fell asleep in the car on the
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