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The person on the phone was Lance .
The old man’s eyes lit up , and he jumped to his feet in surprise . “ Are you talking about Professor Madelyn Colton , the one who developed proteaz inhibitors ? ”
“ That’s right . She’s from your country , a young woman . You’ll have to figure out how to contact her yourself . I can’t share that information . That’s all tran say , ” Lance said .
Kerano Global Health had strict rules that researchers ‘ identities must remain confidential .
Lance couldn’t stand to see Madelyn’s talent go to waste , so this was the only way he could push her back onto the field .
The old man couldn’t hide the joy on his face . After thanking Lance profusely , he immediately instructed his assistant to hire several private investigators to track Madelyn down .
A new message popped up .
[ Professor Schmidt , you’re retiring next year . If you don’t find a suitable replacement soon , I’ll have to make the decision myself . )
Martin : [ I’ve found someone incredible ! I’ll do my best to lock it in before the interviews start . ]
[ There are a few promising students at Larkridge High School . Make sure to recruit them early . Once the exam results are out , it’ll be too late . We can’t compete with Kanit University . ]
Alex and Henry were both detained , and Fryderyk refused to let Caleb visit them , saying they weren’t family .
“ Let it go . Henry’s sentencing is just around the corner , ” Fryderyk said .
What Henry did was easy to investigate , and it would land him in prison for over a decade .
As for Aria stabbing him , what’s wrong with a kid defending herself ? She wasn’t even ten years old . Even if she’d killed him , she wouldn’t have been held responsible .
Caleb gave Fryderyk a cold glance , said nothing , and walked out of the police station .
At the gates of the Saxon Manor .
“ Silvia , your Dad blew all our money on bad investments and even sold the house ! Your brother and I are homeless now , with nothing left . Please help
us ! ”
Alice dropped to her knees , grabbing Austin’s arm . “ Austin , please , beg your sister ! ”
Austin stood there , his green – dyed hair , pierced ears , and leather outfit screaming rebellion .
He shook off Alice’s grip and jabbed a finger dangerously close to Silvia’s face . “ If you don’t hand over the money , I’ll make sure everyone knows you’re just a fake on the outside , rotten to the core . Let’s see how you plan to marry into money once your reputation’s trashed ! ”
“ Austin ! ”
Silvia staggered back a couple of steps , her mind swirling with the rumors she’d heard . Lowering her head , she said , “ You want money ? Fine . But first , answer one question truthfully . ”
Hope flickered in Alice’s eyes . “ What question ? ” she asked .
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Did you sell Aria for one thousand dollars back then ? ”
Alice frore , shaking her head vehemently . “ No ! ”
Silvia fixed Alice with a piercing stare . “ You’re lying ! ”
“ So what if we did ? ” Austin sneered , utterly unapologetic . “ We raised her , didn’t we ? What’s wrong with making a little money off her
Silvia stumbled back , tears spilling uncontrollably . “ How could you ? If you didn’t pick the wrong baby in the hospital back then , you’d have sold THE OF just the same , wouldn’t you ? ”
Alice reached out to grab her hand . “ No , Silvia , that’s not truel Madelyn was crazy ! She wouldn’t lift a finger to help and even tried to poison us . What choice did we have but to sell her ?
“ And in the end , she came back with a knife , nearly hacking us to pieces . She is insane ! ”
Silvia’s eyes burned with hatred . “ Get out ! And don’t ever show your faces to me again ! ”
Everyone adored Silvia , yet Aria was cruelly abused by her parents .
Silvia , overwhelmed with guilt , dashed toward the door but froze in her tracks when she spotted a familiar figure .
“ Caleb ? ”
Caleb approached her at a measured pace , his cold gaze sweeping past her to the people behind , before finally landing on her face . “ You’ve been in contact with them all along ? ” he asked .
Silvia quickly shook her head and explained , “ No , I haven’t . They came to me asking for money . I gave them some once , but this is the second time , and I
refused . ”
“ Caleb , ” she sobbed , clutching his hand tightly , “ They abused Aria . I’m sorry I didn’t know it was this bad . I swear I didn’t know . ”
Aria had endured the suffering that should have been Silvia’s .
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