Chapter 669
No wonder Emily and Debby held her in such contempt.
Seeing Anastasia’s obedient demeanor, Emily’s affection for her grew. Suddenly, she remembered something. “By the way, you’re from Fairhaven. Do you know of the other Lancaster family there?”
Anastasia paused. “Aaron’s family?”
“Yes! That’s them. They have a son named Aaron.” Emily chuckled. “We heard a while ago that someone put that family in their place. Your Aunt Debby has been wanting to thank whoever did it. We had no idea it was you until your grandmother told us!”
Debby offered Anastasia a warm, grateful smile.
Now it all made sense. That was why Debby had been so kind to her from the very beginning.
After chatting for a while longer, Anastasia saw that it was still early and Harrison likely wouldn’t be back for some time. She decided to go out. Now that she was in Riverton, it was time to visit her teacher. Though they hadn’t met in this life, he had already helped her immensely.
“Are you heading out for a bit, Ana?” Emily asked kindly. “You’re not familiar with Riverton. Would you like me to go with you?”
Anastasia smiled and shook her head. “No, thank you, Aunt Emily. I’m going to see a friend.”
Hearing this, Emily politely dropped the subject.
Anastasia didn’t ask for a car. The Lancaster estate was located in a bustling area, and hailing a cab would be easy. Before leaving, she called her teacher to see if it was a good time.
“Convenient? Of course, it’s
convenient!” Bruno Austin’s voice was full of pleasant surprise. “You’re already in Riverton, Anastasia You don’t know your way around Should I send someone to pick you up?”
“There’s no need, Teacher. A taxi will be just fine.”
After hanging up, Bruno was still beaming. He stood up excitedly and addressed his guests. “I have a very important visitor on the way. I’m afraid I’ll have to cut our meeting short for today!”
His guests were a middle-aged man and a young woman. The man was George, a well-known figure in the medical community, and the young woman was Riverton’s famed medical prodigy, Queena.
George had mentored Queena since she was young, but a mentor was different from a true master. He had her here today hoping to use his influence to persuade Bruno to take Queena on as his disciple. It wasn’t their first attempt, but Bruno had yet to agree.
Hearing Bruno dismiss them, George couldn’t help but ask, “Who is this important guest that has you so excited?”
Bruno clasped his hands behind his back, his voice filled with pride. “A true medical genius!”
Queena had been hailed as a prodigy ever since she came into the public eye, showered with admiration and praise. Even George was immensely proud of her. To be rejected as a disciple time and again, only to hear Bruno praïse e else as a “true medical genius” right in front of her, as if her own reputation meant nothing, stung her pride.
She offered a polite, humble smile. “I wonder who Mr. Austin is referring to? I believe Thɪs chapter is updated by (.)net
I know most of the rising talents in our field. Who could it be that has earned such high praise from you?”