Chapter 329

Avril palmed her chest, gawking at her father. She had trouble digesting the truth, and even the usually calm and accepting Mairi was in a daze. Mairi said, “Oh my goodness! My daughter is a world-renowned leading researcher. I’m so proud of her. I can’t believe she’s my daughter!” Avril found her mother’s words slightly distasteful, saying, “Mom, would you please say she’s your goddaughter? You’re not her birth mother, you know.” “Oh, right. You have a point. Here, I’ll give it another shot. I’m so proud of my goddaughter! There, do you feel better now?” Avril did not know how to respond to that. … Meanwhile, Bonnie reached her research institute. The staff members had just finished dinner and were about to start the meeting. Someone asked, “Bonnie, is that you? What are you doing here?” ‘Huh, who’s that? He sounds familiar.’ Bonnie turned around and was surprised, asking, “Why are you here?” Paul scoffed and countered, “I asked you first. Now, tell me how you got in. Did you