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Chapter 164

“Sorry, Elsa,” Calvin said.

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Elsa squeezed his hand tightly, frowning as she replied, “It’s not your fault. Don’t blame yourself. The most important thing right now is figuring out how to get away from these guys.”

The businessmen nearby kept staring at the strange couple, more and more intrigued, especially by Elsa’s curvy figure, which made it hard for them to look away.

“The contract’s signed, so it’s legally binding. If you back out now, your parents won’t be able to cover the costs,” Mariano said.

“It’s just research assistance. You’ll be well–fed and taken care of. What are you worried about? If the lady doesn’t trust us, she’s welcome to check on him anytime. We’ll make her feel right at home,” Lionel added.

“Cut the crap.” Calvin stepped in front of Elsa, clearly angry as he noticed their creepy stares.

But the two businessmen didn’t back down. They still tried to force Calvin to come with them.

Just then, a smooth voice cut through the tension. “Mariano, Lionel, what do you think you’re doing to my employee?” Joseph’s calm voice rang out, with a hint of a smile that made both men freeze.

“Your employee?” Mariano turned to look at Joseph.

He knew the Wilson family had been making a lot of moves recently, especially this young man. Joseph was sharp, charming, and way more mature than his age. He had a perfect, friendly smile, but everyone knew he was even more ruthless than his father.

“Exactly what I said,” Joseph said, walking up and shifting slightly to put some distance between the businessmen and Calvin. He smiled and added, “Let me introduce you properly. This is Calvin. He just joined my family’s research team this morning as an intern.”

“That’s impossible. I just signed him, and his guardian agreed, too!” Lionel shouted. “If you just signed with him, it’s invalid. He’s still a minor.”

“Well, what a coincidence,” Joseph said, still smiling. “I just signed with his guardian as well.”

The two businessmen, now uneasy, quickly pulled out their phones to double–check. They soon found out from their assistant that the Wilson family had already secured Calvin.

The contract that Brent and Laura were so excited about had actually been signed with Joseph.

two businessmen gritted their teeth and left, looking

happened fast, but here, we

guard by everything, blinked in confusion. But when

tract still

hand. “You’re Quinlyn’s friend. I trust you.” He figured joining the Wilson family’s team was a better choice than dealing

at the comment and shot Quinlyn a side glance, thinking, ‘See? I told you it was because of your connections.’ On top of the high–paying internship, Joseph had

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now folie surf, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She was

out the carrot strips from Quinlyn’s food, shy reed everything hard he

goot for your eyes! Jomph said, picking them our

against eating them–when she was younger and had no money, dh’d pick up old carrons from the market and eat them raw. But now, with so many other delicious

he made sure to pick out

Westwood University cafeteria. Calvin was treating everyone to say thanks

you had a bodyguard with

me. Stanley was the one who called him, Quinlyn said, shrugging and scrunching up

time, things nearly turned into a disaster. Anyone who heard about it

smiled, looking at Quinlyn, thinking she was adorable. She bit her lip, still chuckling, and couldn’t

things others miss. You can spot clues that people overlook. Bringing the truth to

Quinlyn, Calvin might have already fallen apart from starving himself, and Elsa might have stayed trapped in depression, maybe even ending her life again. Quinlyn was

shyly smiled, her eyes curving up. “Thanks,

a surge of affection. When no

was used to people patting her head

“I should’ve treated you to something better since you saved my life,” he said,

said, enjoying the stewed ribs,

a little, but then he noticed Elsa wiping Quinlyn’s mouth,

be trouble. They were talking about a lot of projects, most

still huge loopholes in the biotech field. Things like reusing bodies, selling baby umbilical cord blood

thing would be to make a big case that grabs public attention and forces the higher- ups to pay