Chapter 298

Lorna and Sanderson exchanged a worried glance. Sanderson, his face a mask of fury, was just about to storm into the room when Lorna quickly grabbed his hand, shooting him a look that said, "Do you really want to barge in on the kids right now? Think of how awkward that would be." Sanderson, still seething, hissed, "Then what do we do?"

Lorna furrowed her brows, signaling for patience, "Leave it to me."

She coughed deliberately outside the door, hoping to alert the kids inside without startling them too much.

Ideally, upon hearing the cough, the kids would pause whatever they were up to, right?

Sure enough, they heard Everard's muffled voice from inside, "Dude, your parents are back, and I was only halfway through."

Cordelia, a hint of urgency in her voice, whispered back, "Hurry up, then."

Everard took a sharp breath, "Alright, I'm going all in..."

Cordelia cut him off, "Don't move! Back up a little!"

Lorna and Sanderson were dumbfounded.

Was the situation inside not what they feared, and Lia was the one taking the lead? And Everard felt pressured?

Even so, they couldn't just let Lia go on like this!

Lorna coughed again, louder this time, ready to add a few more coughs as a clearer signal, but Sanderson had already kicked the door open, roaring, "Everard, you beast! I'm going to kill-"

He froze mid-sentence.

Because there, in the middle of the room, was Everard sitting in a chair, holding up a molecular model, while Cordelia was intently studying another, a chemical molecule model. Everard's model was fitting into Cordelia's model, demonstrating a chemical reaction.

Both kids looked up, stunned by the sudden intrusion. Everard, confusion written all over his face, asked, "Uncle, what's going on?"

Sanderson's anger fizzled out, replaced by embarrassment, "I...uh, thought you were doing what? A science project?"

Everard nodded, "Yeah."

you're doing?" Sanderson

Cordelia looked puzzled, "What else

felt his face heat

was all a misunderstanding. They were just working on a school project,

"Is it not okay

completely flustered, mumbled, "No, it's fine. Carry

salvage some dignity, he coughed, "I was just testing how sturdy the door is. Looks good, solid craftsmanship in this

exchanged glances,

guilty for the misunderstanding, quickly changed the subject, "You kids continue

She had

sparked an idea, and she eagerly

down, her pen flying over the paper, connecting dots that

She had

concept in chemical reactions, which, until now, seemed impossible. But with the models and the interruption, she

could change the way we understand chemical synthesis. It

her work. To Cordelia, it was a solution to a school problem, but to

her task completed, casually set aside her work, planning to test her theory in a

could help," she mused, knowing

stayed over, becoming almost a part of the Delaney family. Sanderson and Lorna, knowing his own

projects were thwarted as Cordelia remained absorbed in her studies, asking him not to disturb her focus. This routine continued until school resumed, and

Meanwhile, Sanderson's company

challenges of its own. An accident in the lab

an explosion, causing chaos and

took responsibility for the damages, but

not make payroll,"

as they were to Sanderson's vision, felt disheartened by the company's

his shoulders, promised to find a solution, though he had no idea where

at the Delaney

from

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