139 Identity

Everyone turned their heads to see Lewis and were

stunned.

Someone who didn’t know who that was asked, “Who

is this?”

The person next to them immediately replied, “That’s Jake’s uncle, the current man in charge of the Horton family! I saw him on the financial news channel just a few days ago…”

No sooner had they finished explaining than Professor Miller stood up, exclaiming in surprise. “Mr. Horton?”

The Horton Group gave a substantial amount of support to Oceanion University’s labs every year, and now that Professor Miller had become the dean of the Energy College, of course, he had dealt with Lewis before.

As he stood up, the others immediately followed suit.

Jake and Isla exchanged glances and both smiled.

What a large-scale adultery bust!

Jake looked down and politely called out, “Uncle, what

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brings you here?”

Lewis glanced at Keira and Scott before looking away and said in a deep voice, “I heard it’s Professor Miller’s birthday, and I happened to be in the area, so I came to have a look. Why? Am I not welcome?”

“How could that be!”

Jake gestured toward Keira’s seat. “Uncle, please take a

seat.”

The seat of honor belonged to Professor Miller, who as today’s birthday star and elder, couldn’t possibly give up his seat. Given Lewis’s status, Keira immediately moved down one spot.

Lewis walked over without ceremony and sat between

her and Professor Miller.

Upon seeing this, Isla cheerfully said, “Mr. Martin, what are you waiting for? Please, take a seat.”

Scott, hearing this, gave Keira a look, thought for a moment, and sat next to her. The classmate who had been sitting next to Keira immediately stood up and vacated his seat, allowing Scott to sit down without

hesitation.

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And so…

found herself sandwiched between Scott and

Lewis.

suddenly feeling a chill coming from Lewis,

at

about to ask why he came over, Professor Miller spoke first. “Keira, didn’t you have some misunderstanding with Mr. Horton before? Has

Keira smiled. “Yes.”

to hear.” Professor Miller sighed in

South, she was merely a research staff, and for the Hortons, the wealthiest family in Oceanion, snuffing her out was as simple

have some experimental data that

began to talk to

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inquire further. She sighed in resignation and suddenly

sleeve.

her head to see Scott looking at

remember who I am now? Could we add each other on WhatsApp?”

figured out

called over for no reason, and considering he had taken time off from his construction site to come here, Keira found it

scanned her QR code and sent

request.

and immediately said, “Did you see that? Dr. South and this gentleman just added each other

for Keira and immediately scoffed. “Brown-noser,

un for your hood What? Is

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promotion

Charles said, “You….!”

“Who can’t act? It’s just a

really wanted a temporary,

spoke up. “Erin, that’s enough. Targeting Keira over and

give

thought” were forcibly

down.

a sheepish smile.

however,

Mr. Horton didn’t want her.

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she really didn’t want it? She just couldn’t have

was slightly startled and suddenly turned his gaze toward

he had prepared for Keira at graduation

for four

no

to draw a

himself.

3

of this, he was furious, yet all the surprises

a moment, Jake didn’t know whether to

him at one point!

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