The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 1617

"Ha!" Grady couldn't help but chuckle. If anyone was going to stir up drama, it was definitely Grady. He seemed to think the whole situation needed a bit more spice.

Meanwhile, Summer stood there, pale and completely stunned. From the moment Professor Joen spoke with such reverence, she was floored. She didn't really get the whole Merrywoods power thing, but she knew Joen. He was a big shot researcher, a scientist with international acclaim. The thought of someone so respected speaking with that kind of deference...

Not only did he use that tone, but he also quickly distanced himself from her, his student, as if acknowledging her could bring trouble. Summer had thought having Professor Joen in her corner would make the Davis family back off. Never in her wildest dreams did she think it'd be her professor backing off when faced with the Davis family.

The Davis family, the Davis family... What kind of clout did they have?

Summer's mind was buzzing, and she clenched her hands tightly on the carpet. After a moment, she suddenly raised her head and quickly addressed the direction where Grady stood. "Professor, are you planning to abandon your research?"

on the other end when he heard Summer's words. The Davis family wasn't a group to mess with, but if they really wanted

gritted her teeth and added, "Professor, don't forget, today's

a brief pause, his eyes widened as if he'd figured something out. The Davis family, with that last name...

in his mind, and then said, "don't know what you're trying to say here.

hung up. He wasn't going to be threatened by anyone, not even Summer or the Davis family. There was nothing they could do to him. So after hanging up, Joen contacted the head of

on Summer's end, she hadn't expected Joen to deny everything, and despair spread across her face. "Looks like your professor has given up on you,"

paler. Grady had no intention of wasting more words and simply waved to Grady beside him. "Take her

this, Summer shrank back, screaming, "What do you want to do? You know this is illegal,

down at Summer, as if she were a fool. Ah, she wasn't even a tenth of what their Miss Mira