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Athena replied without thinking: [I’m not taking it on. I’m too busy.]
To publish the book, she had been editing “The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes
recently. She had just finished editing it yesterday and submitted it. Now, she just wanted to rest.
She did not sign a contract with the website and refused to reveal her identity in the past few years
because she was not 18 years old yet. If she wanted to sign a contract, a guardian would have to
do it for her. However, the Kennedy family was her guardian at that time. She did not want to let
them know about this.
Now that she was over 15 years old, she could sign the documents herself. So when the editor-in-
chief of the website again offered to sign a contract with her, she said she would consider it
At that time, the editor-in-chief could not believe it and kept asking her, “Really?” and “If you don’t
keep your word, I’ll jump off a building.”
It was not until Athena added his iMessage that he believed it was true. He was shocked by
Athena’s age and talent that he was speechless for a long time. He could only send a bunch of
“amazed” emojis to express his admiration.
Of course, the website gave Athena very generous conditions, including helping her with various
copyrights, promoting her work as best as they could, and putting her opinions first. Their
commission was also the lowest in the industry.
The website only had one condition. The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes” could
only be serialized on their website, including all follow-ups to the book. They would also have
priority on Athena’s next work under the same conditions.
Seeing how sincere the editor-in-chief was, Athena readily agreed. Her only requirement was for
them to keep her identity a secret for the time being. Other than the employee who needed to sign
the contract, the website could not reveal her identity to anyone unless she gave her permission
After all, Athena’s main job was a scientist, and the rest were jobs on the side. If her identity were
exposed, many fans, publishers, and filmpanies woulde looking for her. It would affect her
scientific research.
It was not easy for the editor-in-chief to sign someone as good as Athena so he could not put on a
tough act
After receiving Athena’s reply, the editor-in-chief immediately texted: [Okay. I’ll pass it on.]
Soon, Anabel received a reply that “Lockwood” refused to take on the missing people case. She felt
very regretful.
However, she didn’t force the issue. She simply told them to inform “Lockwood” that her request
was long-standing and that he could contact her at any time if he changed his mind.
Then, Anabel fell into a dilemma, not knowing what to do next. After suffering such a huge loss, she
didn’t want to give up
for no reason
At this moment, Juliet suggested, “Why don’t we tell Mr. Graham secretly about what is suspicious
about Joy and let him investigate it himself? Even if Mr. Graham knows Joy’s background, he might
not know how dangerous she is.”
Anabel thought for a moment and smiled, “That’s a good idea
The next day, Matthew received an anonymous letter.
The letter stated that someone admired Joy and secretly sent people to Uroterin and Aeloria to
investigate Joy. However, the people they sent disappeared mysteriously and they could not find out
anything. The police could not locate the missing persons after a long time. The letter even advised
Matthew to be careful.
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Matthew smiled after reading it and handed the letter to Louis. Burn it and stay away from Joy.”
Louis’s expression became solemn after scanning the letter. “Yes, sir.”
Curiosity killed the cat. Although Matthew was powerful, he didn’t need to interfere in the private
affairs of unrted people unless they affected or threatened him. Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
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Athena did not know how dangerous a case she had rejected. After resting at home for two days,
she went to school to take the midterm exams.
As she rarely came to the school and was not penalized for it, a few students in the ss were
dissatisfied with this and felt that she was given special privileges and that the school had double
standards.
However, when the results were out, the entire ss was stunned.
A girl eximed. “Full marks for all of them? No way. She was only here for a few sses. Did she
cheat?”
A boy remarked. I didn’t believe it either, so I went to check Athena’s exam papers. There were no
problems with them.”
Someone said, “Although she has a brain like us, the difference between our intelligence is
enormous.”
All the students sighed in unison. From then on, no oneined about Athena’s frequent
absence from school.
Athena left the ssroom after receiving the results. She yed with her phone while heading to
the library, intending to borrow a few books home to read.
When she walked along the tree-lined path at the side of the library, she suddenly sensed
something and stopped in her tracks. She put down her phone and looked ahead.
A tall and straight figure in a military uniform seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. He strode
toward her steadily.
The warm sunlight fell on him adoringly like bees drawn to the fragrance of flowers. It surrounded
hirm like a halo, as if this way, they would not be swallowed by the darkness.
As he approached, Athena had a feeling.
The young man in front of her was like a mountain. Even though he looked ordinary, he still retained
an indomitable aura and bearing. He was also like a pir in the deep ocean. No matter how big
were the waves that washed up against him, nothing could knock him down.
Athena was stunned for a moment
The young man quickly walked to Athena, stood at attention, and saluted to her. His voice was
powerful, yet warm and gentle. “Hello, Athena. I’m your third brother, Zayn Donovan. Its a pleasure
to meet you.”
Athena straightened and saluted too. She said loudly, “Hello, Zayn. I’m Athena. It’s an honor to
meet you.”
She wasn’t being polite. Because Zayn was a special forces soldier, there were no photos of him at
home after he was enlisted. There were only photos of him as a young student from many years
ago. However, Athena had heard from her family about Zayn’s deeds and respected him.
Now that she saw Zayn, she thought he looked even more capable than she imagined. His military
bearing instantly won her over, especially since he had a lot medals on his uniform.
Zayn smiled and put down his hand. His gaze was as gentle as the morning sun. “Although I’mte,
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Although he was very calm when he saw her. Athena could see the joy and satisfaction in the
depths of his eyes. Touched, she opened her arms. “Zayn, wee home too.
Zayn was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he lowered his gaze and hugged her. His voice was
slightly hoarse as he said,
Thanks.”
The students who passed by them stopped and watched curiously. They even took photos.
Someone asked, “Look. That’s Athena, right? Who’s the man hugging her?”
Another said. “Athena knows a lot of guys. This is a new one.”
When Zayn heard their talk, he let go of Athena and looked at everyone. He said calmly, “I’m
Athena’s third brother, Zayn Donovan. I just retired from the army.”
When the students heard this, they immediately became respectful and apologized, I’m sorry. We
misunderstood. We’ll leave you be
One of them said, “Wow. Zayn, you’re so handsome. You’re much more mature than ric. Can we
take a photo together?”
A girl said. Tm so envious of Athena. All her brothers are so handsome. Why don’t I have such a
handsome brother? It is so
unfair.
“Oh my god. Is that a Hero’s Medal?” a boy said in surprise, “If I’m not wrong, he has First ss,
Second ss, and Third ss Hero’s Medals. That’s amazing