Chapter14
ThecararrivedatJubilifeResearchInstitute30minuteter.
Yvette’slongandslenderlegssteppedoutofthecar
SomeonehadlongbeenwaitingforYvetteattheresearchinstitute’sentrance.TheoldermanlituponcehesawYvette,whowaslikeasaviortohim.Then,hesprintedtoher,“You’rehere,Yvie!Gosh,youfinallymadeit.DoyouknowhowlongI’vebeenwaitingforyou?”
Yvettespokendly.“Takemeinsideandshowmo.”
“Onit.Rightthisway,Yvie!”repliedtheman.
Againsthisexpectations,SamuelwatchedasYvettedidn’tgetchasedaway,Instead,themanweedherintotheresearchinstitutewiththeutmostrespect.Itshockedhimsomuchthathecouldn’thelpdroppinghiw.
birdest
Heremarked,“Mr.Quinn,that’sBamabusZabel,theresearchinstitute’shighlyesteemedseniorfacultymember.He’saprettybigeAnyonewouldhavebeenshockedtoseea renownedseniorresearcherbehavesorespectfullytowardonaveragdylikeYvette
Wilson’seyesnarrowedasheletoutalowchuckle.ItseemedhehadunderestimatedYvette.
“ShouldTranabackgroundcheckonher,Mr.Quinn?”Samuelwasstillconcernedbythe station
outasecondthought.
“Noneed,”Wilsonrejectedwithouta
HeknewYvettewellenough.Shewouldignorehimforeverifshefoundouthewasinvestigatingherinsecret.Besides,WilsonhadplentyoftimetowaituntilYvetteconfidedinhim.
Outsidethboratory,Yvettehadalreadyputonhercoatandmask,Onlyherstrikingeyeswerevisibletoothers.
ShesoonfollowedBarnabusintothboratory
#vie,thechiphassufferedgreatdamage,andyou’retheonlyonewhocanrepairit…”saidBarnabus.
Wette’sgazesettledonthebrokenchipatopthboratorytable.Afrownmarredherfare.“Letmehandleit.Everyonemayleave.”
“Alright.Everyone,out!Idon’twantanyonedisruptingYvie’slocus!”andoneshouldn’tbeinterruptedduringtheprocess
mabusknowitwasanexceedinglydifficulttasktorepairthechip.
“Understood,sar!”Alltheresearchstaffobedientlylefttostandguardoutsidethboratory.Theyheldtheirbreathswhile watchingYvetteworkthroughthesspanel.
Secondsand minutespassedastheiradmirationforYvettegrew
Itwasalready twohourterwhenYvettecameoutfromthboratory,Sheremovedheboratorycoatandmassagedthespotbetweenherbrows.
“Youmust’vehadsuchahardtime,Yvie!”AconsiderateBamabusapproachedtohandherasmallcartonofmilk,andhehadevenputinthe
strawforher
Yvetteeptedthemilk,tookasip,andspokewithherusuazytone.“I’verepairedthedamagedpartsofthechip.Youmayresumeyour
research.”
“That’sgreat!”TheweightonBamabusshouldersfinallyeased.Then,hebeenedatYvette.“Ourresearchinstitutioncan’toperatewithoutyou,Yvie!Howaboutthis?Doyouwantto
“No.”Yvetteknewwhathewasgoingtosuggestbutrejectedhimruthlesslyandquickly.ShehadnonstotakeenapprenticessinceshewastoobusyN?velDrama.Org (C) content.
“Gosh.Don’tbeinsuchahurrytorefuse,Yvie…”Bamabusdrewhisbrowsclosewhilepoutingpitifully,
Yvettearchedabrowbeforzilyremindinghimofsomething.“Mr.Zabel,yourphoneisringing.”
“Oh,you’reright!”
YvetteslippedawaywhileBarnabusansweredthevideocall.Shehadlonggonewhenthtterrealizedwhathadhappened.
“Oh,whatashame!Shegotawayagain!”Bamabussighedbeforeturningtospeakwiththemanonthevideocall.“Kid,that’stheincredibleyoundyI’malwaystellingyouabout,”
JanMary,whowasontheotherendofthatcall,thoughtaboutthesideprofileoftheyoundyhenoticedthroughthecamera.Hedidn’tknowwhy,butsheseemed oddlyfamiliar.
Atthesame time,hewasmoresosurprised.Thdyseemedyoungerthanhim,yethismentor,Harnabas,sangcountlesspraisesabouther
forbeingoutstanding.
“tan,Iheardyou’reretumingtothecountrysoon.Isthatright?”Barnabusasked.
Uponhearingthatnsnapped outofhisthoughtsandnodded.“Yes,Sir.Myfamilyrecoveredmylong–lostsister,soImustreturnhome.”
“That’sgreatnews!”Bamabusnoddedwithasmile.“Whatgoodtiming.YoushouldhurrybacktoJubilifeCity,soIcanintroduceyoutotheyoundy!!
“Alright,Sir.”||
“Overhere.”AfamiliarvoicerangoutonceYvette
theexitedtheresearchinstitute.
YvettelookedaheadandsawWilsonstandingbeneathastreemp.Asmilewassteredacrosshisdevilishlycharmingface,makinghimIrresistible
ArareexpressionofshockcrossedYvette’sface.Shehadbeeninthboratoryfortwohours,yetWilsonstillwaitedforher.
WilsonncedatthemilkcartoninYvette’shandsandsilentlmittedittomemory.Then,hesmirkedather.“It’stimeyoumadegoodonyourpromiseandbuymeameal.”
Yvettehappenedtobehungry,too.So,sheagreedwithouthesitation.“Sure.”
Meanwhile,Samuelfrowned,knowingWilsonhadalreadyeatendinner.HecouldtellthtterwasaskingtoeatnowoutofconcernforYvette.
ThethreetookasmoothjourneytoTheCourtyardBanquet.Therestaurantwasanupscaleprivaterestaurantthatonlyservedspecialtyfoods.Itwasalsonearlyimpossibletogetareservationthere
KnowingYvettedislikedbeingthecenterofattention,Wilsoninstructedtherestauranttogivethemamoreprivateroom.
HeaskedaboutYvette’spreferencesbeforeorderinganentiretable’sworthofdishes,allofwhichwereherfavoritefoods.Followingthat,heapaniedherineating.
That said,hedidn’teatmuch.HemostlywatchedYvetteeatorhelpedpickupsomefoodandputitontoherte.
Collinwaspassingbyandnoticedthisschroughtheprivateroomwindow.Curiositygotthe bestofhim,andhecockedabrowwhileenteringtheroom.“Who’sthislittleIndy,Wilson?”
HiseyesdartedbetweenYvetteandWilsonseveraltimes.Atinge ofamusement filledhisgaze.ItwashisfirsttimeseeingsuchatenderlookfromWilson,whohadalwaysbeenindifferentandunmerciful
Nottomention,Wilsonkeptawomapanyasshedined! EvenCollinhimselfhadneverexperiencedsuchaprivilege.
Wilson’seyesnarrowedtoslitsasheshotaviciousreatCollin.Itwasevidentthroughhiseyesthathewantedthtterto p
Eetlost.
“Oh,soyouthinkI’maneyesorenow,huh?Howcouldyouditchyourfriendforagirl,Wilson?”Collinmusedwhileshakinghisheaddejectedly.HementallyscoffedanddecidednottodoasWilsontoldhim.Hewasdeterminedtostickaround.
AhallsmiledangerouslycreptupWilson’sfaceashetookinCollin,whohadsettledonstaying.Hethought,“So,that’showyouwanttoy,huh?I’llshipyouabroadandsellyouoffasaworkerrightaway!”
Collinfeltthehairsonhisneckstandstraighter.Itwasaneerieandforebodingsensation.
ThatwaswhenWilson’s phonerang.ThecallerIDindicatedthecallwasfromMartha.HelplessnessflickeredinWilson’sfrostygazeatonce.Hedidn’tneedtoanswerthephoknowwhathisgrandmotherwascallingabout.
Inthenextinstance,hecastagentlelookatYvettewhilespeakingwarmly.“I’mgoingtotakeacandwillbebacksoon.Enjoyyourfood,”