Chapter 1396


    Over the past few years, Austin had been holding onto the title people gave him of being Dominic''s


    secret apprentice.


    Others respected him, and people would beg for him to visit their friends or family who had contracted


    some disease from time to time.


    He had grown ustomed to living in the limelight, although he would repeatedly tell himself that he


    had never explicitly confirmed or denied the truth.


    It was all wishful thinking by the public.It had nothing to do with him.


    However, guilt started forming in him after such a long time.


    On top of that, he also feared that he might be exposed.


    Besidespeting with Lily, he feared she mighte out one day and expose that he was not


    Dominic''s secret apprentice.


    Therefore, Austin had been trying to use his strength to prove that he did not need the title to be


    capable.


    Still, he was always a step behind when it came to Lily.


    This time, he retrieved the data Lily had deleted.


    It was all based on his own skills, thus making him feel a great sense of aplishment and


    satisfaction that he could not buy.


    Austin stretched his arms and said proudly, "Professor Thompson, now that I’ve retrieved the data, you


    don''t have to worry anymore.We can proceed with the experiment."


    "Yes, yes.That''s great, Austin! You''re amazing!"


    Thompson was almost incoherent after the adrenaline rush.


    He was so happy that he did not know what to say.He ced his hand on Austin’s shoulder and


    eximed, "Thisb would be nothing without you.Now that Lily is gone, you will take her ce.In the


    future, you''re responsible for this project!"


    "Okay!"


    Austin simply agreed.


    Now that he had all the experimental data and the results of the previous sessful experiments, he


    believed he would soon seed.


    Maria wes resting at home today.


    She had been so busy tat she did not even have time to y cards with her friends or even have any


    beauty treatments done.


    After two days of rest, she went to the Rollins'' household for a look.


    Thest time she met with Austin, he told her not to let Anastasia out to eat.


    Instead, she should be taking the medicine he prescribed at home.


    He even ordered Maria to keep an eye on Anastasia.


    Unexpectedly, as soon as Maria entered the house, the whole ce looked different.


    It was as if she had entered the wrong house.


    She quickly took a few steps back to look at the gate.


    ‘I’m at the right house, but why is the yard empty? Where are the pots and nts that were here?


    Every flower and plent that used to be all over the yard is gone"


    When she walked into the living room suspiciously, it was even emptier.


    Besides the furniture and appliances, the nts, ‘including the cactus on the window sill, were no


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    longer around.


    ‘Did someone break in?! That was Maria''s first suspicion.


    Meanwhile, Anastasia was busy talking to the housekeepers, looking very upied.


    which also confirmed Maria''s assumption.


    However, what thieves were stupid enough to steal every single nt in the house, making it so evident


    that the house had gotten ransacked? Her eyes widened in surprise.


    Thinking that her eyes were ying tricks on her, she rubbed them, only to see that the living room was


    still empty.


    "Tasia, was there a burry here? Where are all the nts?" She turned around, trying to find them.


    After exining things to the housekeeper, Anastasia turned to look at Maria.


    "No, Aunt Maria. I had some people move them away."


    "W-Why?"


    Maria could not understand it.


    "Isn''t it good to have nts in the house? They can purify the air, and it''s also refreshing to see.Also,


    did you have to move all of them? There''s not a single pot left."