chapter1122

Lydia chuckled. Arthur was always so caught up in work that he barely even made it home. If he ever got around to dating or getting married, it would definitely be way after Blake did.

After leaving Norwood Enterprises, Lydia got in her car and headed back to Capital Med School.

Kevin was already in the lab, practically wearing a groove in the floor from pacing. She'd told him about the clone last night, and the news had left him tossing and turning, unable to sleep for most of the night. This morning, he'd shown up early with dark circles under his eyes. For a man his age, it was almost impressive how much he managed to worry.

When Lydia finally showed up, Kevin rushed straight for the lab entrance to greet her.

"Lydia, you're finally here!"

But before he could reach her, a group of professors swooped in, blocking his way.

"Lydia, thank goodness you're here."

"We've been waiting for you."

"Where have you been these past few days?"

Dominick and the other professors surrounded her in seconds. Lydia had vanished without warning last week, and ever since, they'd been searching the campus for her. This morning, they finally decided to stake out the lab, and it had paid off.

"Sorry, I had a family emergency last week," Lydia said.

Dominick jumped in right away. "Now that you're back, could you help us with a few more problems?"

Mr. Russo nodded eagerly. "Yes, Lydia, if you don't mind coming to our office again, we have so many questions for you."

Dr. Tomlinson, who was usually more reserved, couldn't hold back either. And

there's the international medical competition. We really need your advice."

Kevin cut in before they could pull her away. "Lydia and I already planned to run an experiment together. You'll have to wait your turn.

The professors were not about to back down.

"Come on, we need Lydia's help to solve some big issues for the school."

"She's the only one who can help us answer the students' questions. They're all waiting."

"Exactly. Your experiment isn't urgent. It can wait."

Kevin could only watch in frustration

as the professors gently but firmly led Lydia away. He stood there fuming. "Those old geezers. My project is just as important Pret more!"

Now he could only wait. By the time she got back, it would probably be lunchtime.

Kevin's guess was spot-on. The last time the professors came to Lydia with questions, she'd solved their time, leaving them all

problems me, they had

thrilled This d'come prepared, bringing a whole list of tricky questions that had stumped them for ages. Honestly, they would have been happy if Lydia could walk them through even half of them.

But Lydia breezed through their toughest problems like it was nothing.

She solved everything in minutes.

"Lydia, you're a genius, the brightest star in our medical field! You're our hope for the future!"

"I asked the Kevin about this one before and even he couldn't figure it out."

Lydia, you're amazing. With you, our country's medical standards are bound to outshine the rest of the world!"

That was the Seene Marilyn, Yara,

and Collin walked in on a room buzzing with excitement and admiration. Collin couldn't help but be impressed by Lydia. Marilyn and Yara, though just watched with jealousy and a touch of scorn.