Chapter 369

Just after returning to the hotel, I received a call from the staff at the interest class center. My heart raced as I silently hoped for good news.

As I answered the phone, my heart skipped a beat. "Hello..."

"The man who came with you today isn't your husband, and you don't have a child! Your only goal was to meet Professor Mannings!"

The caller's voice was angry.

Their words felt like a bucket of cold water over my head. "I'm sorry, we were just..."

"Don't bother waiting. Professor Mannings won't see you!"

Before I could explain, they hung up.

Johnsonville was nearly a thousand kilometers from Brookshire. It was impressive that the staff had managed to discover Luke and I weren't married in such a short time.

The path to Professor Mannings was now closed. I reported this to Luke.

Luke pondered for a moment. "Where there's a will, there's a way."

"I don't think Professor Killiney is completely unreasonable. We should try to meet him again," I said, opening Professor Killiney