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Lobbying for Change
Cadence did another turn around the table to see ashen faces and wide eyes on nearly everyone, but Christian was actually chuckling. “There’s no way she could figure that out so quickly. Hines can’t possibly know as much about genetics and our DNA makeup as Dr. Morrow, and it’s taken him decades to get this far.”
“Why can’t he know?” Cassidy asked, her tone dripping with teenage venom.
“Because Dr. Morrow is at the top of his field. He’s a genius. Hines is a quack,” Christian countered, still smirking.
“And… Holland can read minds, you moron!” Cassidy spat, nearly out of her seat now. Brandon pushed her back down. “What makes you think she couldn’t just go for a little stroll around Morrow’s head—or yours—and come up with whatever information she needed?”
The chuckling stopped, but Christian was shaking his head. “We’d know.
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