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CHAPTER 24

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All smiles 🔥🔥🔥

I was extremely stunned by what I had just seen. He had placed his phone to capture the plastic thing the waiter had brought, and it didn't take long before a picture of their menu appeared on his phone.

“Whoa, how did you do that?” I asked as soon as he looked closely at his phone to study the menu.

“How did I do what?”

“The thing you just did. How were you able to get the menu on your phone by placing it on that plastic thing?”

“Oh, the QR code scanner. It's just technology, quite advanced, if you're interested.”

“Wow, I have read a lot about human technology. They are so smart, but I just can't bring myself to understand how they even come up with these things.” Lucas chuckled a bit, and I smiled in return.

“And how have you been reading about all these things, Ashely?”

“Oh, when Simon finishes with the magazines, articles, and newspapers he frequently reads, I gather them and read them whenever I'm bored. They honestly help a lot when I'm bored, so I really enjoy
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