Nora

Chapter 173:.

Nora couldn’t be bothered to second guess herself, so she said coldly and ruthlessly, “If you’re not going to say it, then I’m hanging up.”

“Hey, don’t! Don’t!”

Lily understood her boss very well, so she didn’t dare keep her in suspense any longer. She said, “Anti, you should know that the eight pairs of genes that determine a human being’s intelligence are located on the X chromosome. When I analyzed your DNA, I found that your eight pairs of genes differ from those of other people. No wonder you are so smart.”

Nora, “?”

She had never thought of herself as smart. She just found everything quite simple and was able to master anything at once. This led her to feel that life was rather boring. Fortunately, her health was precarious and she needed more sleep than others. Otherwise, how would she be bored if she was awake all the time every day?

She yawned. “Is there anything else?”

Lily replied, “You should also know that since the genes for IQ are on the X chromosome, the reason you’re so smart must be that both your mother and father are smart too.”

Nora stared at the ceiling, her mind blank.

As everyone knows, females have two X chromosomes, while males have an X chromosome and a Y chromosome. The Y chromosome comes from the father, which means that a son inherits 100% of his mother’s intelligence.

No wonder Pete was so good at his studies and so smart at such a young age. When he was five years old, he was still worrying about filling his belly, but the little boy had already started learning to solve Math Olympiad problems that normal people would only learn when they were in middle school or high school.

Compared to him, Cherry’s case, however, was something of a long story.

Nora suddenly asked, “Surely Cherry’s reluctance to study wasn’t inherited from her father, was it?”

Lily, “?”

Nora’s cell phone suddenly rang at that moment: another call had come in. One name was clearly displayed on the screen: Narcissist.

After glancing at it, she said to Lily, “I’m going to hang up for now.”

After ending the call with Lily, I accept the other call. Justin’s deep, deep voice came to him from the other end of the call. He said, “I’ve seen the live feed, Miss Smith.”

Did you see it?

Nora raised her eyebrows.

Most wealthy people were very picky about their reputations and didn’t like live broadcasts. Besides, Henry had behaved like a harpy and had made a big fuss at someone else’s live broadcast earlier that day. People had even started attacking Harmonia Pharmacy in the comments.

If she didn’t clarify the truth in front of everyone, Harmonia Pharmacy would definitely be hurt.

That was why she had not asked the reporter to shut down her live broadcast immediately. Instead, she had publicly announced the truth on the live broadcast in front of the camera, and in front of all the viewers across the country.

Nora raised her eyebrows. “Does it have anything to do with you, Mr. Hunt?”

Justin coughed and replied, “Of course it does. After all, you are one of the candidates under consideration for the position of my fiancée.”

“…What?”

Justin spoke slowly again. He said, “Didn’t you say you are interested in me, Miss Smith? Besides, I have a pretty good impression of you. Therefore, you are among the candidates under consideration to become my fiancée.”

“…”

Nora fell silent, the corners of her mouth slightly twitching.

In order to defend that onerous lie, it was necessary for her to continue to collaborate with his narcissism.

Apparently because she had fallen silent, Justin spoke again. He asked, “Do you want to know who the candidates are for becoming my fiancée?”

“… ”

No, I didn’t.

Nora took a sip of water from the glass next to her. She was about to speak when the other party – as if afraid she might be wrong – said excitedly, “You’re the one.”

Nora, “!!!”

“Cough! Cough! Cough!”

His words made her choke on her water. Why did she suddenly feel that his words no longer sounded narcissistic but a bit like a confession?

She put down the glass and held her forehead a little with her hand as she leaned against the headboard. Suddenly, she felt she might have accidentally overreacted.

Then Justin asked her dispassionately, “Do you think twenty-six is too late in life?”

“What?”

For the first time, his IQ couldn’t keep up with the conversation.

Justin replied, “Getting married at twenty-six, I mean? After all, that would leave us less than a year to prepare. We should have a big wedding.”

Nora suddenly sat up. She was completely stunned.

She gulped. “Huh?”

“Does it seem too late to you? But if we hold it at the end of the year, it’ll be too rushed…”

The few good wedding venues required advance reservations.

Plus, they had to pick an auspicious date.

“Stop it!” said Nora.

Justin was taken aback. “What’s wrong?”

Nora took a sip of water to calm her nerves, feeling as if she was being forced to get married. Suddenly she said, “Actually, I’m a violent woman.”

Justin, “?”

“A great man once said that engaging in romantic relationships with no intention of ever getting married is a violent act.”

This time it was the other party’s turn to be silent.

Nora coughed and continued. “Mr. Hunt, I don’t think I’ve ever confessed my feelings to you, have I? Do you know why?”

“Why?”

“Because I don’t believe in getting married.” Nora easily made up a lie. To be honest, it wasn’t really a lie either. Given her trouble-averse nature, what she liked best was to be alone. Free of all constraints and worries, she could sleep forever.

Nora continued. “As much as I admire you, Mr. Hunt, I don’t want to waste your time. I will keep my distance and not give you any more trouble in the future.”

Justin, “…”

Had he failed in his proposal and caused himself to be turned down!

After being silent for a while, he finally said, “We’d better talk face to face, Miss Smith.”

Nora, “?”

“I’m outside the Anderson’s house now.”

“…”

Nora had no choice but to get off the bed. She slipped her feet into a pair of slippers and shuffled down the stairs. With her cell phone in hand, she looked at herself in the full-length mirror in the living room before leaving. Although the woman reflected in the mirror was wearing pajamas, and her long hair was loose behind her and looked a little messy, she – in an unusual move – didn’t put on a baseball cap but did fix her hair a little before leaving.

Justin’s black Hummer was parked nearby. He leaned against the car, his big, tall, slender figure complementing the big Hummer beside him.

Nora slowly approached. “Why are you here?”

Justin watched her with his deep, bottomless gaze, feeling his heart a little heavy.

She didn’t even bother to change before she left. This showed that she really wasn’t interested in him, didn’t it?

He lowered his eyes a little disappointed before slowly saying, “I was worried that you were sad and that your mood would be affected by what happened, so I came to check on you.”

Then, he began to ask for credit. He said, “Henry Smith and his family are not the only ones behind today’s incident. There were also others who helped foment it. One of them is Miranda Wood; I have already spoken to Mr. Wood about it for you. The other is Tina York, a newly appointed professor at NYU School of Medicine. What do you want to do with that woman?”

Tina York?

Why was she her again….

Nora looked down and replied, “You can leave it to me.”

“Okay.”noveldrama

Justin watched her as she let out another sleepy yawn: it was past her usual bedtime. He couldn’t bear to see her like this, so he said, “Okay. Why don’t you come back for now?”

He turned to leave after speaking. However, then he heard the woman ask, “Can I borrow something from you Mr. Hunt?”

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