"So Juniper wasn't modified?" Melvin Steele stared at her, his shock amplifying. "Her brain is just naturally this brilliant?!"

"Yes!" Silas nodded, slapping Melvin hard on the shoulder. "Now you know she's natural. What, are you disappointed?"

"I am disappointed!" Melvin stumbled back two steps, rubbing his arm as he

complained pitifully. "You gave birth to both of us! Why couldn't you give me a brain as good as hers?"

Silas choked, completely speechless.

There was no way he could answer that.

Why?

Probably because Juniper was conceived when he and Theia were fiercely, passionately in love.

As for the others—when their genes were extracted, the couple hadn't exactly been in the best mood.

"Let's focus on the issue at hand," Ebony Fox glared at Melvin, her expression grave. "Is there any way for Juniper to prove her innocence?"

"No!" Juniper remained seated on the sofa, petting a fluffy little dog, a cold smirk playing on her lips. "The netizens don't know the first thing about genetics. They're just a mob thirsty for drama!"

As long as they could drag her off her pedestal, they'd be thrilled.

It was basic human psychology. The more miserable someone's own life was, the more they wanted to see her crash and burn.

She understood it perfectly.

"There really is no way to prove it," Silas said solemnly. "Juniper's original genetic records were kept at the research institute."

The institute was destroyed. The scientist's fate was unknown.

They had hit a dead end.

"The backlash is too massive to suppress right now. Juniper, you should take some time off school," Jimmie suggested.

"No need." Juniper gave a faint, indifferent smile. "I've weathered worse storms. Hiding isn't my style."

"But-" Coralie Quill grabbed her shoulders, her face etched with worry. "What if people bully you?"

"Hmm?" Juniper paused, then let out

a sudden laugh. "Coralie, I'm being

cyberbullied, not killed. Do I look like the type to let

neushime

around?"

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Coralie pouted. Fair point.

"We're already looking into this. There will be answers soon," Shanley interjected

smoothly. "Corvus Thorne is definitively dead."

"Whoever got their hands on this core data is no ordinary person."

"I recovered Corvus's body myself. But Nadia Norwood's body? Never found it," Juniper added.

"Are you saying Nadia is behind this?" Theia trembled, her face turning pale with rage. "Dammit, what is she trying to achieve?"

Their family had finally reunited and settled into a peaceful life. The more Theia thought about it, the more her chest tightened.

"It's not a big deal." Seeing her mother's distress, Juniper said softly, "Go home and get some rest. Shanley is here."

The couple looked at Shanley. With him in charge, they naturally felt reassured.

"You guys should keep a low profile for a while, too," Juniper instructed her siblings. "Especially Melvin and Jimmie. You're not fighters. If you run into crazy protestors, your end up getting hurt.

"What about me?" Ebony Fox immediately stepped up, looking menacing. "I can go out, right?"

She dared anyone to talk trash—she'd rip their mouths off.

Plus, she wanted to find a way to clear her sister's name.

"Absolutely not," Juniper said, her gaze darkening as she enunciated every word. "I'm terrified you'll lose your temper, and beat someone to

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Ebony Fox fell silent.

The others nodded in solemn agreement.