Marco said calmly, “It's me.”
“Why didn’t you respond when | called out to you?” Loraine complained and heaved a sigh of relief.
Marco explained, “I'm sorry. | hurried over when | heard your voice and didn’t get a chance to respond. | was too
anxious.”
A bright light entered at this tas the door opened. Unconsciously,
Loraine shut her eyes and hid in Marco’s arms.
Marco thoughtfully extended his hand to protect her from the bright
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Light.
However, this scene caught the attention of those outside the room.
They thought the two were hiding in the room and hugging.
As soon as Loraine adjusted to the Light and opened her eyes, she noticed a group of scientists outside staring
at them as if they had witnessed something remarkable.
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As if someone had pressed the pause button on her, Loraine stared at the crowd blankly, like a deer caught in
headlights
Just then, someone coughed and Loraine was jolted out of her trance.
She jumped out of Marco’s arms immediately
Lowering her head, she focused on straightening her clothes and coughed slightly, acting as though nothing had
happened. She put on a calm expression and said, “We were locked in the room; that’s all. It seems there’s
something wrong with the system.”
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If her ears weren't so glaringly red, they might have believed her act.
However, the research team suspiciously eyed the two of them, then their expressions turned somewhat
understanding.
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They believed Marco and his ex-wife purposely hid in the room for a romantic rendezvous.
Even Allen’s Lips curled mischievously as well.
Embarrassed and irritated, Loraine turned to Allen and bellowed, “Why are you arriving so late?”
Allen found her anger unfair. With an innocent look, he explained, “I was discussing something with them just
now. | was wondering where you two were.”
Marcel began to defend the company as soon as he heard of the system problem.
“There is no problem with Bryant Group's system. If there was, we would have been notified by Qbot. There must
be sother reason.”