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Suzanne was stunned. "Then why are you now..."
The professor did not answer her question,
Instead, he talked about something else.
"I always remember how you looked when I first picked you up from the hospital,
"He gestured with his hand,
Cornflower's blue eyes became exceptionally soft as he recalled, "Such a small ball,
It was warm and soft,
Like a little angel, so cute. "
"You don't know, back then,
When I saw you crying,
How helpless I was. I would only stand aside foolishly,
I didn't even dare to hug you. I was especially afraid that if I reached out,
I would hurt you. "He smiled, as if he was recalling the scene back then.
"Ah? How could that be? "Suzanne was very surprised,
"I remember that I was crying so hard that I couldn't breathe,
Because you picked me up to comfort me,
That's why I didn't continue to cry. " She said in disbelief, "At that time, your voice sounded so calm, and... very warm."
Charles's face showed an embarrassed expression,
He said awkwardly, "... actually, I had been standing at the door for a while at that time."
Looking at him like this,
The corners of Suzanne's mouth unconsciously curled up.
The seriousness from before was swept away,
The two of them instantly relaxed a little.
The sunlight shone quietly through the French window,
Caressing their faces, comfortable and warm. The tiny dust was plated with a layer of golden sand in the sunlight, dancing in the air like elves.
In such a quiet but not heavy atmosphere, the professor's blue eyes looked at Suzanne gently, "I've always hoped that you can always be the little angel in my memory, living happily and carefree. Even when you grow up, the most troublesome thing is only for your studies or your boyfriend. "
"Even when I know that you remember everything, and that hatred has always been deeply rooted in your heart, I still hope so." He smiled, and his eyes were filled with love and gentleness that made Suzanne want to cry. "Just like all the elders in the world."
"I know, I've always known," Suzanne said with a choked voice.
She could understand that not telling her about the enemy was Charles's way of loving her. Therefore, ever since their conversation when she was five years old, she had never asked Charles this question again. Even though she would sometimes toss and turn in bed in the middle of the night, unable to sleep peacefully because of this.
"I thought that I could sweep away all the darkness in your life and let you live under the sun. However, I have to apologize to you, sweetheart. "Charles's golden-brown hair dimmed a little, and his blue eyes looked at Suzanne guiltily. He whispered," … for my incompetence. "
He stared deeply at Suzanne and waved his hand, stopping her from saying what she wanted to say.
"I promised to give you an explanation, but after so many years, I still haven't caught the murderer. I suppose I was conceited -- a godfather who failed in his duty. " As he spoke, a self-mocking smile appeared on his face that was still handsome even after the passage of time.
His disappointed expression was so dazzling that Suzanne rushed up, threw herself into his arms, and hugged him tightly.
"Charles, I thought that only I, as a goddaughter, had the right to judge whether you were a good godfather or not." She raised her head, looked at the professor without blinking, and said in a serious tone, "For me, you are the best godfather in the world. There is no doubt about it."
She wrinkled her nose and deliberately said with disgust, "Don't smile like that. It's so ugly that my eyes are going blind."
Looking down at her for a moment, Charles finally showed the same warm smile as usual. He rubbed Suzanne's black hair and said dotingly, "So, for the sake of the health of Sweetheart's eyes, I decided not to smile like that in the future."
Suzanne strongly agreed. "That's right, Charles. Your face is one of the most important beautifiers I use to wash my eyes. If you keep that expression on your face, I will cry. I really will. "She nodded vigorously.
Charles didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Should I say that I am honored?"
"Of course." Suzanne raised her chin proudly. "You know, I have high standards. It's not that easy to be accepted by me. What's more, those who can wash my eyes are all extremely beautiful. "
Charles's eyes were full of helplessness, but he still smiled indulgently and said, "Then I should feel honored. Thank you very much, Sweetheart, for taking a fancy to me and giving me this qualification."
"You're welcome." Suzanne raised her chin proudly. "Who asked my godfather to be so good-looking?" She said with an exaggerated expression, "Charles, my mind is full of your face. I feel like I can't hold anything else."
The professor was almost amused by her and pinched her face. "Then do you want to hear what I wanted to say?"
Suzanne stiffened and was silent for a moment. Then she said firmly, "… Yes."
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The children were in class, and at the moment, the castle was unusually quiet.
Hank considerately retreated from the office to give the two of them some privacy. He was sitting on a white wooden bench by the fountain and playing with his phone in boredom.
He was waiting for the two of them to finish talking.
After waiting for a while, he saw the professor's door being pushed open, and the black-haired girl ran out in a hurry.
Seeing her in such a hurry, Hank was a little surprised and thought that something had happened between the two of them. He stood up abruptly and shouted at her, "Suzanne, what's the matter? What happened?"
Suzanne looked up and saw him. She strode over to him and stretched out her hand. "Hank, lend me your car."
Hank took out the car keys from his pocket and looked at her expression. He was puzzled. It didn't seem like she had a quarrel with the professor. Why was she in such a hurry to leave?
With this thought in mind, he asked, "Where are you going? You're finally here. Don't you want to see Qin, Qian Huan, and the others? They've been missing you. They'll be dismissed in five minutes. "
Suzanne took the car keys from him and quickly explained, "Sorry, Hank. I suddenly have something to take care of. Please explain to Qin and the others that I'll come to see them in two days when I'm done with my business. Of course, I'll remember to bring an apology gift. "
When Hank finally realized what was going on and wanted to ask more questions, he saw that Suzanne had already opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat. Then, after the roar of the engine, Durange drove away, leaving behind only the shadow of the car that was getting smaller and smaller.
Standing at the back of the car, Hank, who was sprayed with exhaust gas: "…"
Completely unaware of what kind of psychological damage she had caused to Hank, Suzanne had a cold face. While driving, she commanded in her mind, "Jessica, dig out all the information of the Hydra and summarize it. Don't let go of any clues."
Yes, that's right, she was looking for the Hydra that should have been wiped out long ago.
This time, Charles was finally willing to tell her what he had hidden.
According to him, before she was born, her father was a researcher in Stryker's research lab.
Stryker was a madman. His strong fear and jealousy of mutants gave him the idea of exterminating all mutants. The so-called "Sentinel Project" was to invent a war machine that could detect and defeat all mutants in order to achieve his evil and ugly purpose.
Since college, her father, Frank. Hathaway, and Charles were very good friends. He knew that Charles was a mutant. His cheerful personality and tolerant mind made him not care about this at all. Even if Charles' ability was mind-reading, he didn't care.
After graduating from college, Frank, who jumped to Stryker's laboratory, spent a few years and finally became an intermediate researcher. He was not responsible for the "Sentinel Project". As an intermediate researcher, he was only qualified to touch a little bit of this core research.
From the beginning, Frank felt that this secret research seemed to be a bit wrong, but because it had little to do with him, he didn't take it seriously. Researchers were relatively simple, and many times, they didn't avoid talking too much, especially in work settings.
So, from the few words revealed by several colleagues, Frank quickly figured out what the so-called "Sentinel Project" was. He was shocked by Stryker's madness and worried at the same time.
Listening to the senior researchers, their research was about to come to an end, and there were only a few small problems that had not been solved. If this machine really succeeds, his good friend is a mutant!
Frank vaguely knew that his good friend's status among mutants was somewhat unusual. While making up his mind to resign from this terrible research institute, he invited Charles to dinner and revealed the news of the Sentinel Project to him.
At that time, Suzanne's mother was already pregnant. It was at that dinner that Charles became Suzanne's godfather.
Then, there was the car accident.
Suzanne's father, Frank. Hathaway, was just a researcher, almost aloof from worldly affairs. Her mother, Fanny. Hathaway, was just a little famous actress. She shouldn't have been killed at all.
Therefore, Charles believed that their "accident" could only be related to this matter. This was Stryker's revenge.
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