She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 221

Twenty

minutes later, Joy arrived at Donovan's Restaurant.

She was wearing an orange bowler hat and a white mask. She had wrapped herself up so tightly that no one could recognize

her

Of course, it was normal to dress like this in the dead of winter.

She pushed open the door of the private room on the second floor and saw Nellie sitting by the window, eating pancakes while looking downstairs.

It wasn't the best choice to open the window on such a cold night, so Nellie opened it slightly.

Joy greeted her with a smile. "Mom, I'm here.

Nellie came back to her senses and waved at Joy with a smile. "Come, sit opposite me."

Joy sat down opposite Nellie and scooped some soup into her bowl in a gracious manner, occasionally coughing lightly.

Nellie turned back to what she was looking at. "Look at that girl. I asked the waiters here and they said that the girl is from the Donovan family. She's eighteen years old this year, the same age as you

Joy took off the mask on her face, picked up a spoon, and took two sips of chicken soup before casually glancing downstairs. "So it's her, I know her. She's a freshman and majors in aerospace at Kitmore University."

Nellie turned her head slightly and stared at her intently. "Has anyone ever said that you two look very much alike?"

"Occasionally Joy shrugged it off. I've observed her closely. Our features do look somewhat alike, but my chin is sharper and I have these narrow under-eye bags.

"If you look more closely, you'll notice more different elements. I'd say we're only about 70% alike." Joy appeared not too bothered about it.

Nellie then looked at Joy's facial features in more detail.

A moment later, Nellie took out her phone and aimed the camera at Athena who was downstairs. She zoomed in and carefully examined Athena's facial features. She nodded. "You two look quite alike, but if you look closer, the differences become more apparent." "Cough, cough, cough" Joy coughed again. "Just now, you said that there was a beautiful girl who's like my spitting image. I was also shocked. Now that I have seen the real thing, it's not that similar, really."

After a moment of silence, Nellie smiled. "The food here is not bad, right?"

Joy nodded, "It's really good. No wonder their business is so good

Nellie showed care and concern. "Eat more since they fit your palate. It's not easy to get such authentic local food"

Joy nodded. "You eat more, too, Mom."

The mother and daughter duo took their time to savor the food and didn't speak for a long time.

Although they looked peaceful, the atmosphere in the private room was still a little frigidl.

When Joy was almost done eating, Nellie suddenly asked, "You've been here in Kitmore City for almost half a year. Can you recall what happened when you were younger?" Chapter 221

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Joy shook his head. "Nope. I don't remember anything about it.

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Nellie's slightly nervous face relaxed, and she sighed softly. "I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that you remember what happened when you were younger.

can't

Joy

smiled and didn't think much of it. "Kids are either in kindergarten or playing. There's nothing special about life as a kid. It doesn't matter if you remember what happened back then." Nellie nodded. "It's good that you don't remember what happened before you were five, as long as you remember what happened after the age of five."

Joy smiled again. "Mom, don't worry. I'll remember what I need to remember. I won't make any mistakes."

Speaking

of this, Nellie was quite satisfied. "Of course. With your high IQ. you definitely won't be like any average teenager and make me worry."

As Nellie spoke, her gaze kept darting to Athena who was on the first floor.

Joy saw what she

she was doing and calmly took out her laptop. "Mom, I have a cold and I don't have a good appetite. Please, help yourself, and I'll revise my thesis.

Firstly, Joy sent a few instructions to some e others through iMessage.

Then,

she inserted a USB drive into the computer and her fingers were pecking the keyboard at lightning speed in no time.

If anyone saw her computer screen, they would definitely be stunned, even if they weren't proficient in computers. This was because the screen was filled with rows and rows of codes. These codes would dazzle anyone who took a look at it.

Nellie relied very much on her daughter. Naturally, she wouldn't interfere with Joy's studies. Her only focus now was observing Athena.

Athena had long noticed that someone was secretly watching her.

With her looks, it was normal to attract attention.

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However, the other party had been staring at her for a long time, and that made her feel uncomfortable. So, she kept an eye. out for herself.

After she was done with her work, she went to a private room on the second floor that had just been vacated. She turned off the lights and quietly opened the window slightly to see what was going on in the private room opposite the courtyard. To her surprise, she saw Joy.

There was also an extremely beautiful and elegant noblewoman who looked like she was in her thirties,

Judging from the lady's attire, mannerisms, and temperament, Athena deduced that the lady was rich and was someone who had lived abroad for a long time.

Who is she to Joy? Could it be her mother?' Athena wondered.

Athena discretely took out her phone and took a photo of the two of them eating together.

It was almost nine in the

evening.

Most of the guests had left, and the restaurant was about to close

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Chapter 221

Nellie called the server over to settle the bill. As usual, the server took out a food container and packed the leftovers that could be kept overnight.

Nellie took the opportunity to ask about Athena again, such as her grades, IQ, and whether she had any sisters. Nellie told the server that she liked Athena a lot and wanted to take her in as her goddaughter if possible. The server smiled and said. "You have good taste. Miss Donovan is the first person in history to score full marks in SAT."

She then briefly trumpeted Athena's glorious achievements

"It's a pity that my son is too young and said, "You're welcome to dine at our restaurant anytime you're free. However, I don't think there's much hope for Miss Donovan to be your goddaughter."

Nellie looked d regretful. "It's a

Otherwise, I would surely ask him to pursue her." The server was, once more, amused. "Many customers say that, too."

Nellie also smiled. "I believe that when Miss Donovan gets married, it will be a very big celebration and will cause a sensation in the entire city."

Nellie then picked up the packed food and left the restaurant with Joy.

After getting into the car, Joy brought Nellie back to her apartment. Nellie was going to stay there for the time being. That night, Nellie tossed and turned. She was unable to sleep well

Joy, on the other hand, didn't sleep for almost the entire night. She was busy with her stuff at the computer.

The next morning, Nellie was looking at the photos of Athena on her phone while having breakfast. The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. Hence, she put down her knife and fork, walked into her room, and made a call. "Riley, investigate Athena. She is the daughter of the owner of Donovan's Restaurant. You must find out if she has any sisters. If yes, get your hands on their location and what they look like." What Nellie didn't know was that her room was wiretapped.

Joy heard everything she said.

Joy also calmly made a call. "Hey, follow my mom's bodyguard, Riley. Find a way to knock her out. I want to hypnotize her. Remember, don't let her notice anything off."

After that, she made another call. "Find a way to make David sick or make trouble. Get my mom back as soon as possible."

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