The Big Secret

"What is it?" I asked Lucas who was standing in front of the door with that stupid face.

Lucas looked at me with his displeased eyes that I had gotten used to, still wearing his school uniform, he came home and surprised me.

"How are you?" Lucas asked. Rather than asking, he was more like threatening. I, who saw it, tried to guess, what made him unhappy like this?

"I'm starting to get better, maybe tomorrow I can go to school!"

"Really? Thank goodness then, I wouldn't like to be in that place without you!"

"It means?"

"Boring, you know? I was there to watch over L-01. Not to deal with high school students' bullshit."

"Yeah I understand, you can talk like that because you're no longer a high school student even though our ages just one year apart. You feel arrogant, don't you?"

"Start talking nonsense again, never mind! I came here to give you your notebook, here! Apart from that, there is math homework. Don't forget to do it!" He said as if he didn't care, even though I knew what he came to my house for.

"Hehe...you actually want to meet me, right? You miss me, right?"

"What? You're crazy, aren't you? Why should I miss you?" Lucas said. Even though he was evasive, his shy face actually looked adorable. I never thought that this fierce, foul-mouthed Lucas could have a cute look like this too.

"Hahahaha...don't be so shy, umm...what's going on at school today?"

"Why are you asking that? There's nothing interesting!"

"Really? Even though I've been waiting for you to tell me something, it turns out there isn't anything, huh?"

"You seem happy, what's wrong?"

"Hh? Happy? no, just normal." I answered nervously. Because Lucas brought it up, my face turned red without realizing it and I felt very nervous. Do I look happy in Lucas' eyes?

Lucas frowned as he looked at me questioningly. I admit, right now I feel much better than before after Jonathan called me. I feel very relieved because I have one less problem.

"Actually, Jonathan contacted me."

"Your childhood friend?"

"Yes, he called me just when I was thinking about him. In fact, it had been two weeks since we last spoke on the phone and at that time, he was very angry with me because I didn't tell him about my move to Paris. But, when we talked earlier, I understood that Jonathan is still Jonathan. He never changes." I smiled softly with my face down, there was a different calm when I felt that I still had someone who really cared about me.

Lucas was silent and for some reason, I felt a strange awkward atmosphere. Because there was no sound from him, I was reluctant to lift my face to see him who was still standing in front of him.

"Umm...Lucas, don't you want to sit down? How about-"

"Okay, I'll go home first! See you tomorrow!" He said as he turned around and started walking.

Seeing Lucas starting to leave, I spontaneously stood up and intended to prevent him from leaving. Strange, I still want Lucas to be here, I still want to see his stupid face.

"W-wait! You want to go home now? How about drinking tea first?"

"No need, you should rest so you can go to school tomorrow. Is that enough? See you later?"

"But-" seeing Lucas really leave was disappointing. Why is he in such a hurry? Even though he hadn't arrived in 15 minutes, he hadn't even sat down and drank tea.

I'm confused with myself, whether it's just my feelings or not. Lucas looked angry when I said that Jonathan called me. But, is that really why? w

What made him act strangely like that? Is he jealous?

Lucas really left, even since he started walking, he hasn't looked back at all. His back looked cold, as if he was holding back something that made him angry.

"Stupid Lucas, what exactly is wrong with you?" I thought. Even though I've gone through a boring day without doing anything.

I couldn't meet Grandpa because today grandpa's health check was scheduled at the hospital and he forbade me from accompanying him because he felt that I wasn't completely healed. Since what happened that day, Grandma, Uncle and Aunt have rarely been at home. It seemed like they were looking for something else to do to avoid meeting Grandpa, while Xavier and Stella weren't home from school yet, and Daren and Caroline weren't at home either.

Living in a house this big really makes me lonely. If it weren't for Pierre, I definitely wouldn't feel at home living here.

"Pierre!"

"Yes, Lea?"

"Want to go to the park? How about we drink tea in the park?"

"Okay, Lea!"

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Rafael was stunned, his eyes barely blinked after hearing 30 minutes of the life story of the golden boy's extraordinary genius teacher. Rafael still can't understand why Pierre Malverick created this dangerous chemical weapon? What is the real goal?

"So, where did Professor Malverick keep the antitorpilia? Can't you guess where he might have hidden it?"

"If I and the scientist's knew where Pierre hid the object, we definitely wouldn't have stayed and discovered its whereabouts. But the thing is, he was really an expert at this. Pierre wasn't a random person whose train of thought could be easily guessed. If it came to objects If it falls into the hands of irresponsible people, humanity will be threatened!"

"But, Professional Albert, wouldn't he know where Pierre was hiding it, why not-"

"It's useless, Albert admits that he doesn't know anything about antitorpilia. Besides, he has many supporters who make him free from all suspicion. He is truly a cunning and very dangerous person!"

"Then, what will you do now, Grandpa?"

"Look for even the smallest signs to find the whereabouts of the antitorpilia. Wherever it is hiding, sooner or later it will definitely be found too!"

"But, what is the relationship between Lea Bichsel and Pierre Malverick? Why did you ask me to find out about them?"

"After investigations over the past few years, it is possible that Pierre had a child with a former Swiss violinist and strong suspicion points to Marina Bichsel."

"Marina Bichsel, Lea's mother? What do you mean that Lea-"

"Yes, most likely the girl named Lea Bichsel is the daughter of Pierre Malverick and Marina Bichsel."

"W-what? it's impossible, isn't it-"

"Even if he tries to hide it, he will eventually be found out. Pierre Malverick, your sins will not be forgiven."

"Lea is Pierre Malverick's daughter?" Rafael thought. It's hard to believe that a simple and not-so-smart girl like Lea is the daughter of a super genius like Pierre Malverick.

"So, the man who looks like Pierre is really a robot he created? But how can he look like a real human?"

"He called the robot L-01, which Pierre introduced to the scientific union as a duplicate of himself in robot form to help Albert complete his work. But there was something strange about his confession at that time, why is the robot still with Lea Bichsel now? What's the secret? what is he actually trying to hide?"

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