HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR

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Both Iris and Jin Liwei stiffened at the mention of their AI children and felt instantly protective. However, Iris quickly became subdued upon remembering the hellish night of their annihilation. Jin Liwei sensed the change in her mood and pulled her closer to comfort her. She rested her head on his shoulder and took a deep inhale of his scent.

Lu Zihao noticed their reactions but didn't comment about them. Instead, he continued what he was talking about. "We all tried to persuade Evelinka to join the organization because she had the greatest potential in contributing so much into making the Vetrovs more powerful. Just look at her. She's a genius. But we all failed. Despite that, we never forced her. Only our mother did. Evelinka and our mother never got along that well. And that's because our mother always failed to mould my sister into becoming someone like her."

Iris paled at the mention of their mother. Jin Liwei immediately noticed her reaction and frowned. He gave her a comforting squeeze and took a special mental note to pay more attention to any information about Madam Vetrova.

"Usually, if a member of our family refuses to join the organization, that person would either be banished, or in worse cases, 'sacrificed' because he or she is deemed as a useless existence to the Vetrovs."

Jin Liwei's eyebrows rose and he looked at Iris. He remembered her mentioning something like this before to him. She nodded at him.

"Sacrificed?" Jin Liwei asked Lu Zihao for clarification.

Instead of answering him, Lu Zihao made a cutting motion on his neck with his hand as the simplest form of explanation.

"What the hell?" Jin Liwei pulled Iris in a protective move until she was almost lying on his lap.

Lu Zihao turned his head away and looked outside the window but he still continued speaking. "If it wasn't for our father, everyone especially our mother would've deemed Evelinka as a useless existence to our family. Not including me, of course. I would never do that to my sister."

"I know, Big Brother," Iris whispered. "I know."

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Chapter 872 - Third Brother, It's Me

The corners of Lu Zihao's mouth made a faint curve upwards after hearing his sister's whisper. The movement was so miniscule that neither Iris nor Jin Liwei noticed it. Also, he wasn't facing them and the dim lighting in the room created more shadows in his spot, further obscuring his expression from the other two. Nobody could see the storm in his eyes that he was trying so hard to bury deep within himself.

Once he was able to regain full control of his expression, he set his unreadable gaze on Jin Liwei. "If it wasn't for our father, Evelinka would've been either kicked out of the family to fend for herself against our enemies, or in the worst-case scenario—"

"Your family would've 'sacrificed' her," Jin Liwei said through gritted teeth, filling in the blanks himself.

The siblings didn't reply but their silence was enough confirmation. He told them, "Your family is...was so fucked-up."

"Tell me something I don't know," Lu Zihao said.

"Language, darling," Iris said. "Ketchup and Bacon are still listening."

Jin Liwei sighed before smiling. Then he announced, "Alright, I think this should be enough for tonight."

She frowned. "But we're not finished yet!"

"I am." His tone was firm. "I need some time to digest all this information."

"Oh. That makes sense."