"..."

Patrick Kloster's smile faltered.

"Beth!"

The dean was keenly aware of the unfriendly atmosphere and mood, and looked at Beth with a stern look: "Where are your manners?"

"Feel sorry."

People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Being smart like Beth, she naturally understands this truth. So facing the stern gaze, Beth adjusted her expression and looked at Patrick with a flattering smile trained on the industrial assembly line standards of American orphanages.

Kloster: "Mr. Kloster, why did it take you 44 moves to checkmate your opponent? Is it because of Chuck Wolfe?"

"..."

Everyone looked at the standard smile, but there was not much change in the questions. Beth, who was still harsh, felt that this standard smile was very dazzling.

"You're very perceptive!"

Just when the dean had a headache and wanted to smooth things over, Patrick Kloster laughed: "It's very much like me."

With that said, he turned and left.

"Mr. Kloster!"

The dean gave Beth a hard look and quickly chased after her.

Patrick Kloster is not only a potential adopter, but also a potential large-dollar donor. After a successful adoption, he will become a business card for their orphanage in the future. Various factors add up, and the director cannot be ignored.

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At this moment, a beautiful piano sound sounded, attracting everyone's attention.

Linda, who had been busy playing soy sauce, suddenly looked like she was listening attentively.

Patrick Kloster put his hand to his mouth to signal the dean to stop talking, and the three of them listened to the piano music quietly for a while.

"Who talked about the piano music?"

Patrick Kloster first asked the dean, then looked at Linda: "Honey, this reminds me of the way you play the piano."

"This should be Esther playing the piano."

There was a strange flash in the dean's eyes, and he explained and quickly changed the subject: "Mrs. Kloster, do you also like to play the piano?"

"It's just amateur flicking."

Linda smiled sheepishly.

"Oh, you are so unsure of yourself."

Patrick Kloster said: "My wife's piano skills are extremely profound. If it were not for her psychological barriers to playing on stage in public, she might become a famous pianist."

"I don't doubt that at all."

The dean smiled and echoed: "Mr. Kloster, you are so excellent. Since you have chosen Mrs. Kloster as your partner, it is natural that Mrs. Kloster is equally excellent."

"Let's go over and take a look."

Patrick Kloster suggested taking the lead in walking in the direction where the piano sounded again.

Linda and the dean followed and walked into the hall. They saw a girl with black hair in twin ponytails and a ribbon tied around her neck sitting in front of the piano, playing selflessly.

"It plays really well."

Linda was filled with admiration, and with a move in her heart, she took the initiative to talk to Esther. After leaving, she looked at her husband expectantly: "Patrick, can we adopt her?"

"Dean, what do you mean?"

Patrick Kloster did not answer, but looked at the dean.

"this……"

The director was a little hesitant. As the director of a church orphanage, she was somewhat superstitious because of her devout faith. She could also feel that Esther was different, and she vaguely felt that something was wrong with Esther. In her heart, she did not recommend to the orphanage.

It was very important that the Klosters adopted Esther, but it was difficult to say this.

"We decided to adopt her."

When Patrick Kloster took a look at it, he became more and more convinced of his guess and made a decision directly.

"That's great!"

Linda was overjoyed.

Compared to Beth Harmon, who both likes chess with her husband and is outspoken, and whom her husband has designated for adoption, if she had to adopt one, she would rather choose Esther, who shares the same hobbies with her.

"Dean, can we adopt her and Beth Harmon at the same time?"

Patrick Kloster looked at his happy wife and smiled meaningfully.

"Ah this."

The dean was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he did not refuse.

Under normal circumstances, a couple can only adopt one child at a time, but leaving aside Esther's special situation, there may be no chance if she is not adopted this time. Let's just say that Patrick Kloster has money and status, and she also

An exception can be made in accordance with American tradition.

Beth Harmon was stunned when she heard the news, and the director didn't mean to explain more. The children in the orphanage have always been eager to be adopted by others but were rejected. There has never been a child who refused to adopt an adoptive family.

Mountainside villa.

After the old friends remembered the fifty percent off, they went to their own houses and slept separately.

Jane, who slept until midnight and was dehydrated, was suddenly awakened by thirst. She got up in a daze, staggered out of the bedroom, went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of ice water from inside, and opened it with her eyes closed.

He took a big sip into his mouth and opened his eyes with a start. After closing the refrigerator, he was startled and almost screamed. He covered his heaving chest and faced the sudden appearance of standing behind the refrigerator door.

Monica yelled: "Monica, what are you doing? You scared me to death!"

Monica ignored her, walked to the kitchen, pulled out a kitchen knife and started washing and cutting.

"Are you making something at this time? Are you hungry? I happen to be a little hungry too, so make me something too."

Jane didn't care about this either. She had seen Monica's strange state so many times that she had subconsciously become accustomed to it. As she spoke, she frantically replenished water, slumped down on the sofa, picked up the remote control, and turned on the TV.

, I flipped through it and stopped at a channel that played gonzo stories.

"Bianca, a female student at the University of Chicago, shot and killed her best friend Heather after she and her best friend Heather played 50% off old friends with her boyfriend. The police suspected that it was caused by jealousy..."

puff!

Jian, who was taking a big gulp of water, squirted out. She stared at the TV with wide eyes and watched it carefully. After finishing the gossip, she suddenly felt a little cold in her back. She slowly turned her head to look, and saw Monica with a blank face.

The expressionless man holding a knife stood behind her.

"ah!!!"

Jane couldn't bear it anymore and screamed.

In the master bedroom.

Chuck didn't sleep either and was answering a phone call: "Dr. Wolfe, or should I call you Detective Chuck?"

"What's the matter, Kelinda?"

Chuck ignored the teasing and went straight to the point.

"Okay, we need your help."

Kelinda, an investigator from Chicago's Lockhart & Gardner law firm, stopped beating around the bush when she saw this and told the reason: "Did you hear the news about the female college student at the University of Chicago who shot her best friend to death?"

"Chuck!!!"

Just when Kelinda was introducing the case, the frightened Jane ran in from the living room while screaming and rolling, followed by Monica, who was holding a knife with an expressionless face.

"Are you okay over there?"

The movement here made Kelinda stop and start gossiping.

"fine."

Chuck glanced at it and said calmly: "Continue."

"Heather's mother found our law firm and wanted to hire us as her daughter's defense lawyer. We need to know whether Heather is innocent..."

On the other end of the phone, Kelinda was thinking about Chuck's gossip while continuing to introduce the case. She looked up and saw her female boss extending her hand to signal, so she added and handed the phone to the female boss: "Diane wants to talk to you.

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Chapter completed!