Second floor.
A narrow black leather belt pinched Orianna's slender waist, making her waist and legs look even thinner and her figure even more sexy.
Orianna stood by the window, with the dark and boundless Mediterranean Sea behind her.
The sea breeze blew in freely, and the tassels on Orianna's skirt swayed slightly in the wind.
A few seconds later, footsteps approached.
Orianna subconsciously stood up straight and looked in the direction of the footsteps.
Edward walked over barefoot on the wood-grain tile floor.
A pair of black loose casual pants was draped across Edward's strong narrow waist. He was wearing a shirt with all the buttons open, revealing his muscular body.
Although Edward is over sixty years old, he has a body comparable to that of a strong man in his forties.
Even that face looks very young.
Edward had an extraordinary demeanor, his deep features made him look handsome, and his thick-framed glasses made him look elegant. But this was all a deliberate illusion he created.
The real him kills without blinking an eye and treats human life as grass.
Orianna lowered her head slightly and called out, "Father." Her tone sounded full of respect, but her eyes were cold and lacked warmth.
Edward smiled and pointed to the stool in front of Orianna, saying, "Dear Anna, sit down."
Edward has four children in total. The eldest brother Cecilio is the child of Edward and his lover Jiang Shiyu.
Han Zhan and Valan were both children born to Edward and his mistress.
Only Orianna's identity was the most respectable. She was the child born from Edward's marriage to the eldest daughter of another family.
Legally, Orianna was Edward's true heir.
But in Edward's eyes, the law is weak and is just a set of rules of the game made by a small number of elites.
Ordinary people who participate in the game must respect the rules of the game, while the players behind the game have the power of life and death.
Once upon a time, Edward and Orianna had a very close relationship. At that time, Orianna respected and loved her father very much. Until later, Edward killed the man she loved deeply with his own hands, and the relationship between father and daughter was completely severed.
Orianna sat down, legs together, stomach in, chest out, straight and elegant, very ladylike.
Edward smiled at her and asked, "You've been very busy lately and rarely come back."
Orianna said, "My research institute has been busy lately."
Aureliana is a biological science expert specializing in cloning technology and genetics.
Orianna's mother died of illness 20 years ago, leaving her a large inheritance. With that inheritance, Orianna built a secret cloning research institute on a small island east of Catinia.
A genius in biology, Orianna graduated from university at the age of 17 and specialized in cloning technology. From the age of 17 to 30, Orianna spent 13 years at the research institute, repeating the boring research life.
Edward relied heavily on Orianna, not because he wanted her to be his heir, but because of her talent in biological science.
He hoped that Orianna could clone a new, healthy Jiang Shiyu for him, one who would only be him in his life!
Hearing Orianna's answer, Edward suppressed his displeasure and asked, "How is the research going?"
Orianna smiled and asked, "Father, are you free tomorrow? I'll take you to see my achievements."
Hearing this, Edward's hands trembled slightly.
He frowned and looked at Orianna.
Staring at Orianna's confident expression, Edward had a bold idea. "Anna, did you... succeed?"
Under Edward's anxious gaze, Orianna said in a relaxed tone, "Tomorrow, the child will be born."
Edward's eyes widened in surprise.
"Father," Orianna said, her red lips curved. "Father, isn't it what you want for her to see you the first moment she's born and treat you as her only one?"
Edward's heartbeat quickened.
He asked again: "Did it really succeed?"
Orianna nodded. "So far, it seems to be successful."
Orianna told Edward: "I used Jiang Shiyu's hair to cultivate more than 20 embryos, but only three survived."
"I transferred them to a surrogate mother and one of them miscarried naturally and the other died in my womb at six months."
"This is the only one who managed to survive."
After Orianna finished speaking, she leisurely admired Edward's reaction.
Edward was indeed excited by this exciting news. He patted his thigh and said excitedly, "Okay, I'll go with you to see it tomorrow!"
He couldn't wait to meet the child.
This time, he must keep the child by his side and not allow her to have any shadow of anyone other than himself in her eyes or heart!
Orianna picked up the diamond clutch from the table and stood up gracefully.
"Then, tomorrow morning, please ask Dad to come with me to the research institute. I'm going to rest first, Dad, good night." Orianna said good night to Edward, then walked away in her high heels without looking back.
Orianna walked downstairs and saw Cecilio waiting downstairs. She stopped, stared at Cecilio, and said, "I heard that my father kept a woman captive."
She used the word "captivity" to describe the relationship between Edward and Song Ci.
Cecilio didn't want to reveal more about these things to Orianna, so he took his subordinates and went upstairs past Orianna.
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