Chapter 620

Jude finally realized he'd given himself away. He let out an awkward chuckle, "The... the top science student from People's spring province... Many people in the capital have heard of you. It's... it's not strange that I... I recognized Miss Kirk..." Willow couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. "Is that so? Director Garcia must be paying extraordinary attention to me then. To recognize me at first glance just from hearing my name—people might think you have some supernatural ability to match faces to names!" Beads of cold sweat began rolling down Jude's forehead. He scrambled to patch up his story, "I... I didn't just hear your name. I've... I've seen your ph... photograph before." "Oh? Then I must have misjudged Director Garcia." Willow curled her lips in a faint smile, her tone deliberately casual. "But aren't you curious how I recognized you at first sight?" Jude desperately wanted to rush forward and cover her mouth to stop her from speaking further. Yet his body remained frozen