Jennifer Doudna Book Novels & Stories

The flicker of a smile she was trying to hide. “What are you doing here?” she asked, voice pitched high. I stood slowly, my knees aching, and handed her the envelope. “Adrian texted. Said something important was left at the house.” Someone whispered, “Who is she?” Then louder, “Mrs. Kane?” And laughter. “Our charming Don Kane has a secret Donna?” “No—” Adrian stepped off the stage. “No,” he said again, firmer this time. “She’s the housemaid. What are you doing here?”

For three full seconds after the helicopter vanished into the snow, no one inside St. Michael's Chapel moved. Then the first black envelope landed in the aisle. A senator's wife picked it up before Damian's men could stop her. The color drained from her face as she stared at the copy of the divorce agreement inside, Damian's signature sitting clean and undeniable at the bottom of the page. Another envelope hit the front pew. Then another. Damian did not move from the altar. Serena's hand was still stretched toward him, her white glove trembling, but he was looking past her to the side door Eve had used.

Just as she decided to get up and return to her seat, another book nearby caught her attention. The title of the book was "The Fusion and Recombination of Genome Sequences". She recalled what Paul had said and pulled the book out instinctively. After skimming through a few pages, Miranda was surprised to find that the author's opinion was quite similar to her own ideas. She continued flipping through the pages. The more she read, the more delighted she became. Soon, she was completely absorbed until her phone vibrated in her pocket. A WhatsApp message notification from Winter appeared on her phone screen. "Guess where I am?"