Seeing this, Anthony added, "I don't know what she's up to either. Your sister is so weird."

“She's not my sister," Maria said without skipping a beat.

Anthony thought for a while and then nodded.

“Yeah, you're right."

The two deliberately chose the mall farthest from the Smith family so that they could have fun without being disturbed.

But unbeknownst to them, another Smith bore the same thing in mind and made the same choice.

It didn't take Long before Maria and Anthony spotted a couple sitting by the window in a cafe along the street.

A man and a woman...

Anthony had never seen the man before.

But the woman was none other than Julie.

Julie seemed to be in the middle of a pleasant conversation with the man and smiled Lightly from time to time.

In the past, it was rare to see Julie like this.

The man who talked to Julie was obviously a scholar-gentle, intelligent, and cultured.

They Looked Like old friends that had reunited after years

Of course, the two didn't seem too intimate, and one could figure that they were just casual friends before.

“Your mother's friend from Broome? A college classmate, perhaps?” Anthony asked, squinting curiously.

The two of them watched from a distance and did not come up to say hello.

Maria shook her head. "That's Ian Navarro. He is indeed a doctor but he didn't go to the same med school as my mother. He actually studied abroad. He's now an elite in Sophie's research institute and enjoys the prestige of a deputy director."

Ian was also the top medical research expert in the country.

However, as the main sponsor of the research institute, Maria could be regarded as Ian's boss.

Therefore, Maria knew Ian's basic information.

“If he was accepted into that research institute, then he must be a good guy in every way," Anthony commented in passing.

"I suppose."

Maria nodded, her eyes fixed on the man in the distance.