"Alright!" Joel nodded.


    Then, with a look of genuine amazement, he turned to Eleanor. "How did you evene up with the idea of keeping CAR-T cells viable in the tumor microenvironment for over 90 days?"


    It was the very topic Eleanor had been researching for the past six years.


    "Actually, I got some data from my dad that inspired me to make this bold prediction," Eleanor replied. "Right now, it''s just a theoretical framework— something that still needs to be validated in theb."


    Joel''s eyes shone with admiration. "Miss Sutton, I read through your analysis. So many of your ideas are cutting-edge and testable. Honestly, if you want to know why I moved back here, I''d say it was probably because of you."


    Eleanor froze for a second. Joel hurried to rify. "Don''t get me wrong-I mean your research. Your ideas are what drew me in."


    Eleanorughed. "Well, I''m d we get to work together."


    That evening, Eleanor crafted a little wind chime for her daughter. Glittering, colorful stars dangled from the frame, chiming sweetly as they gently swayed. Evelyn was absolutely delighted.


    Suddenly, the sound of a car came from outside. Evelyn jumped up in excitement. "Daddy''s home!"


    By the time Eleanor made it to the hallway,n was already there, sweeping Evelyn up into his arms. "Did you miss Daddy?"


    "I did! Daddy, where''s my present?"


    "Wow! I love it!" Evelyn''s eyes sparkled as she nodded eagerly.


    Eleanor shook her head lightly. "That''s not necessary."


    Eleanor took the opportunity to head upstairs—there was still a mountain of work waiting for her. Withn home to y with their daughter, she could finally focus for a while.


    During dinner,n spoke to Evelyn. "Grandma and Great-grandma are back in the country. Would you like to visit them tomorrow?"


    Eleanor was taken aback-for a moment, she realizedn''s business trip must have been to bring his mother and grandmother back.


    Evelyn''s eyes widened with excitement. "Really? Does that mean I can stay at Grandma''s house?"


    "It''s the weekend tomorrow. I''ll take you over,"n said, ruffling her hair affectionately.


    Eleanor thought of the uing holidays. Perhapsn wanted to bring his mother and grandmother back early so they could all spend the season together, and maybe settle down back home after New Year''s.


    Later that night, after Eleanor had tucked Evelyn into bed, she stepped out,


    nning to spend some time in the study. She heardn''s footstepsing from the master bedroom, his voice soft and coaxing as he answered a call. "Don''t worry, I''m on my way."


    "I''ll be there in a few minutes."


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    Vanessa''s ce was only a few minutes away from the house.


    The next morning at breakfast, Joslyn casually mentioned that Mr. Sutton hadn''te home until two in the morning. As soon as she said it, she nced up, trying to gauge Eleanor''s reaction.


    Eleanor just smiled at her. "Oh, really?"


    At that moment,n came downstairs, and Joslyn quickly scurried off to the kitchen.


    Eleanor brushed Evelyn''s hair into a cute, pretty style and helped her into a pink puffer coat. Their dog, Princess, bounced around excitedly at Evelyn''s side, as attached to her as ever.


    "Daddy, can I bring Princess with me?" Evelyn asked, her eyes wide and hopeful.n knelt down and zipped up her coat. "Grandma''s house is huge. What if Princess gets lost? Let''s have Mommy take care of her for a couple days, okay?"