Kijani chuckled softly. She loved seeing Connor's eagerness, his joy and passion. Sure, sometimes he got so technical that she needed a dictionary and some schematics to keep up, but she liked it when he was happy.

"Well, I can see it just bursting out of you. Tell me what you did! I want to know." 

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Devika looked seriously bothered. "Nick, you need to tell someone. Whoever that person is, you can't let them blackmail you and put your family in danger." She could feel his anger, but had no idea what it was directed toward. She could only assume that Nicholas was angry because his father was hurt.