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"Maria, I'm your dad." Zachary looked at his daughter with an understanding gaze.
Maria wanted to deny it, but she also knew her father must have noticed something.
"As parents, we know our daughter." Zachary said, "Your mommy and I have guessed that you went to the University of London for your idol."
Maria's heart skipped a beat; she looked at her father in shock. It seemed that her father was really smart. Not only did he know about it, but even her mother did too.
She smiled, feeling a little embarrassed. Inexplicably, her face became rosy as if she'd been caught with her hand in the cookie jar.
"Dad, to be honest, that's not the whole reason." Maria still wanted to defend herself.
"Maria." Zachary sighed, "I'm not scolding you. You are a smart girl, and I have always trusted you. You've done very well in the past four years."
Maria was a little surprised at her father's affirmation