Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 17

           Herfather,themanwhohadmadeitmagical,wasgone.

           Deepbreaths,shetoldherself,butshecouldn’tcalmhermind.Thequestionscircledfasterandfaster.Whokilledherfather?Andwhy?WhowasthisAmerican"specialist"?WhywasKohlerinsistingonseeingthelab?

           Kohlerhadsaidtherewasevidencethatherfather’smurderwasrelatedtothecurrentproject.Whatevidence?Nobodyknewwhatwewereworkingon!Andevenifsomeonefoundout,whywouldtheykillhim?

           AsshemoveddowntheLHCtunneltowardherfather’slab,Vittoriarealizedshewasabouttounveilherfather’sgreatestachievementwithouthimthere.Shehadpicturedthismomentmuchdifferently.ShehadimaginedherfathercallingCERN’stopscientiststohislab,showingthemhisdiscovery,watchingtheirawestruckfaces.ThenhewouldbeamwithfatherlyprideasheexplainedtothemhowithadbeenoneofVittoria’sideasthathadhelpedhimmaketheprojectareality…thathisdaughterhadbeenintegralinhisbreakthrough.Vittoriafeltalumpinherthroat.MyfatherandIweresupposedtosharethismomenttogether.Buthereshewasalone.Nocolleagues.Nohappyfaces.JustanAmericanstrangerandMaximilianKohler.

           MaximilianKohler.DerKönig.

           Evenasachild,Vittoriahaddislikedtheman.Althoughsheeventuallycametorespecthispotentintellect,hisicydemeanoralwaysseemedinhuman,theexactantithesisofherfather’swarmth.Kohlerpursuedscienceforitsimmaculatelogic…herfatherforitsspiritualwonder.Andyetoddlytherehadalwaysseemedtobeanunspokenrespectbetweenthetwomen.

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