Chapter 269 A Mother’s Cruelty

    Chapter 269 A Mother’s Cruelty

    He had actually felt soft toward Kelvin just now.

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    Lucas clenched his fists tightly, his eyes shutting in pain as a single name echoed again and again in his mind.

    Sloane. Sloane. Sloane…

    The moment he learned the truth-at the very height of his suffering-all he could think about was seeing her Even just once.

    Andrew nced at the rearview mirror, catching sight of Lucas’s tightly furrowed brows and ashenplexion. His heart tensed.

    He had never seen the CEO like this. Even during the worst storms the Hawthorne family had faced, Lucas had always remainedposed and in control, as if nothing could shake him.

    “Sir, are you all right?” Andrew asked carefully, his voice tinged with concern.

    Lucas didn’t respond right away. He slowly raised his head and pressed his fingers to his brow. “Any word from Sloane?”

    Andrew observed his expression closely. “Not yet. So far, all we’ve found is that there was a renowned miracle doctor over twenty years ago. It’s possible she was Ms. Sloane’s mentor. But for some reason, that doctor suddenly vanished two decades ago. No one knows where she went.”

    Seeing Lucas’s face pale further, Andrew quickly added in a low voice, “Sir, if her mentor was truly that skilled, then Ms. Sloane is in the best possible hands. She’ll receive excellent treatment.”

    “She’lle back once the poison is cured,” Andrew said confidently. “She still has unfinished business with you the auction of the pills. She won’t just disappear.”

    Lucas’s expression finally eased. He murmured, “Right… I still owe her something. She’lle back…”

    “Andrew, take me to Conor’s office.”

    He had to exin everything to Conor personally.

    When Conor heard about Sloane’s poisoning, he was deeply rmed. Thankfully, Sloane had shared the form for the pills with the military’s medical team beforehand. As long as they followed her recipe, the pills could be reproduced.

    “Lucas, if you get in touch with Ms. Sloane, make sure she focuses on recovering her health first,” Conor said. “We’ll handle the ingredients and the pills. Leave it to us.”

    “Got it.” Lucas nodded. “If I hear anything from her, you’ll be the first to know.”

    Lucas left Conor’s office and, despite Andrew’s protests, rushed back to thepany.

    For half a month, he didn’t set foot in the Hawthorne estate. Even Madam Tessa assumed he was throwing himself into work to cope with Sloane’s departure.

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    Chapter 269 A Mother’s Cruelty

    Only Andrew knew the truth-Lucas was avoiding Madam Aubrey.

    After learning something that cruel, he still didn’t know how to face her.

    But Madam Aubrey refused to let him go.

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    When she found out Lucas had once again survived, she flew into a rage, smashing things around the house and screaming at the bodyguards to let her out.

    Madam Tessa had reached the end of her patience with her daughter-inw. Furious, she stormed in and pped her hard across the face.

    “You poisoned Lucas. I haven’t even dealt with you yet. What gives you the right to cause a scene?” she snapped.

    Madam Aubrey stumbled back from the p, five red fingerprints blooming across her cheek. She clutched her face, eyes shing with venom.

    “I gave birth to him. Whether he lives or dies should be up to me,” she shrieked, her voice sharp and piercing.

    Madam Tessa was so enraged by her madness she nearly lost her breath. “How can a mother be this heartless?”

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