Chapter 283 A Call That Went Unanswered

    Chapter 283 A Call That Went Unanswered

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    The moment Sloane brought up the message, Jill perked up, her voice sharp with urgency. “It was about Ginnie.”

    “You don’t know the half of it. Ginnie came back three years ago and took over Lyte Corp’s cooperation with Hawthorne Corp. Ever since then, she’s been showing up with Lucas at all kinds of events.”

    She went on without pause. “The media’s been going wild-saying they’re a perfect match, that a Hawthorne-Lyte marriage alliance is right around the corner. They make it sound practically official.”

    Sloane listened calmly. “The media loves spinning stories out of thin air. Lucas and President Lyte’s cooperation is just business. These gossip outlets will say anything to grab attention.”

    But Jill wasn’t letting it slide. “Sloane, don’t brush it off. Ginnie’s not harmless. The way she came back this. time-she’s clearly aiming for Lucas. You need to keep your guard up!”

    Sloane gave a faint smile. “Even if that’s true, it’s Lucas’s private matter. I’m just the ex-fiancée. I have no right to interfere.”

    Their engagement had ended long ago. What ce did she have to stop Ginnie?

    Seeing that Sloane wasn’t taking it seriously, Jill dropped a bomb. “I heard Lucas proposed to Ginnie before she went abroad.”

    Sloane’s gaze flickered, but her tone remainedposed. “Where did you hear that?”

    Jill frowned, trying to remember. “Bits and pieces over thest few years. But I’ll ask my uncle directly next time. He’d know if it was true.”

    Lucas had proposed to Ginnie?

    Sloane didn’t have time to dwell on it. She’d only just returned and was already swamped with graduation deadlines. With three courses running simultaneously, she barely had time to breathe.

    That evening, she nced at the business headlines and, as expected, the joint press conference between Hawthorne Corp and the Lyte family had taken over the top spots.

    Photos of Lucas and Ginnie were stered across every major outlet. Lucas wore a perfectly tailored ck suit, his expression sharp andposed. Ginnie stood beside him in an elegant white gown, smiling sweetly. Together, they really did look like the textbook “perfect couple.”

    The headlines were even more dramatic:

    “Hawthorne Corp and Lyte Family Announce Landmark Alliance-Lucas and Ginnie to Marry?”

    Sloane stared at the screen, Jill’s words echoing in her mind-Lucas had once proposed to Ginnie?

    She scrolled for a while longer before checking the time. Seeing howte it was, she powered off the tablet and headed for the bathroom.

    While she soaked in the bath, the phone she’d left on the table began to ring.

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    Chapter 283 A Call That Went Unanswered

    On the screen, Lucas’s name lit up.

    But Sloane was in the bath and didn’t hear it.

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    Elsewhere, Lucas frowned as the call went unanswered. The endless rings eventually cut off into silence.

    He hesitated, staring at the screen.

    Then he grabbed his keys and drove straight to Sloane’s apartment.

    The night was dark, the streets quiet, but Lucas’s car tore through the city faster than usual.

    When he arrived, he parked outside her building and looked up at her window. A faint light glowed behind the curtains.

    She was still awake.

    He sat there, hesitating, one hand on the door handle.

    But in the end, he didn’t go up.

    He stayed in the car, eyes never leaving her window.

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