Chapter 5

The car door opened, and an old man with gray hair stepped out of the car and walked in her direction.

He was accompanied by four burly bodyguards.

When Lucinda recognized who it was, she straightened her back and exuded an air of nobility.

“My father always seems to be well-informed.

I just got divorced, and he already sent you here,” she muttered to herself.

The old man-Gilbert Duncan- smiled sweetly, bowed before her and said, “Miss, today marks the last day of your three-year agreement with your father.

He took a moment to stare at the document Lucinda held in her hand.

Putting on a regretful facade, he said, “Looks like you couldn’t win him over.

If that’s the case, you should return to Stastle and inherit the family business, as promised.

Lucinda scrunched up her face, remaining silent for what seemed Like an eternity.

Something terrible happened to Lucinda when she was just fifteen.

she lost her memory, and ended up at the orphanage here in

back to the Roberts family estate by Logan Roberts

ordered his

with Nathaniel that Lucinda

had chosen Nathaniel over her own father and made a deal to return home after three years if she failed

threw away three years of her life for a man who

“Mr.

Simmons misses you terribly.

come back with

continue to infuriate your

He…”

interrupted, her face becoming even colder as he brought up

that woman by

Simmons family have no need for

handle here in Forden, so I won’t be returning with

the past three years, she had been investigating in secret, trying to uncover who had caused her memory

that the person likely worked for the Simmons

still unsure who specifically was

was in a precarious situation, with the enemy lurking

to return to

going back to

let out

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