Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 247

Lionel wasn’t out of his mind, his thoughts were crystal clear, and every word he uttered was well thought out.

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He looked at Edda and Alaric seriously and sincerely, saying, “I honestly didn’t see things moving this fast, Daphne being pregnant was indeed a shocker. But I want to marry her, I want to give her a stable home, I mean it.”

“What were you doing before then? Why did you have Daphne take part in a sham marriage with you? You even mentioned sending her abroad for her childbirth, you said that, didn’t you?” Edda asked.

Lionel didn’t deny it, Daphne tugged on Lionel’s arm, signaling him to keep quiet.

But he gently patted her hand, soothing her as he said, “My family situation is a bit complicated.”

Lionel gave a brief rundown of his family situation.

Alaric had thought that Lionel’s family being a ‘bit complicated’ was just that, a bit. He had no idea just how complicated it was.

He was even more surprised to find out that Lionel’s father was the notorious media tycoon, Fabian.

Fabian’s multiple marriages and family issues were the talk of the town, and his media empire was a household name.

But no one could have guessed that Lionel, an actor who had started from a minor role, was actually the eldest son of the media tycoon.

Daphne was even more shocked.

As someone who worked in the magazine industry, she was quite familiar with the name Fabian:

Ever since Lionel decided to pursue Daphne in Cuzco, he hadn’t thought about hiding anything from her anymore. To be precise, he initially wanted to keep things from Daphne, sort out everything, and then tell her the truth, but a phone call with Kieran last night was quite enlightening.

After revealing all the secrets to the Flores family and Daphne, Vicente in front furrowed his brows even deeper.

Before Lionel came here, he was already prepared to leave the entertainment industry, and his agent, Vicente, was about to complete his final mission.

In fact, Lionel was not originally Vicente’s client, but was nurtured by Lionel’s ex-girlfriend, Albertine.

Vicente only took over halfway and was chosen by Lionel as his agent because Albertine married Babur Farrell.

When Vicente first found out Lionel was Fabian’s son, his expression was even more surprised than Daphne’s current one.

Daphne was completely dumbfounded.

her a while before she came back to her senses and looked at Lionel, “So, you didn’t want to marry me before because you were all in, trying to reclaim the property?”

sense of helplessness. He began to question what he saw in this clueless woman in the first place, He was about to explain when Daphne waved her hand and said, “Lionel, I support you, you must reclaim the property. I hate men who neglect their families and mess around all the time, I support you, I’ll

at Alaric as

Daphne a helpless glance,

propose to her after I sorted out Fabian’s issues. I was also

the front seat, “Mr. Lionel was going

Lionel gave Vicente a reproachful look, and Vicente

be complicated, and he understood Lionel’s desire to

are you

this, Daphne immediately asked, “So you’re not going to get the property back? Isn’t it yours and your mother’s? You must

said to her daughter, “It’s not yours, why

she nodded and kept

wouldn’t have left the Kemp family on my own, let alone give the house my mother lived in to Fabian and

from years of experience that Lionel might not be as simple as just being good at acting.

calculate against those who pose a threat. Just like ancient princes, if they want the throne, they would stop at nothing to

Fabian lose his ability to control everything, could he

get the property back?” “Do you only care about money?” Edda

realize something, she looked at Lionel apologetically, “Did you have

everything, Alaric started

he felt sorry, he was too proud to apologize, so he said to Lionel somewhat petulantly, “Young man, what harm

still had room to fight back, he just politely took

a look, “He ain’t your dad, don’t pretend

back,

gears, “Mr. Lionel, he’s my dad, not

for some shut-eye, while

from a mile away, and was

impact of this accident was quietly accepted by Lionel and the heads of the show’s producers. They provided Lionel with a platform to exit the entertainment industry, and they also did a good job of promoting the show, which was a very happy thing for the director. Once back at the hotel, Daphne immediately started charging her phone. As soon as she turned

she was okay, she heard about Alaric’s dojo almost getting mobbed by fans.

stepped in to calm the situation. But fearing the impact on Alaric’s reputation, Daphne immediately booked a 2 p.m.

back home.

things with the production team, Lionel also hopped on

back to Whispering Pines, it was already a good couple of hours later.

House. Julie was planning to tag along, but Daphne’s situation was a hot mess,

headed straight to Feliz Gastro House, where he

Brice remained his usual courteous and classy self. Granted, Kieran was technically

towards Julie.