Chapter 242

“She mentioned running into her adoptive parents and said she’d be a bit late.”

“Adoptive parents?”

Connor couldn’t help but frown. Bob and Mary seemed to have a knack for causing trouble,

showing up to bother Mia again.

Felix cautiously spoke up. “There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask since a moment ago.”

Connor turned his attention to Felix, asking, “What do you want to know?”

“I genuinely don’t have any ulterior motives. It’s just that seeing all of you at the engagement ceremony caught me by surprise. Are you somehow related to Ms. Lane? Mia has never

mentioned this before.”

When Mia met Maya, her demeanor was distant, lacking the warmth a person might expect

between relatives.

Connor raised an eyebrow, realizing he had almost forgotten about this matter.

Initially, they thought Mia would be present today, and there seemed to be no need to conceal

their identities.

the situation had taken an

Connor explained, “Well,

Ms. Lane’s engagement,

the same weight as marriage. Societal norms have

“Yeah, you’re right.”

too much on it, acknowledging his unfamiliarity with aristocratic

dynamics.

esteemed Lane family in Nord City caught him off guard.

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was this hidden layer of connection!

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some undisclosed secrets. Felix would need to

to win her affection.

returned to his seat with a troubled expression. “Mia still

mentioned that Mia ran into her adoptive parents this morning.”

calling Mia, but her phone is off. What if something

uneasy, not only hesitated to contact

anticipate

“We can’t just sit here. Let’s go back

our expectations too high for

his chair, Dominic declared, “I’ve asked Eva to contact the property management

footage to determine exactly what happened with

stood

addressing them. “Dominic, Nathan, Connor, where are

gaze,

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