Chapter 4

Upon hearing Ryan’s words, Audrey pulled up a chair and sat across from him at the coffee table.

Unlike his distant demeanor with Nathan and the others, Ryan’s attitude toward Audrey was relatively gentle.

“How did you get the wounds on your body?” Ryan asked.

Audrey responded, “Nathan pushed me, and I collided with a rockery…”

“I’m not asking about the wound on your head,” Ryan interrupted.

Nathan, who was about to return to his room after seeing Amelia off, overheard Ryan. He stepped back to peer through the slightly ajar door.

Audrey’s expression was indifferent. In an even tone, as if discussing someone else’s affairs, she explained, “The Yeomans family wanted me to buy a house, a car, and pay for Adam’s wedding, so we had a fight outside the school.”

Audrey wasn’t lying but wasn’t telling the whole story either.

The Yeomans family’s visit to Sheysea City wasn’t just to find Audrey; they were also looking for her and Adam’s biological mother, Wanda Lambert.

The Yeomans family was furious when they couldn’t find Wanda and found out that Audrey was still attending university instead of working.

Wayne Lambert, Audrey’s biological father, made a scene in the principal’s office, demanding the school refund her tuition fees.

As Audrey wasn’t earning any money, Wayne thought of taking her back to their small town and selling her for a good price to pay for Adam’s marriage.

That was when Audrey stood up against them.

Examining Audrey’s jaw and neck bruises, Ryan’s hand moved thoughtfully on his knee. Without pressing for more details, he leaned forward. His gaze was serious.

“I made an offer eight years ago, and it still stands. If you’re willing to leave Nathan, I can arrange for you to go abroad.”

Audrey looked up and met his penetrating gaze. Her hand was on her knee, tensing and slowly relaxing.

Sheysea City, it was

ye

son with me but couldn’t interfere. So, they turned to the Lambert family, hoping

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furrowed brows. “But now, Nathan has forgotten me and loves another. Sending me abroad doesn’t

“Besides the potential benefits, you also share a blood relation with

the Lamberts. My existence is proof of living hell on

still refuse

Even if it was due to blood relations, the Lambert family has done

Ryan

when he first met Audrey, her biological grandparents said

love for her birth mother. Suppressing her longing for familial affection, she made herself

chose to stay with the Franklin

in line with the Lambert family’s expectations. She truly

composedly, “The business world is small. Your involvement with Nathan, the young heir

I get the divorce certificate, I’ll leave Sheysea City,” Audrey replied,

didn’t intend to tell Ryan where she

cutting ties with

back on the sofa. Years ago, you sat across from me just like this. You were adamant that Nathan was more important to you than your own

the case anymore,” Audrey

he discreetly observed the composed woman sitting across

this and tensed up. As he turned to leave, his

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ties with him. She

room, Nathan lay

of walls stained tea–colored by the setting sun, the pleasant fragrance of gardenlas, and a radiant face smiling

woke up suddenly, unable to control his racing heart. He clutched at his chest

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