Chapter 33

Ryan rose with the phone in hand. He walked to the window to answer it. “Yes?”

“sir, there’s news from Sheysea. Two hours ago, Audrey’s foster mother approached the young Frankin heir and was involved in a car accident. She didn’t make it,” Julian reported.

Ryan’s pupils contracted. He gripped the phone tightly. “Understood,” he replied curtly.

After ending the call, he picked up his suit jacket draped over the chair. “I need to leave.”

“Take your time getting to know the third Shaw daughter,” George suggested casually, crossing his legs languidly.

He picked up a chess manual from the table beside him and continued, “The Lambert family will eventually be in your hands. With the Shaw family’s backing, you’ll have a more stable position on the board.”

The subtext was clear. George liked the third Shaw daughter, Cecilia Shaw. Ryan’s feelings were secondary. Ryan knew winning George’s acceptance of Audrey was going to be a long journey.

Wanda, George’s only daughter, was the apple of the Lambert family’s eye. She had suffered terribly at the hands of the Franklin family, which had led to a mental breakdown and multiple suicide

attempts.

as an enemy, including

escape from the Franklins with Wanda, the Lambert family might not have turned a blind eye, which had given Ryan the opportunity to help Audrey.

understand,” Ryan nodded slightly

years because you believe you took her place. I never stopped you from helping her, but it’s about time. I did. From now on, don’t interfere in

at George, now leisurely perusing the chess manual by the lamp.

leaving already?” asked Paige Xenos, the maid at

to the study. Her voice was warm and inviting. “I’ll pack some up for you. The weather has been dry. This is very

other matters to attend

to say something else, but Ryan was already hurrying

placed it beside George. She lamented, “He’s too busy with the company, always

this hour.”

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look up from the chess manual. He chuckled,

replied with a smile. “She asked me to make this for you. She even picked out the ingredients

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