Frank slid his hands in his pockets as he calmly got into the car.

Vicky, however, would keep sliding peeks at him from the driver seat.

“Mr. Lawrence, may I ask who Peter Lane is?” she eventually asked.

“My ex brother-in-law.” Frank admitted.

“Oh, I see,” Vicky exclaimed in understanding. “Helen Lane.”

Frank nodded while she smiled. “I guess things have gotten unpleasant between you two! Would you like me to help a little?”

Frank glanced at her.

If Vicky really did help, she could certainly make the Lanes disappear from Riverton without a trace.

However, he had no intention of going that far despite despising that family, and he more or less had to show some respect to Henry as long as he was alive.

“Thanks for your offer, but I can handle it myself,” he replied.

Vicky smiled. “Understood. Just remember that you can come to me anytime you’re having trouble.”

Helen arrived at the front doors of Verdant Hotel, her blue gown drawing many stares immediately.

Beside her, Gina was looking smug in her floral dress—her daughter would always have everyone’s attention wherever she went!

Still, she suddenly remembered. “Helen, hasn’t Peter made it here yet?”

Helen frowned. “God knows what he’s up to—I’ll call him.”

However, Peter never picked up, leaving her perplexed. “He’s not answering.”

brat always drops the

that matters

you’re early, Helen!” Sean exclaimed as

here too,” Helen replied

him. “Gosh! Your suit must be worth millions,

Just a few dozen

stood beside Sean. “Tut, tut…

eyes at her mother. “Stop it,

it is.”

in understanding. “Let’s go in,

when she suddenly saw a familiar

“Frank?” she murmured.

and followed Helen’s gaze in response, and she saw that it was indeed Frank. “What?! What is that good-for-nothing doing here?”

Vicky at the entrance

“What are

Turnbull invited me.”

look in the mirror, Frank? Why would the heiress of the Turnbulls invite

snorted as well. “Helen, your ex-husband is a

left scowling and wondering when Frank got the habit of

and she did not want to cause a mess especially when her mother would not stop

shouldn’t be here, Frank. You should

simply shrugged. “What, I can’t come just because

think you deserve to

rang out. “I didn’t know you were bringing friends. Why don’t you introduce

when they saw the tall, slender woman in a white gown striding toward him

incomparable, be it her rosy cheeks, her almond eyes, or the poise in

straight up to Frank, wrapping her arms around his and making

had another woman, she did not expect her to be so

he meant when he said she

was the result of technology, it

deny the woman’s

thought to herself, miffed.

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