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Chapter 15 A Temporary Measure

Chapter 15 A Temporary Measure

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Mason could not have failed to understand the sarcasm in his words. He had indeed been at the company recently, but all those people were nothing but Lucas‘ lackeys, pretending to be respectful while undermining him behind his back.

Now that Lucas had awakened, all his schemes had been thwarted.

Mason could not accept this.

He could not stand to see Lucas triumphant. With a quick glance, he smirked and said, “Lucas, Mom heard you woke up and was so happy she immediately went out. She said she was going to Silverveil Abbey to personally thank Master Lucian.”

Lucas leaned against the headboard, unmoved, his eyelids slightly lowered, casting a shadow over his long lashes that concealed the emotions in his eyes.

“Alright,” Tessa spoke up just in time to shoo them away, “Lucas just woke up and needs to rest. Please, all of you leave.”

“Yes, Madam Tessa.” Everyone quickly left the room.

Tessa stayed in the room for half an hour before officially announcing the engagement between Lucas and Sloane, stating that they would marry when Sloane turned twenty.

This news caused a storm in Stonebridge. All the major families sent people to gather information.

Lucas had been on the brink of death, and the Rivers family’s daughter was supposed to marry him to ward off his bad luck. But the whole point was

to note that many people had already

time.

the Hawthorne family had no intention of hiding it, so the news of

now restless, and just the

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the Rivers family

also publicly announced that Mr. Hawthorne and Ms. Rivers are engaged and will marry when

first, but then she turned

butler answered, his voice

Ms. Rivers,” she immediately stood up, “No way, I’m going to the

awake, no one cared about Mason

think the Hawthorne Mansion is some place you can just visit

of the Hawthorne family, they

that b*tch marry into the Hawthorne family!” Helen

He didn’t care which daughter married into the Hawthorne family; in the end, the Rivers family would

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