The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 275 The Blossoms She Never Saw

Chapter 275 The Blossoms She Never Saw

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Martha smiled but didn’t respond. Her eyes, however, kept drifting-subtly, repeatedly-toward the surroundings.

Once they got in the car, she glanced in the rearview mirror and immediately caught sight of a black sedan trailing behind them. Her expression darkened.

Ever since she lost contact with Madam Aubrey, unfamiliar people had started showing up around the neighborhood.

She’d tried going to the Hawthorne estate to find her, but was turned away each time with the excuse that Madam Aubrey was ill.

Martha had no idea what had happened. She didn’t know what to do next, and her anxiety only grew deeper by the day.

“Mom? Mom?” Kelvin called her several times.

Martha finally snapped out of it. “Huh? What is it?”

Kelvin frowned in concern. “Are you okay? I’ve been calling you for a while and you didn’t hear me.”

Martha quickly forced a smile and made up an excuse. “I just took on a new design job. The client’s demanding a lot, so I was thinking it through just now. Didn’t hear you, sorry.”

didn’t question it. Instead, he tried to cheer her up. “If they’re too demanding, just drop them. It’s not like we need

Martha kept up the smile, not wanting him

update from his men. “Mr. Lucas, Martha came to the estate again yesterday asking

to

was unmoved. “Let her. Just make sure they don’t leave

“Understood.”

blossom tree in the courtyard. Petals fluttered down silently. blanketing the ground in soft pink and white. In a daze, he realized this tree had already bloomed and withered three times since she first stepped into

time Sloane came to this place, she had complimented the

three years, he’d made sure they were carefully tended, just so she could

she returned.

signal was spotty, Sloane’s

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275 The Blossoms She

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Hawthorne Corp and the Li family had concluded successfully, and the celebration banquet was being held at the city’s most luxurious hotel. Guests from every corner of high society filled the venue, the atmosphere buzzing