Chapter 297 Shadows and Thorns

Chapter 297 Shadows and Thorns

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“Mhm, nothing else for me at the moment,” Sloane said, taking another bite. She glanced up at Lucas briefly. “What about you? Headed back to the office?”

“No need,” Lucas replied. “If anything comes up, Andrew will take care of it.”

“Oh.” Sloane lowered her gaze and focused on eating, the corners of her lips curving ever so slightly.

Lucas looked down at the floor where their shadows overlapped in the sunlight. His expression softened as he subtly shifted closer, aligning their silhouettes until they completely merged.

Across the street from Sloane’s apartment, a man dressed in black murmured into a phone, “Ms. Ginnie, Sloane came back last night. Mr. Lucas carried her inside.”

On the other end, Ginnie’s breath hitched. “Carried her?”

“Yes. She seemed very weak.” The man adjusted the zoom on his binoculars. “And Mr. Lucas didn’t leave all night.”

Inside her luxury high-rise, Ginnie gripped her phone until her manicured nails dug into the leather sofa, leaving faint white marks.

walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the glittering cityscape. Her

hurled her crystal wineglass at the

the pristine white paint like blood. Shards of glass scattered across

the name through gritted teeth, her refined features twisted by jealousy.

wait.”.

another number, voice low and vicious. “She’s back. Move forward with

up her apartment and didn’t return

Madam Tessa learned Sloane was back home, she sent Molly over to take care of

saving our president. The Hawthorne family takes full responsibility for her well-being,” Molly explained, giving Lucas a

couldn’t refuse, so she arranged for Molly to

her, “This afternoon, you’ll receive a deposit-your share from the

nearly forgot

with a box. “These are the pills from the auction, all sorted. Just open it and you’ll

accepted the box with a smile. “Great. Here’s

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success,” Sloane echoed with

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