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.

window, overlooking the glittering cityscape. Her voice was eerily

her crystal wineglass

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

the name through gritted teeth, her refined features

wait.”.

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

up her apartment and didn’t return to Lucas’s

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

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

that, Sloane couldn’t refuse, so she arranged for Molly to stay

afternoon, you’ll receive a deposit-your share from the pill auction three years

nearly forgot about

room and came back with a box. “These are the pills from

the box with a smile. “Great. Here’s

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success,” Sloane echoed with a

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