Chapter 1050

"Alright, off you go!" Jared said, managing to sit back down with the help of his butler.

The mansion was quiet, its classic architecture reminiscent of a bygone era, with lanterns hanging under the eaves. Each wing of the house was like its own separate cottage, much like the estates you'd find in old European tales. Whitney walked towards the west wing, her peripheral vision catching a glimpse of the courtyard in the center, beyond which lay the parking lot.

Memories flooded her mind uninvited.

A year ago, when Hudson had first brought her to Sheldon Mansion, that was the day Bryce had seized the opportunity to follow her, pretending they were engaged. Ludwik was there too.

The rivalry was intense. As the most eligible bachelor of Harmonia Country, Ludwik had mocked Bryce relentlessly, pushing him into the dirt.

Jealousy had flared, and Ludwik had cornered her in the bathroom, bullying her mercilessly.

Her cheeks flushed with the memory, her brows knitting together at the thought of Ludwik's irrational behavior. The man's arrogance, born of his privileged background, had granted him the power to trample over others. Perhaps it was his powerful stature and haughty personality that had driven Bryce to seek revenge, his greed growing over time.

Relying on the Patrick Group, Bryce had risen from the shadows, using her in his scheme of vengeance. Even now, Bryce remained a significant problem.

The tangled web of cause and effect between them was complex.

She hoped that Ludwik, having faced his downfall, would temper his reckless arrogance. Otherwise, dealing with someone as cunning as Bryce could lead to his downfall.

Shaking her head, Whitney snapped back to reality. Why was she even worrying about Ludwik?

A frown crept over her face as she dismissed her wandering thoughts and approached Hudson's study, knocking on the door.

"Come in," came Hudson's refined voice.

With a smile, Whitney pushed the door open. "Dad!"

"Whitney?"

Hudson looked up in surprise, pen in hand over documents. Seeing his daughter, he stood up immediately, his secretary moving to assist him.

He waved the secretary off, his tall, lean figure walking over. "My dear, what brings you home today?"

"Are you saying I haven't visited you in a while?"

Hudson's expression was stern. "Aren't you? After getting me discharged from the hospital, you've left me here without a word."

"That's not true."

Whitney knew he wasn't really angry, so she smiled coyly. "I was just worried about your health, so I came to check on you." "Ludwik is back from Eurovoria?" Hudson asked.

"How did you know?"

the day before yesterday;

over to the sink and washed

long and

Hudson's profile, Whitney thought he must have been

thought of her

mentioned mother cast a shadow over her mood, stirring emotions. After a few seconds of contemplation and staring at

her question, Hudson's hands stilled, and in the dim light, his distinguished features were

profile seemed to

brows tightened, his hands gripping the cup's edge so tightly that Whitney saw hot water

then she whispered, "If you don't want to

nothing I can't answer," Hudson said, his voice suddenly

every moment, these years,

for her

around them tightened by his expression, showing deep pain. Whitney

speak, "I thought... after all these years, with a complete family, even when you brought me home, you

his gaze,

I had responsibilities, a family, a wife; I couldn't be honest with

divorcing Holly, after these

your mother

me was something no one else could, and the love I gave her indirectly led to her demise. I'm sorry to her, and I'm

more resolute, perhaps

grandmother's disapproval or Holly's schemes, it was

untainted and independent, which led her to leave me, carrying

and the Bartels family

you in Banyan City, she must have despised

lack of

with remorse, his handsome eyes reddening further, until he seemed to have exhausted

sculpture, made Whitney

kept her mother in his heart all these years, living in the past with pain,

lack of

back from leaving Emperor City. Unfortunately, she met her untimely demise in Banyan City at

be living in

his father's eyes that Whitney came to understand the depth of an

"You once said, you and

Hudson replied, his

you are now. But, in reality, she was a bit of a bookworm, najvely

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