Chapter 229 Baron’s Shadow Everywhere

“Yes.”

Hansel didn’t know why Jensen had given such instructions, but he nodded and agreed

anyway.

Right after Jensen hung up, the butler’s call came through.

“Mr. Jensen, where are you? Come back to the estate at once! Madam’s in trouble!”

The words made Jensen’s heart jolt.

“I’ll be right there.”

He ended the call and, without another word, raced back to the old house.

The moment he arrived, he heard Loretta’s wailing cries; alarmed, he rushed inside.

“Mom, what happened?”

Loretta spotted him and immediately threw herself at him.

“Son, you have to stand up for me!”

Her entire body was soaked, especially her face and hair.


Her makeup had run in streaks, leaving her face ghostly and grotesque.

If Jensen hadn’t known it was his mother, he would have been frightened.

strands, reeking of sickly sweetness that made the

Jensen nearly shoved her

away.

up like this? Did

his eyes only made Loretta

to look down on me? You have

just gone through, Loretta trembled with

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head down, and forced me

burned red

Natalie would stoop to


at

ago; judging from her tone, there had

couldn’t have

drink coffee,

can’t just be brushed aside! I’m a society lady–humiliated like this? If word gets

more she thought about it, the angrier she

her back then. Someone that petty would only shame the Luke family. A little coffee–what real harm could it do her? And I’m her elder; she dared treat me like this! Jensen,

Jensen rubbed his temples.

this definitely wasn’t

protecting her? What spell has she cast

two punches

said, “Natalie’s the type to confront someone

“Who?”


but her eyes made it clear she

went to

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