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.

hair stuck to her head in wet strands, reeking of sickly sweetness that made the scene

Jensen nearly shoved her

away.

up like this?

his eyes

boy–you dare to look down on me? You have no

just gone through, Loretta trembled

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all over my hair and clothes? They dragged me off, shoved my head down, and forced me to drink bucket after bucket of coffee–calling

eyes burned

imagined Natalie would stoop to something so


at

from her tone,

this couldn’t

forcing you to drink

After tormenting me, they dumped me at our doorstep. But this can’t just be brushed aside! I’m a society lady–humiliated like this? If word gets out, how will I ever show

more she thought about it, the angrier she

coffee–what real harm could it do her? And I’m her elder; she dared treat me like this! Jensen, I’m telling you, today she must apologize to

Jensen rubbed his temples.

definitely wasn’t

still protecting her? What

Loretta landed two punches

he said, “Natalie’s the type to confront someone face–to- face, not sneak around.

“Who?”


but her eyes made it clear

mind went

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