Chapter 146

Mila gently patted his head, "What a silly thing to say."

She thought back to her own child, whom she hadn't managed to raise well. Her child's lack of closeness weighed heavily on her mind, especially whenever she thought of Adrian.

...

Not long after, Miranda returned.

She had just finished sorting out the hospital paperwork. Even before she opened the door, her loud voice rang out.

"It's the strangest thing. I went to pay the hospital fees, and the nurse told me some man had already settled everything. Didn't even leave a name. What an altruistic soul. A real modern-day Good Samaritan."

Mila raised an eyebrow, guessing, "Was it Nathaniel?"

Eugene snorted, "Pretentious."

"Nathaniel?" Miranda pulled up a chair, took a sip of water, and asked, puzzled, "What's he doing here?"

Mila glanced at the child in her arms, "This is his nephew."

He came by and I wasn't here. I would have given him

in Mila's arms stirred, and she quickly hushed, "Keep your voice

was sound asleep again, Mila explained what had happened. Miranda frowned as she listened,

telling you, you shouldn't get involved with

Stay away from the Pembroke Family's business, especially when it

do you mean?"

about the Pembroke Family and even less about the people around Lysander, having always been kept

suggested there was more to

glanced at the child and confirmed,

nodded. The little one had been through such an ordeal, with bruises and scrapes all over his body. He was

then did Miranda

I was still an intern. My mentor told

so nothing leaked out. You probably haven't heard about it, but my mentor is highly respected in the legal community. He

you can't breathe a word of this to

gave Eugene a pointed look, knowing Mila was trustworthy, but Eugene was still

worry, he's not the

"Quit teasing

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