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."

a moment, she slapped her knee, "Damn it! He came by and I wasn't here. I would have given

arms stirred, and

Miranda frowned as

shouldn't get involved with this

Pembroke Family's business,

mean?" Mila

even less about the people around Lysander, having always been kept at arm's

suggested there was more to the

at the child and confirmed, "He's asleep,

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

then did

an intern. My mentor

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

breathe a word

knowing Mila was

worry, he's not the type to

her, "Quit teasing us

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