Chapter 153

Chapter 153

Thalia opened the driver’s door, sat down, fastened her seatbelt, and made a call.

“I need you to check the business records of Ashcroft Group,” she said.

Thalia’s eyes were cold as her slender, pale fingers tapped rhythmically on the steering wheel.

“Also, find me a reliable private investigator. I want to investigate Drake Ashcroft.”

“Yes, Miss.”

After hanging up, Thalia tossed her phone onto the passenger seat, pressed the accelerator, and drove away.

Dusk was falling, and the city lights were beginning to illuminate the streets.

It was rush hour, and the roads were completely congested. Her black Rolls–Royce Phantom was buried in an endless queue of traffic.

The gridlock was irritating and frustrating.

Just then, her phone rang. Thalia picked it up and glanced at the screen.

It was Asher calling.

After their breakup, Thalia had kept Asher’s number, though it hadn’t appeared in her call history for quite some

time.

She initially didn’t want to answer, but then thought he might be calling about Lucy. After a moment’s hesitation, she answered.

Her tone was cold and distant. “Hello, what is it?”

“The police just called to say they’re discussing a plan with Russian authorities to rescue Lucy,” Asher said.

Thalia’s heart skipped a beat, her breathing quickening. “Do they think they can succeed?”

Asher paused, his cool voice coming through the phone. “On that point, the police couldn’t give any guarantees.”

How well Thalia understood this.

But because her sister’s life was at stake, she couldn’t help asking.

After a moment of silence, Thalia asked, “Is there anything else?”

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Asher hesitated, his voice becoming slightly hoarse through the phone. “Lia, L…”

Sensing that what Asher was about to say had nothing to do with Lucy, Thalia interrupted, “If there’s nothing urgent, I’m going to hang up.”

“Wait,” Asher quickly said. “Lia, I’m sorry about what my grandmother said to you at our house earlier. I apologise on her behalf. I really am sorry.”

Thalia remained silent.

She looked up through the windscreen at the endless queue of traffic, her gaze unfocused.

To say she hadn’t been affected by Lady Blackwood’s words would be a lie she wouldn’t even believe herself.

The person on the other end of the line also fell silent.

He seemed to be waiting for her response.

The air felt stifling.

Thalia lowered the window slightly to improve circulation.

cold wind from outside rushed in, finally

a moment, Thalia heard herself speak in

It’s not as if I

that, not waiting for Asher’s response, she

He didn’t call back.

the time she reached the Winters estate, it was

and Lucy was gone. The grand Winters mansion felt

entered

parking, Thalia took her keys and rode the lift to the

return, she smiled warmly. “Good evening, Miss Thalia. Would you like

nodded and, thinking of Victoria in the hospital, asked, “Has Victoria had dinner?

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housekeeper replied, “Yes, Mr. Winters arranged for a cook

upstairs. “You

the floor–to–ceiling window, allowing her mind to empty

about her sister’s current situation, Thalia felt

formulating a plan to rescue Lucy. She wanted to call and ask about the progress but, looking at the time, she restrained herself. The police would likely be off duty

mind wander for a while, something suddenly occurred to Thalia.

Inside was a drawing.

flashed with pain as her trembling hand reached for the

Lucy had drawn it.

their happy family

and Lucy in the middle,

happy.

pale fingers gently brushed over the drawing, her fingertips lingering on

glistened with

A tear fell.

Splat.

landed on

this picture to Thalia shortly after

had been aloof towards her clingy little

deterred by her attitude. Instead, she’d become increasingly attached, increasingly

and considerate.

was the most well–behaved, adorable, and thoughtful child in

were damp, her eyelids

had strictly controlled her emotions. Now, at home, she no

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her heart, tears fell uncontrollably like pearls from a broken

with both hands, lowering her

he had been used and had nearly indirectly caused Thalia’s death. He was filled

Thalia several times, but she didn’t answer

noticed his depressed mood and approached to comfort him, only

In Drake’s office.

fixed on a spot on the ground, a cold light

Winters, you forced me

Sienna logged into her TikTok account

previously posted videos of herself playing the piano on TikTok, gathering quite a

to Britain, her account already had

“CEO Boyfriend POV” and “Day

glimpses of Drake’s luxury cars, his mansion, corners of his expensive bespoke suits, his well–defined hands, or his tall, straight silhouette from

on camera, wearing meticulously applied makeup, dressed in luxury brands, carrying designer

Netizens were obsessed.

posted a video, her comments section would

just GASPED. The wealth gap

people who can afford

watching this

is thinking this could be

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algorithm is just bullying

villain

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