Her consciousness seemed to fall into some kind of weird loop. The image of Mrs. Fraser flashed before her eyes over and over. She got so frightened that she hugged herself tightly.

Go back… Lottie doesn’t want to move forward anymore… Lottie has to hug herself tighter… She’s got to go back…

Heartbroken, Mrs. Field pulled the little girl into her arms and turned to Mr. Field, “James, let’s put a pin in this for now. It’s been hard on her. She’s probably scared out of her wits.”

Mr. Field could only nod his head exasperatedly.

Deep down, however, he was quite worried. The vicious and merciless Haddock family had close ties with the Frasers.

There may be dire consequences.

Sigh…

The sound of his phone ringing woke Lucas up.

“What did you say?”

“The Fraser family made a scene at the Fields?”

His weariness immediately disappeared without a trace as he straightened up on the couch.

Slowly stirring awake from his voice, Ashlyn asked bleary-eyed, “What happened?”

huge row,” Lucas replied as he hung up his phone. “Spencer heard this through the grapevine as well. Lots of people in that governmental

with each other?” As she was searching for Lucas during the past couple of days, she had paid little attention

connection upon hearing the Frasers and the Fields. “Don’t

“I heard a little girl has started living with the Field family recently. It’s

“Sure.”

voices woke

Claire slowly opened her eyes, she was greeted with the sight of

like a match

she couldn’t bear to look at

“Lucas,” she murmured.

realizing that they were in a hospital, she apologized guiltily, “Did my illness act up again? I’m so sorry to

as he got up and poured her a

matters the

he turned around and took Ashlyn’s hand. “Claire,” he introduced, “This is

greeted with

weak smile touched Claire’s lips. The sight of their hands touching caused a pang of pain in her heart. “Time really flies. Even Lucas has landed himself a girlfriend. He always stuck to me like glue. Now,

Ashlyn’s smile froze.

Thought of you first?

you trying to tell me indirectly that you’ve

wasn’t sure if she was overthinking

feeling that Claire was

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