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?”

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

was searching for Lucas during

connection upon hearing the Frasers and the Fields. “Don’t tell me it’s got something to

Field family recently. It’s highly likely that girl is Charlotte.” “Why don’t we pay them a visit

“Sure.”

were whispering, their voices woke

she was greeted with the sight of a good-looking couple sitting by her

like a match

couldn’t bear to look

“Lucas,” she murmured.

a quick glance around and realizing that they were in a hospital, she apologized guiltily,

that?” Lucas chided her gently as he got up and poured her a

matters the

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

greeted with a

of pain in her heart. “Time really flies. Even Lucas has landed himself a girlfriend. He always stuck to me like glue. Now, that

Ashlyn’s smile froze.

Thought of you first?

that you’ve always been the most important

sure if she was

couldn’t shake the feeling that Claire was looking at

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