Skeletons Of The Marital Closet

Chapter 266

Only when she pushed the door to his room open did she understand.

Lucas sat on the sofa. He no longer had his youthful and pleased expression on his face and looked incredibly old and tired.

Paula was pouring him some tea.

“You’re back. Come in. Close the door and sit,” Lucas said. Gale did not say anything and looked at Shawn, who was behind her.

“Grandpa, why are you here?” Shawn walked in and said, “You even chased everyone in the corridors away.”

“It’s because this is a family matter. I don’t want anyone unrelated to overhear our conversation.”

“What do you want?”

Lucas put down his tea and pointed at Gale. “I want you to get rid of her. Get a divorce immediately!”

Shawn started to frown.

Gale laughed. “Shawn, this time, I’m not the one asking for a divorce.”

Lucas still had a certain amount of power within the

would be challenging for Shawn to resist the pressure from his family to

see how

to offend the Wood family

she was not nearly that

man, a successful one at that. In the end, what they cared about the most was

Not a woman.

laugh. Gale, you couldn’t protect

no longer

child. Without her child, what

great–grandson could still be taken if

you certain that I

and her

do you mean by that? Is there something

hidden. Grandpa, you don’t have to bother with my private affairs,” Shawn

the start, Lucas never knew that the child was not his. There was no need for Lucas to know

Gale had a miscarriage. I was in so much pain that I lost my appetite and hadn’t even been able to sleep well. Look

Paula found

Shawn? It was his own flesh and blood

if Gale was the daughter of the Wood family’s enemy, the child was still his