NovelOnlineChapter 260 A Shift in Power
Lucas’s grip on the tray tightened, veins bulging across the back of his hand. He lifted his eyes toward the door,
his voice calm-almost cold. “Madam Aubrey fell gravely ill after the loss of her son. She is currently recovering in
seclusion. That's what everyone knows. No one is questioning it.”
Madam Aubrey’s face went pale. Her gaze locked on him, her voice trembling. “What... what is that Supposed to
mean? Are you planning to keeplocked away forever?”
Lucas turned around, his expression icy and sharp. “Mother, I'm not imprisoning you. I'm protecting you.”
Fury exploded in her chest. She grabbed a nearby cup and hurled it straight at him.
It hit him squarely between the shoulders with a dull thud before shattering on the floor.
Lucas’s body tensed for a brief moment. But he neither flinched nor turned. He stood where he was, still holding
the tray steadily, his back straight.
Madam Aubrey stared at his unmoving silhouette, her eyes filled not with guilt, but with mounting rage and
resentment. “What gives you the right to treatlike this? I'm your mother! You have no right!”
Lucas finally turned. His face betrayed nothing. The cup might as well have never hit him.
“You're not in a good state. | won't bother you further.” His voice remained cool. “Rest well. If you need anything,
just call the staff.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith that, he turned and left the room.
Behind him, things began to crash to the floor-vases, glasses, whatever she could reach. Once her anger burned
out, silence returned.
And for the first time, clarity settled in.
Lucas wasn’t the sanymore.
Gone was the boy she could guilt and manipulate. His eyes held no frustration, no hesitation-only distance and
resolve.
Panic crept in. For the first time, she felt she had lost her grip on him.
When had things started slipping away?
Then it hit her-Sloane. It all began after that girl appeared.
Who would've thought that little nobody could change Lucas so completely?
And from what she overheard, Lucas still cared deeply for Sloane. The servants often spoke of it. Even though
the engagement had been called off, the two remained close-closer than ever. It wouldn't be surprising if they
ended up engaged again.
Worse yet, she’d learned that Sloane was the famed miracle healer everyone in Northern Jingbei was talking
about-the one who had saved Lucas’s life several times, ruining her carefully laid plans.
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If things continued this way, everything she had schemed for would be destroyed.
No. She couldn't let that happen.
Sloane remained at the military base for three months, fully resolving the medicinal herb crisis.
During that time, she managed to carve out tto join the Black Domain team in competing in the 9th XCTF
National League-and they won the championship.
Lucas returned every so often, but either he found Sloane buried in lab work or just missed her while she was
out. In the end, they only saw each other a few times.
“It’s done!” Cheers rang out through the base.
After half a year of hard work, the technical team erupted with joy. Laughing, they lifted Sloane high into the air
in celebration.
Her face glowed with triumph, the pride of victory written all over her.
But just as the room swelled with cheers and laughter, Conor burst through the door, his expression grim.
“Sloane. We've got an emergency.”
The celebration cto an abrupt halt. Silence swept across the lab.
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