Mr. Hawthorne, Your Wife Wants a Divorce Again-Chapter 980: Sooner or Later, You’ll Be Mine
The next morning, as the sky just began to brighten, The Emerald Courtyard received the news that Zachary Lancaster had committed a crime and was detained at the Inspectorate General.
Lucy Lock was furious at this useless fool; he was good at nothing but causing trouble. The good reputation the Lockwood Family had built over the years would eventually be ruined by this wastrel!
But anger aside, the person still needed to be bailed out from the Inspectorate General.
Otherwise, if this matter spread, it would be detrimental to the Lockwood Family’s reputation and even more harmful to her position as Family Head...
"Madam!" A servant rushed over in a panic to report, "The Deputy Mayor... The Deputy Mayor is right outside the door!"
Lucy Lock frowned, ended the call she was making, and asked, "Explain clearly, what’s going on?"
Seeing Lucy Lock’s displeased expression, the servant stammered, "The Deputy Mayor’s entire family is here, apparently to seek medicine for his son..."
Lucy Lock’s face showed a mix of emotions. Of all times, it had to be now...
In the blink of an eye, she made her choice.
"What are you standing here for? Invite them in."
"Yes, yes!" The servant hurried out.
After the family was invited in, the Deputy Mayor couldn’t wait to say to Lucy Lock, "Mrs. Lockwood, to be honest, my son’s health has been troubling him. The hospitals can’t help; I can only turn to you. If you can save my son, I will forever remember this kindness."
Hearing him speak with such sincerity, the smile on Lucy Lock’s face became even more genuine.
If she could establish a connection with the Deputy Mayor, future dealings in The Imperial Capital would become much smoother.
"We, the Lockwood Family, believe in philanthropy, holding compassion close to our hearts. Even if you didn’t say it, I wouldn’t ignore the situation." Lucy Lock stood up smiling and walked to the wheelchair the Deputy Mayor was pushing, "Let me first take a look at your son—"
She stopped abruptly.
The moment she saw the Deputy Mayor’s son’s face, Lucy Lock was shocked and almost speechless.
She had just seen this person not long ago.
——In the glass container of the underground lab!
The lost experimental subject had transformed into the son of the Deputy Mayor and was brought back to the Lockwood Family——could anything be more absurd?
Lucy Lock looked at the Deputy Mayor’s son’s ghastly pale face with suspicion and unease, but she managed to maintain her composure through sheer willpower.
"Mrs. Lockwood, what’s the matter?" Seeing her speechless, the Deputy Mayor’s wife turned even paler, "Is there no hope for my son?!"
"How could it be?" Lucy Lock remained calm, showing no signs of faltering, "I was just thinking about which medicine would be best for your son."
The Deputy Mayor and his wife breathed a sigh of relief, believing that coming to the Lockwood Family was indeed the right decision.
What they didn’t know at that moment was how they had just delivered their son into a terrifying abyss.
...
With recent incidents occurring one after another, Ann Vaughn was finally forced by Eli Sheridan to rest at home until the turmoil subsided before venturing out again.
The low-dose recovery potion had already been concocted, so there was no longer a need to stay in the clinic all the time. Ann Vaughn accepted without objection and rested peacefully at home like a lazy fish.
She only heard about Zachary Lancaster not leaving the Inspectorate General through a call with Zane Lancaster.
Zane Lancaster skipped the gruesome details and only told her the outcome.
It’s not hard to guess that once Eli Sheridan took action, he wouldn’t be merciful.
By now, Zachary Lancaster likely only had a breath left.
Ann Vaughn was quite surprised, "Is Lucy Lock planning to give up on Zachary Lancaster?"
"No." Zane Lancaster denied, then told her about the Deputy Mayor’s family.
Ann Vaughn almost choked on a cherry pit.
What on earth?
The person she had rescued from the underground lab was actually sent back into the lion’s den of the Lockwood Family by his parents?!
Whether Lucy Lock could save him was another story, she probably wished him dead as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once he wakes up, the deep connection between the Lockwood Family and that lab wouldn’t remain a secret.
Ann Vaughn massaged the corner of her eyes and pondered for a few seconds, "Zane Lancaster, this person cannot die, do you understand my meaning?"
"Understood, wait for my good news." Zane Lancaster hung up without another word.
Ann Vaughn thought to herself, it’s always easier communicating with smart people.
"I wonder what our oh-so-busy Mr. Vaughn is up to." Ann Vaughn muttered, poking open Cyrus Hawthorne’s WeChat, and, as usual, sent him a message.
——Sexy Little Rose, dancing online, stop and watch, don’t miss out, send an 888 red packet to unlock this video~
Just after she sent the message, Ann Vaughn received a red packet from Cyrus Hawthorne.
She opened it and her eyes widened.
——Rose Cloud: Why is it 8888?
——YG: One clip isn’t enough.
——Rose Cloud: ...
——YG: What, planning to renege?
Ann Vaughn was about to send a cheeky reply when she saw him send another message: Fraudulent consumption can be a serious crime.
She froze for a second, then recalled Eli Sheridan mentioning that James Vaughn had quite a good relationship with the Director of the Inspectorate General in The Imperial Capital.
So he was threatening her that if she didn’t keep her promise, he would have her arrested???
Is that what he meant???
——Rose Cloud: I think you don’t want to watch me dance at all, you’re just lusting after my body!!
——YG: Eventually, it will all be mine.
Ann Vaughn: ???
Ann Vaughn: !!!
Ahhh!! 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Ann Vaughn’s face turned beet red from that seemingly innocent remark, and her heart was about to burst.
"Ah!"
A sudden sting at the corner of her right eye made Ann Vaughn’s body curl up. She grabbed her phone and rushed to the vanity mirror.
But when she saw herself in the mirror, she was dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.
Her face...
The originally sesame-sized beauty mark at the corner of her eye had spread like wild grass, covering her entire face in less than half a day.
The fair and delicate skin was overshadowed by deep crimson blemishes that couldn’t be rubbed off, as if they had grown right into her skin.
No girl doesn’t care about her appearance.
Since childhood, Ann Vaughn was a little beauty. Though she never flaunted it, she felt a small bit of pride in her looks.
How could she endure now that her face had become like this?
Ann Vaughn stared blankly at her reflection for two seconds before panicking and turning away, squatting on the ground with her arms wrapped around her head, unwilling to face the reality.
Suddenly recalling something, she quickly checked her pulse, but her whole body was trembling, including her fingers. She failed several times to get a proper reading.
The pulse indicated she wasn’t ill or poisoned, just a bit weak, nothing serious.
Ann Vaughn’s hands trembled as she touched her face, then withdrew as if electrocuted. She bit her lower lip so hard it nearly bled.
How did it come to this...
