Leah Thorne’s recently cald anxiety surged back as she looked at Laura Xavier, "Why are you laughing?"
Laura barely managed to suppress her laughter, "Leah, is it true that your brother Mort Thorne has returned? He didn’t actually die, did he?"
Leah’s pupils constricted. She never expected Laura to know her brother had returned. She imdiately denied it warily, "You’re talking nonsense!"
"Leah, you still won’t admit it at this point? Haha, I saw it last night, that man is indeed your brother!"
What?
Her brother was here last night?
Leah really didn’t know, she truly didn’t. If her brother ca here, it must have been to find Justin Xavier. Her brother was concerned about her future happiness, so he ca to confirm things with Justin; it must be like that.
Leah’s mind was in complete turmoil.
"Leah, what does your brother intend to do now that he’s back? Our Xavier family has already been ssed up by you. Is your brother targeting my son, wishing to harm him, aiming to completely ruin the Xavier family?"
"I know, back then the Xavier family’s underhanded dealings were discovered by your father. A confidential docunt was in your father’s possession, and it’s now in your brother’s hands. If your brother exposes it, the entire Xavier Corp will be finished, several generations of Xavier family’s efforts all gone to waste!"
Leah had no idea what Laura was talking about, what confidential docunt. Her brother never ntioned anything like that to her.
"Mrs. Xavier, you seem very unstable. Don’t cause a scene here, otherwise even jumping into the Yellow River won’t clear my na. I’ll call a doctor to take you away." Leah didn’t want to stay with Laura for another second; even an extra second felt suffocating. She imdiately took out her phone, ready to call.
Laura was now very agitated, "Leah, stop denying it. I know all about your sches and plots. Your brother sent you a package today, and it definitely contains that confidential docunt."
"I can’t let that confidential docunt be exposed. I can’t let you destroy us, so I must strike first."
Leah’s heart skipped a beat as if her sense of unease had finally been confird. She looked at Laura, "What did you do? Did you do sothing?"
Ha.
Hahaha.
Seeing Leah’s nervous expression, Laura retrieved sothing tightly gripped in her hand. It was a business card left by Carney Shaw last night, though discarded in the trash by Justin Xavier, Laura had picked it up.
"Just now, I sent Carney Shaw a ssage. The ssage was simple, just five words—’Cain Shaw is Mort Thorne!’"
Cain Shaw is Mort Thorne.
These five words exploded in Leah’s ears. She gasped sharply; her brother’s identity was exposed by Laura!
Brother!
Leah staggered two steps back, suddenly clutching her stomach in pain.
"Madam, what’s wrong?" The maid quickly rushed over, asking anxiously as she noticed Leah’s condition.
Laura relished with clenched teeth, "Haha, Leah, this is your retribution. You’ve hurt my son, made sure I could never have grandchildren this lifeti, dood our Xavier family. Now, I want you to taste the agony of losing soone close!"
Leah’s face turned deathly pale. A feeling of swelling pain emanating from her stomach made cold sweat bead across her forehead. She pushed the maid away forcefully and ran out.
She must find her brother!
She can’t let anything happen to him!
"Madam! Madam!" The maid, sensing the impending crisis, shouted, "Quick, call and notify the Master!"
...
In Xavier Corp’s president’s office.
Justin Xavier was reviewing docunts. Holding a pen in his hand, he scribbled his signature deftly at the bottom of the papers.
Soon he tossed aside the pen, pushed the docunts aside, and with narrowed eyes, rubbed his temples.
"President, what’s wrong? You seem restless today," the personal secretary whispered.
Justin remained silent, unsure of himself what was happening; he felt an impending sense of sothing about to unfold.
"Cancel all today’s appointnts. I’m going ho," Justin stood up, grabbed his coat, and headed out.
He only wanted to see Leah right now.
He deeply, deeply wanted to see her.
Just then, the lodious ringtone of his phone sounded; it was a call from the villa’s landline.
Justin paused, quickly answered the phone. The next second, the frantic voice of the maid ca through, "Hello, sir, there’s trouble, Madam is in distress, you need to co back quickly!"
...
Leah ran out, dialing her brother’s number on her phone.
The ring echoed from the other end, but no one answered.
Why isn’t brother picking up?
Could sothing have happened to him already?
Leah looked around the street in bewildernt, feeling like the entire world was spinning around her. Her fair eyes turned red, and in the next mont, she was about to burst into tears.
Brother.
Please, answer the phone.
At that mont, the call connected, and Cain Shaw’s familiar deep voice ca through, "Hello, sister."
It’s brother!
Tears stread out of Leah’s eyes imdiately. Her legs trembled and felt weak. Her delicate body slid down slowly onto the street; only she knew that those two minutes of waiting felt like wandering through hell, so terrifying.
"Sister, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you speaking?"
Leah raised a hand to cover her trembling red lips, her voice tinged with sobs, "Bro...brother, where are you now?"
"I’m at the airport, ready to head back. What’s wrong? Are you crying? Where’s Justin Xavier?"
Leah inhaled sharply through her reddened nose, "Brother, could you co back? I really want to see you; I want to see you right now."
"Okay, where are you right now? Tell , and I’ll co to find you. Stay wherever you are and don’t move around, alright? You’re carrying a baby, after all." Cain advised with concern.
Leah quickly gave him her location, and Cain hung up the call.
Leah obediently stayed put, waiting for her brother.
But her stomach hurt terribly.
It hurt so bad.
Leah took out her phone, looking up Justin Xavier’s number, thinking of calling him first.
But her fair fingers paused, trembling slightly, and in the end, she couldn’t make the call.
Instead, she found Serena Sterling’s number and dialed it.
Soon the call connected, and Serena’s calm, gentle voice ca through, "Hello, Leah, what made you think of calling ?"
Hearing her best friend’s voice, Leah’s tears fell even more fiercely. Sotis she wished she could be a little stronger, but now she was terribly scared, and she sobbed, "Serena, I... my stomach hurts..."
"What? Leah, what’s happening to you?"
Leah’s suppressed emotions burst out all at once, and she broke down crying, "I don’t know either, it just hurts so terribly..."
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