A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

When Lyana heard this, she felt a lump in her throat. For a moment she couldn’t speak.

– Could it be that mom doesn’t want me because I’m not obedient?

Lyana really didn’t know what to say. However, when she saw Lucas holding her hands worriedly, she was quick to say:

– Don’t let your imagination run wild. How can your mama not love you? How can she not want you?

When Lucas heard Lyana’s words, his eyebrows arched. He really couldn’t understand why his mother didn’t visit him when she was obviously still alive.

Lyana suddenly thought of herself. His family was also a mess. However, after growing up, she realized that these people weren’t her family at all.

But Lucas was different. He was still a child and needed his mother’s company. Only then could he grow up healthily and happily.

When she was young, she sat in the fields every day, thinking about when her parents would visit her.

However, the anticipation was getting weaker and weaker. Towards the end, it gradually turned into disappointment.

Of course, she didn’t want Lucas to be like her.

Lyana crouched down in front of Lucas and took his hand. With a serious expression, she said:

– Lucas, there are too many things you can’t do in this world. You are still young, and you may not be able to understand it, but when you grow up, you will realize that many things are out of control. Maybe your mom had her own struggles at the time, and she couldn’t reunite with you. But I believe that since she was ready to endure the pains of childbirth for ten months, it means that she must have loved you very much.

In fact, she wasn’t just saying those words to Lucas, but also to herself.

When Lucas heard Lyana’s words, his eyes gradually lit up. He asked seriously:

– Does mom really love me?

– Of course,

Lyana replies with certainty.

– Who wouldn’t love a child as obedient and adorable as Lucas?

Lucas seriously asks:

– Are we really going to find our mothers?

– Of course !

When Lucas heard Lyana’s words, a bright smile appeared on her face. He felt much better.

– Alright, let me send you back to school. Lyana said.

Lucas nodded and obediently followed Lyana to school.

As they were about to reach the school gate, Lyana suddenly remembered Lucas’ lonely personality in front of strangers. She was a little worried that it would happen again.

– Lucas, why aren’t you willing to talk to others?

Lucas didn’t speak. He also didn’t know why he was doing this, so he didn’t answer Lyana’s question.

Lyana looked at the silent Lucas. She thought that something must have happened to Lucas when he was young, or maybe he was alone when he was young, that’s why he didn’t want to communicate with others.

Perhaps because of this, Lucas was a bit of a recluse.

Lucas’ condition was still good. He needed to be taken care of.

If he wasn’t treated well, his condition would only get worse. Eventually, he might not even want to communicate with his loved ones anymore.

Lyana smiled at Lucas and said:

– Don’t forget to pay me back in the future.

If Lucas was willing to talk to her, she would spend more time with him. And above all, she would help him find his mother.

Lucas nodded.

– I will definitely return it.

Lyana left after sending Lucas into the classroom. She still had to prepare the items for the private auction.

…

At the Sanchez family villa.

Vincent was sitting in his office chair. He took out his phone and opened Lucas’ WeChat.

He remembered the WeChat profile picture on Lyana’s phone last night. This person’s profile picture was identical to Lucas’s.

Vincent frowned slightly and sent a message.

– How is school ?

After Vincent sent the text, a dazzling exclamation mark appeared next to the text.

Vincent was slightly stunned. Did Lucas erase it?

How was this possible?

Vincent could only send another friend request.

But there was no response from the other side.

Vincent looked up into Thomas’s face and said:

– Thomas, look. Did Lucas delete you from his WeChat?Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

Thomas was quick to follow Vincent’s instructions and sent an emoji. It was followed by a red exclamation point.

– Deleted.

When Vincent heard Thomas’s words, his heart sank.

– Second Master, do you think the young master deleted us on WeChat because he didn’t want to talk to us?

– No.

Vincent thought for a moment and frowned.

– I suspect something happened to him at school.

“I’m going to check out the school immediately.

Thomas said on his way out.

Vincent felt uncomfortable. He stopped Thomas and said:

– I will go with you.

With that, Vincent took his suit jacket and went out.

Seeing Vincent like this, Thomas sensed that the young master was increasingly worried about his child.

When they both came downstairs, they saw Lyana enter.

Vincent’s gaze fell on Lyana’s hand, which held an empty folder.

Lyana saw that Vincent’s expression was serious, as if he had something particularly important to deal with.

She remembered Vincent having that expression every time he went out.

Vincent hadn’t seen Lyana all morning. Thinking she had gone to prepare the items needed for the auction, he asked:

– Have you prepared the items for tonight’s auction?

Lyana smiled at Vincent and said:

– Everything is ready. Don’t worry !

– Yes.

Vincent nodded slightly and walked past Lyana.

Lyana looked at Vincent’s back in confusion. After a moment, she looked away and picked up her phone to make a call.

As she made the call, she headed to her room.

– Chief Diego, I would like to send you a document. Are you in the office right now?

– I am the.

When Lyana heard Chef Diego’s words, she breathed a sigh of relief. When she remembered what had happened to her, she couldn’t help but ask:

– Chief Diego, I would like to know if there have been any developments in my background check?

Lyana heard Section Chief Diego sigh.

– Lyana Dubois, many people have been looking for parents matching the age of your parents. I compared their DNA to yours. None of you match. We have to let nature take its course.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Lyana’s eyes. She thanked him politely and hung up.

After hanging up, Lyana’s eyes darkened. Disappointment built up in his heart.

If so, her parents had never thought of looking for her. She could only hope that Lucas’ mother wasn’t like that.

Lyana sighed heavily and turned to go down the stairs.

Julie came out of a corner and looked thoughtfully at Lyana’s retreating back.

His eyes had always been very good. If she was not mistaken, the file contained the fingernails of a child!

Julie remembered what Lyana had said on the phone just now.

Could it be…

Was Lyana going to take a paternity test?

At the thought, Julie’s eyes widened uncontrollably.

Could Lyana also have an illegitimate child?

Oh my God ?

Lyana and Brother Vincent each have an illegitimate child?

If that was the case, they certainly couldn’t continue to live together.

A smug smile appeared on Julie’s face.

An City Jail.

Nathan and Ines stood outside, waiting.

Ines had behaved very well during all this time. All she thought about was that her father would soon be released from prison. Then his father would reconcile with his mother, and their family could be reunited.

During this period, the business of the Dubois family experienced many crises. The Dubois family’s stock price also plummeted. Nathan had spent a lot of effort to barely stabilize the stock price.

– Nathan, Ines.

A shy female voice rang out.

Olga stood there shyly.