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    Faced with Lucas’ endearing childishness, Belinda couldn’t suppress a faint, indulgent smile.


    After a brief pause, she suggested gently,


    “I’m off tomorrow. How about we spend the whole day together, just the two of us?”


    “Now that’s what I wanted to hear.” Lucas beamed with satisfaction, a soft grin curving his lips.


    Belinda chuckled and said,


    “Alright, I won’t keep distracting you. Go on with your work. I’ll go take a shower.”


    “Go ahead,” Lucas replied, leaning in to ce a tender kiss on her forehead before she walked away.


    After Belinda left, Lucas turned back to hisptop, quickly immersing himself once more in his tasks.


    The following day,


    Belinda apanied Lucas to the Triumph Consortium in the morning, choosing to spend her day by his side.


    Meanwhile, Holley had arranged a private meeting with Lamont at a scheduled venue.


    As soon as Lamont stepped into the private room andid eyes on Holley, his voice surged with urgency and frustration.


    “Where is my son? Why hasn’t he returned? It’s been days, and I’ve heard nothing from him!”


    Holley’s expression tightened, her patience wearing thin.


    “You have no right to be angry at me!” she snapped.


    “Do you even realize the magnitude of the disaster your reckless son has caused? Do you know whom he has crossed?”


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    “What are you talking about?” Lamont’s expression changed in an instant.


    He slumped into the nearest sofa, his voice tinged with unease.


    “Isn’t Catherine just an ordinary girl from a middle-ss family? Don’t tell me… She’s actually someone important?”


    Holley let out a sardonicugh.


    “Do you have any idea who she truly is? Catherine is none other than the second daughter of the Hoffman family, one of the most powerful families in the country. And the person who took your son? That would be her older brother, the eldest son of the Hoffmans.”


    “Wha-what…” Lamont stammered, hisplexion now ghostly pale.


    He stared at Holley in disbelief.


    The daughter of the Hoffman family… One of the most powerful families in the nation…


    This was far beyond anything he had imagined.


    The weight of reality came crashing down on him.


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