---- Chapter 2231 Donovan continued, "They might not be in the Lloyd family, but they have always been the ones pushing the family toward greatness. Enough, stop crying. I''ve cleared the knot in your heart. Tonight, grab yourself a nket and check on him." He continued, "He doesn''t owe you anything. In fact, it''s always been us, it''s always been you, who owed him. I know you have mixed feelings about him, both love and hate. But you''ve both grown up now, and I''m getting old. "The Lloyd family dynasty needs toplete its transition soon. Because chaotic times areing.
So uniting with Andrew is our only way forward. "Oh, and onest thing. When that little rascal Andrew was sent to the organization, I asked him if he was willing to go. He said no, he didn''t want to leave. But his father forced him to go, gave him no choice. "Andrew wasn''t having it and demanded a reason. So, I told him that you were a girl and couldn''t be sent out to suffer and face danger. I said he was the man of the house and needed to shield you from hardship." He added, "Do you know what that boy did? He didn''t say a single word, just got on that military transport and left home.
---- The day he left, only three people in the entire family knew: me, your father, and Reginald. Nobody else had a clue, so there was no send-off. "And what did you do? You were always harsh with him, though he was undisciplined. When he left Chetvine, you even cursed at him, told him never toe back, called him a traitor, didn''t you? He softened his tone slightly. "Sheena, your temper is too fierce. I know your feelings for Andrew run deep, and that''s why you love so intensely and hate so bitterly. But you never really understood him. On the contrary, he secretly did so much for you.
Sheena suddenly screamed, "Stop talking! I don''t want to hear this! Grandpa, you and my dad are all damn liars! You kept this from me... Why would you do this? I hate you all!" She burst into tears and bolted away. Halfway across the garden, her rage boiled over, and she punched straight through an oak tree thick enough that two people could not wrap their arms around it, snapping it clean in half. Herbert Lloyd rolled his wheelchair into the garden and sighed helplessly. "Dad, why did you have to tell her all this? Since Sheena didn''t know, why not just let her stay in the dark?
Now that you''ve spilled everything, how is she supposed to face Andrew?" ---- Donovan snorted coldly. "Idiot! If those two don''t reconcile, then the Lloyd family''s twin dragons won''t be worth a damn. I''m telling you, Andrew is back. "Sheena''s attitude toward him ispletely wrong. But I can''t scold or punish her... They''re both precious to me. However, Andrew can''t keep suffering like this. She''s your daughter, so you''re the one who needs to talk sense into her. If you can''t handle it, then I''ll just marry her off and be done with it." Herbert grumbled, sulking at his father''s scolding.
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