Chapter 388 The Estate Is Burning


    “Ste didn’t falsely use her?” Halston’s voice was full of shock.


    <i>Was </i>the story not always that the biological daughter could not <i>ept </i>the <i>adopted </i>one<i>? </i><i>But </i>now it turned out… <i>it </i>was <i>the </i>adopted daughter who had stopped the real <i>daughter </i><i>from </iing <i>home</i><i>? </i>


    “What the hell is going on here?” Halston waspletely stunned.


    If that was the case, then Lilian was not just a little malicious. She was downright vicious.


    Ethan closed his eyes, a bleak aura radiating from his entire body.


    Memories shed through his mind. Back then, the entire Reed family, himself included, had called Ste crazy. They had called her selfish…


    The Reed family even told her that if she could not ept Lilian, she should not expect a single cent from them.


    Thinking back on those words now… How utterly ridiculous was that? Who could ept someone who wanted their life?


    Halston asked, “And what’s going on with you now?”


    All of a sudden, everything had be a tangled mess.


    Ethan closed his eyes again. “What else could it be? Ste doesn’t want me anymore. Lilian is a criminal, but she’s dying too.”


    Well, that’splicated.


    Especially when Ethan said, ‘Ste doesn’t want me anymore. The pain in his voice was unmistakable.


    It was <b>now </b>a certainty. Ethan waspletely done with Lilian.


    At one point, Lilian had tried to call him. Halston had seen with his own eyes as Ethan blocked her number.


    They used to be so close. Who would have thought things woulde to this?


    Jereth asked, “So <b>what </b>about Ste? What are your intentions toward her?”


    <b>Halston </b>also turned to look at Ethan. “You’d better not mess this up with her.”


    The Luke family in Falvaria was not a joke. That was not a situation where Ethan could afford to act recklessly.


    Ethan was silent.


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    A bitter smile tugged at the corner of his lips. “Do I even have the right to mess it up in front of her anymore?”


    She had been his fiancée for two years. They were about to get married. And now, he could not even see her.


    He truly regretted it now.


    If only he had not canceled the wedding, then Ste would be his wife by now.


    So what if she belonged to the Luke family in Falvaria? If they were married, she would be his,


    too.


    But now…


    Halston shook his head. “No…”


    Ste had grown up in the Luke family and was now incredibly close with Abraham. That proved Abraham had always seen her in that light.


    When he heard the word ‘no, a fresh wave of pain shed through Ethan’s eyes.


    Just as he was about to say something, his phone began to buzz.


    It was thendline from the Keene estate.


    Ethan, still dazed, picked up. “Hello?”


    “Mr. Ethan, you need toe home. Something serious has happened.” It was the butler’s anxious voice on the line.


    “What happened?” Ethan asked.


    He had alreadypletely cut ties with Lilian these past few days. What could have happened at Keene estate? Could it be something with Grandma or Grandpa? They were getting old…


    The butler said, “Come back first. Madam Madeline has fainted. Ms. Sutton is also on her way home.


    <i>Even </i><i>Sutton </i>was <i>being </i>called back? <i>What </i>could’ve happened<i>? </i>


    “What exactly is going on?” Just as he asked, he heard the furious yelling of Madeline through the


    receiver.


    “I’m telling you, even if I die, I won’t let him step foot in this house!”


    Judson’s voice came through, “What are you doing?! Put that knife down<b>!</b>”


    “Tell him to leave! Tell him to get the hell out!” Madeline screamed.


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    Those two had always been close. This kind of argument sobered him up almost instantly.


    The butler was also trying to calm her. “Madam Madeline, please put the knife down.”


    “Don’te near me! All of you stay back! Get him out of here; tell him to leave!” Madeline’s hysterical screams rang out.


    Faced with such intense emotions, Ethan immediately realized how serious the situation was. He hung up and stood up at once.


    He had drunk too much, and his steps were unsteady as he staggered toward the door of the private room,


    Halston and Jereth quickly followed after him.


    The next morning, when Ste woke up, Abraham was already gone. Her phone rang. It was a call from Tessa. “I’ve got something on that thing you asked me to look into.”


    Ste was still groggy, turning over in bed. “What thing?”


    Tessa replied. “That issue with Patrick and the CFO


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