393 Come Home With Me
Chapter 393 Come Home With Me
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Lucas was breathing hard, only letting himself rx when the man finally stopped. He managed to calm down, though his eyes still held a strange,plicated look.
“I just don’t get it. After all this time, why are you all still hung up on this? Even if I tell you, do you really think it’s going to change anything You …
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Before he could finish, the man gave a low, impatient hiss.
Lucas mmed up at once, cleared his throat, and said, “Let’s talk somewhere else. I’ll tell you.”
He couldn’t have made it any clearer–he didn’t want anyone else to hear about this, not even his daughter or niece.
The man nced at the two women on either side. He smiled and strolled off to a spot farther away.
Cindy and Dawn didn’t catch a word Lucas said. When the man came back, his mocking grin was even more pronounced. He looked at the women, eyes glinting, and said in a low voice, “Drama in rich families really does beat anything I’ve seen. Trading one secret for three billion … Tsk, I almost feel like it’s a good deal.”
Lucas was speechless.
Like hell that was a trade!
That three billion was just the man’s excuse to extort him!
Lucas hadn’t wanted to say anything at first, but he could tell this man wasn’t just any ordinary kidnapper. There was something dangerous in his eyes–he was a man with nothing to lose.
Someone like that wasn’t scared of dying or making enemies.
There was no point in calling the cops.
All Lucas could hope now was … the man would actually keep his mouth shut.
<i>While </i><i>Lucas </i>was lost <i>in </i>thought, the <i>man </i>kept his promise and released <i>Cindy </i>and Dawn.
He stood there, lookingpletely unfazed, as he knew none of them could do a thing
about him.
Swanson, do you think I’m trustworthy enough?”
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Lucas froze, then forced augh. “Of course … nobody keeps their word better than you, sir.”
The man nodded, his eyes sharp like a lion waiting to pounce. Though he smiled, there was danger underneath. “But I’ll be double–checking what you told me. If it’s true, that’s fine. But if you lied to me … ”
He let out a softugh.
“Next time, you’ll lose more than just your niece and daughter.”
Lucas kepting up with every pleasant thing he could think of while guiding Dawn and Cindy away, only letting himself rx once they were downstairs and in the car.
He drove off at once, ncing in the rearview mirror every few seconds.
He didn’t rx until he was sure no one was following.
“How did you even get mixed up with someone like that? You can tell he’s trouble just by looking at him!”
Cindy was still shaken, but as soon as she heard him, she red up, “What do you mean we got mixed up with him? How is this our fault? I want to know who you pissed off, because I got targeted as soon as I came home!”
“You…
Cindy had always been sharp–tongued. As her father, Lucas had long since gotten used to it. But with an outsider present today, he felt even more embarrassed. He shot Dawn a look and held back from saying anything harsher.
He said darkly, “If he were after me, he’d have acted by now. Why would he wait for you? If
you
don’t know what’s going on, just keep quiet. Stop making trouble for me!”
Cindy rolled her eyes but didn’t answer.
She thought there was no point in keeping the conversation going, since they were so at odds.
Besides, she really couldn’t be bothered.
Maybe it was the shock, but Dawn just stared ou the window the whole ride, lost in her own
world.
Lucas pulled up to the Swanson Estate. Before the car had even stopped, Cindy jumped out, mming the door behind her.
His temper red, but he couldn’t let it show.
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He turned to see Dawn still zoned out.
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He gave an awkward smile and said gently, “Did the incident scare you, Dawn? Come inside and get some rest. I’ll have your Aunt Sadie make something good for dinner. That’ll help
settle your nerves.”
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Only then did Dawne back to herself. She managed a smile. “It’s fine, Uncle Lucas. I just want to go home.”
“Come on… at least stay for dinner. You didn’t even let me know you wereing back. If <b>I </b>hadn’t seen it on the news, when were you nning to let me know?”
But you never reached out to me either …
Dawn smiled as usual and said, “Sorry, Uncle Lucas. Things have just been too hectic since I got back to Crestavia.”
“Then today’s the perfect chance for a get–together,” Lucas said, back in his elder mode. “Come home with me. Aunt Sadie will be thrilled to see you.”
Dawn insisted, “Uncle Lucas, I really have important things at work. I’lle visit you and Aunt Sadie another time. I have to go now.”
Without waiting for him to say more, she stepped out of the car.
Her legs were unsteady after all the earlier chaos, but her eyes stayed resolute as she gripped her phone.
She called a cab and left.
Not long after, her phone buzzed.
It was a text from an unknown number. It was just an address and nothing else.
She said to the cab driver, “Please take me to Rivergate Residences.”
Forty minutester, the cab stopped at a park entrance.
After paying, Dawn walked in and soon spotted a familiar figure on a bench by theke.
The man sat up straight, still wearing that same jacket from earlier. A ck baseball cap shadowed half his face, while the other half stayed hidden behind a mask.
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