Chapter 498 The Lawson Family Had Already Changed Hands Jean bit down on her lip.
She stared into Asher's steady, unreadable gaze, unable to get a single word out.
Instinctively, she turned to Sienna. At this point, there was only one thing she could do Without warning, Jean reached out and grabbed Sienna's wrist.
"Jean, you- Sienna raised her eyebrows in surprise.
☐76% +8 Pearis Jean blinked and shot her a look before turning back to Asher and Mindy with a polite smile. "There's something I need to discuss with my mom in private." She gave Sienna's wrist a subtle squeeze. "Sorry, we'll be back in just a bit." Without waiting for a reply, she pulled Sienna out of the dining room at a brisk pace.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThey walked down a nearby corridor.
It was quiet. Not a servant in sight.
Jean finally let go of her hand.
She didn't speak right away. Instead, she just looked at Sienna-her eyes calm and dark like still water.
Sienna knew exactly what she wanted to ask.
She sighed and spoke with a hint of resignation. "I'm sorry, Jean. I should've told you beforehand." Jean immediately said, "Mom, I'm not mad-" "I just... don't get it." Sienna took her hand gently. “This all started with the Lawson matriarch. I ran into her at a party a while back. We were chatting, and when she found out I had a daughter, she said she wanted to introduce her grandson to you..." Watching Jean's face, Sienna let out an awkward chuckle. "Of course I turned her down. I mean, I know what kind of people the Lawsons are. Thomas and Selena? Both absolute nightmares. After what they did to you-dragging you into that whole legal mess-I had no interest in dealing with their family." Jean pressed her lips together, silently watching her, clearly waiting for her to continue.
Sienna leaned in slightly, raising her brows with a smile. “But then the old lady told me-the Lawson family's already changed hands." "Your classmate? That kid's incredible!" She laughed and even gave a little thumbs up.
Sienna had known about Asher's false imprisonment.
After all, her precious daughter had bent over backward to help that classmate-running around, pulling strings, doing everything she could. Sienna had seen it all and ached for her the whole time.
1/2 Chapter 498 The Lawson Family Had Already Changed Hands +8 Pearls And in the end, Jean had done it. She'd cleared Asher's name. And with that cthe reveal of his true identity- He was a lost son of the Lawson family.
Later, word got out that he'd been taken back in by them...
After that, Sienna hadn't followed the story.
To her, Asher was just her daughter's schoolmate-basically a strangen She wasn't particularly interested in how he turned out. But a few years later, by complete coincidence, she'd ended up chatting with the Lawson matriarch at a party.
And that's when she found out- The Lawson family had changed hands a long tago.
Jean's former classmate-the illegitimate child of the Lawsons-had becthe actual bead of the m family. Thomas and Selena had long since been crushed under his heel. No one else in the family could touch him either- Right now, in the Lawson family, Asher was the one calling all the shots.
Back then, Sienna had been more than a little surprised. She hadn'th expected that quiet boy to turn out so capable... 1.9K to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.