Babel Novel
Chapter 5
The car door opened, and an old man with gray hair stepped out of the car and walked in her direction.
He was accompanied by four burly bodyguards.
When Lucinda recognized who it was, she straightened her back and exuded an air of nobility.
“My father always seems to be well-informed.
I just got divorced, and he already sent you here,” she muttered to herself.
The old man-Gilbert Duncan- smiled sweetly, bowed before her and said, “Miss, today marks the last day of your three-year agreement with your father.
”
He took a moment to stare at the document Lucinda held in her hand.
Putting on a regretful facade, he said, “Looks like you couldn’t win him over.
If that’s the case, you should return to Stastle and inherit the family business, as promised.
”
Lucinda scrunched up her face, remaining silent for what seemed Like an eternity.
Something terrible happened to Lucinda when she was just fifteen.
In the end, she lost her memory, and ended up at the orphanage here in Forden.
She was later brought back to the Roberts family estate by Logan Roberts after she saved him.
Once she came of age, Logan ordered his grandson Nathaniel to marry her.
It wasn’t until her wedding night with Nathaniel that Lucinda regained her memories.
It was just that at the time, she had chosen Nathaniel over her own father and made a deal to return home after three years if she failed to make her husband fall in love with her.
Lucinda had learned that she threw away three years of her life for a man who didn’t have any love for her.
“Mr.
Simmons misses you terribly.
Please come back with me.
Don’t continue to infuriate your father.
He…”
“Gilbert,” Lucinda interrupted, her face becoming even colder as he brought up the past.
“He has that woman by his side.
The Simmons family have no need for me anyway.
I have more pressing matters to handle here in Forden, so I won’t be returning with you.
”
For the past three years, she had been investigating in secret, trying to uncover who had caused her memory loss and how she had ended up in Forden.
After much effort, she had deduced that the person likely worked for the Simmons Group.
However, she was still unsure who specifically was responsible.
Lucinda was in a precarious situation, with the enemy lurking in the shadows.
It was too risky for her to return to the Simmons family at that point.
Moreover, the thought of going back to live with her stepmother was unbearable.
Gilbert let out a heavy sigh.
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“Mr.
Simmons was right.
You still harbor resentment towards him and won’t come back easily.
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He pulled out a supreme credit card from his wallet and handed it to Lucinda respectfully.
“This is your bank card.
It has thirty billion dollars in it.
”
Then, he motioned to the bodyguards standing behind him, and they immediately handed a new contract to Lucinda.
“Mr.
Simmons said you can remain here, but there’s a condition attached.
You have to run Angle Intl, one of Simmons Group’s branches in Forden, and make its profit five percent higher than the previous year.
He also said that you could turn this down, but he wouldn’t guarantee the safety of the Roberts Group,” Gilbert reported politely.
Lucinda gritted her teeth.