Chapter 371

It was also precisely because Robert cared about Xavier and Yasmine so much that Helen couldn’t allow them to remain by his side. She didn’t want them to have him wrapped around their fingers.

“I only have one request-ensure the children can never return to the Lawson family. Can you do that?” Helen asked.

“Yes. I’ll set the time. I’m too caught up with other things now to deal with that,” Ned said.

“I suppose you need to appease Ms. Dalton.”

Helen chuckled.

“I’ll wait for you to call, but please be quick. Don’t make me run out of patience—I might change my mind anytime.”

After hanging up, Ned held his phone tightly. He had to let Angeline know about this as soon as possible.

Angeline didn’t expect Simon to come pick her up at Lawson Global that evening. He wasn’t surprised to see Lenny behind her. He opened the back seat door for her like a perfect gentleman.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Danny was already waiting for them. Danny was talkative. He gave Simon a blow-by-blow recap of how Helen had pretended to be chummy with him and Vitality Biotech’s founder to Angeline’s face.

Simon didn’t find it hard to believe.

“It’s not surprising for someone in a corporate environment to leverage a lack of information to reap more benefits for themselves. It’s just too bad that Ms. Lawson did it right to Angeline’s face.”

Danny nodded in agreement.

“And that’s why luck is also an important factor!”

Simon nodded at that. He pretended to bring Ingrid up with Angeline casually.

“I heard the entertainment companies under Lawson Global don’t intend to continue working with Norwalk Corporation’s ambassador.”

“Yeah.”

Angeline nodded.

“Would it be convenient for me to ask why?”

Simon smiled.

“Ms. Dalton is our global ambassador, after all.”

“Ingrid Dalton?”

Danny held his wine glass up and gave Simon a surprised look.

“Didn’t I tell you about her? She’s Boss’ ex-husband’s fiancée.” “Ex-husband?”

Simon looked astonished.

“Yeah!”

Danny put down his wine glass and dabbed at his mouth with a napkin.

“I thought I told you about it. Boss and Ned Fletcher, the president of Fletcher Corporation, who had just declared bankruptcy, grew up together and were childhood sweethearts.

“As soon as they were old enough to get married, Ned forced Boss to marry him he did it on his birthday, too. But on their way back from their marriage registration, they got into a horrible accident. I told you about Boss being in a coma for two years, right?

“It was because she tried to save Ned. After being a vegetable for two years, she finally woke up, but guess what? Ned got together with Ingrid! You have no idea what that jerk did to Boss!”

“C’mon, don’t rub salt into my old wounds.”

Angeline smiled.

“Well, anyone who wanted to learn about this could’ve done so even if I hadn’t said anything. Your past relationship with Ned was the talk of Oceanford-everyone here knows how madly in love Ned was with you. Yet look at him, falling for someone else later on.”

Danny picked up his wine glass again and took a sip to suppress his anger.

Simon pursed his lips after listening to Danny. After a moment of contemplation, he grasped the situation.

Ned and Ingrid hadn’t been together all along. They’d only gotten together after Ned had lost his memories during that accident.

He remembered that the legal age of marriage for men in Lonla was 22. This meant Ingrid had only gotten together with Ned after he’d turned. 24. This didn’t align with the time she’d supposedly saved him in Ica.