Chapter 442

Evangeline recognized Kearney’s voice from inside. After a moment’s hesitation,

she knocked on the office door.

The argument stopped abruptly.

A moment later, the door opened from the inside, and Kearney walked out, his face wearing the same gentle smile of an elder that he always did.

But Evangeline was no longer a child. She could see the coldness in his eyes.

Pretending not to notice, she greeted him politely. “I’m sorry to interrupt, Mr. Carlisle. I have some company business to report to Mr. Carlisle p>

Kearney beamed at her, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then said, “Evangeline, my dear. To think you could survive a fall from such a height. You truly are blessed with good fortune p>

Evangeline remained silent.

Kearney smiled again. “If only our Tessa were as fortunate as you p>

At the mention of Theresa, Evangeline’s fingers tightened. A thousand curses for him rose in her heart, but when she spoke, her voice was calm. “I’m sure Theresa will be p>

“But I don’t think just being alive counts as good fortune. Being able to live happily is what truly matters p>

Kearney chuckled but said nothing more.

Only after Kearney had left did Evangeline enter the office.

Glenn was picking up a mess of documents scattered on the floor, the ones Kearney had thrown down during their argument.

Evangeline bent down to help him, gathering them and placing them on the desk.

“I know everything. Director Shaw told me,” Evangeline said, referring to Glenn returning to the Carlisle family for resources behind her back.

She figured that during the time she was missing, Glenn must have desperately used the Carlisles’ resources.

Otherwise, Kearney wouldn’t have dared to show up and threaten him so openly.

“That Theo, he talks too much,” Glenn said with a weary smile.

“Theo did the right thing,” Evangeline stated frankly. “You were the one in the wrong p>

She walked over to stand in front of him, her expression turning serious as her gaze fixed on him.

“Glenn, you never tell me anything p>

“Compromising with the Carlisles for my sake, taking a huge risk to return to the country, and facing all sorts of dangers… you won’t tell me about any of it p>

“I know you’re trying to spare me the worry, but you shouldn’t have to bear so much alone p>

Her brow was tightly furrowed, her amber eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Gratitude, sadness, and heartache.

She was so thankful that Theo had told her everything. Otherwise, she would have remained oblivious to all that Glenn had done for her since his

return. Content b

Her intense stare made Glenn a little uncomfortable He averted his gaze and cleared his throat. “Before I did any of those things, I was confidentl could handle them p>

“By leveraging their power against them, having the Carlisles’ help will make some things easier to manage later on p>

Evangeline smiled faintly. “Then this arranged marriage… are you confident about that, too p>

She had overheard everything from outside the door.

Kearney had been berating Glenn for being rude to Flora and demanding that he find a way to marry her as soon as possible.

Having known them for a while, Evangeline knew that Glenn and Theresa shared the same temperament; they took matters of the heart very seriously.

Glenn didn’t like Flora. Forcing him to marry her would probably be worse than death.

As expected, Glenn fell silent.

Evangeline sighed inwardly.

Ultimately, this arranged marriage was because of her. She couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Kearney hadn’t gone far; she could still catch up to him.

He wanted Glenn to marry for the Fawkes family’s interests. If she could offer him

the same benefits, Kearney might drop the idea.

She had just started to move when Glenn spoke up.

“I’ll have to get married eventually. Who I marry makes no difference to me p>

“It’s not so bad p>

Evangeline stopped, looking at him in astonishment. “Do you really think so p>

Glenn nodded. “The reason I haven’t agreed is that I haven’t gotten what I want from Kearney yet p>

“So don’t worry about it p>

Evangeline frowned.

She studied Glenn’s face, trying to discern if he was telling the truth.

But Glenn simply took the files from her hand, changing the subject. ” heard from accounting that you transferred alot of money into the company account a while ago. Where did you get that much cash p>