Chapter 986

Mignon sighed, relieved.

She felt a pang of sympathy for him but didn’t know how to offer comfort.

Remembering the faint sense of familiarity she felt from Anastasia, she asked, “This Ms. Sterling, do you know about her family? Who are her relatives p>

Lester had looked into it before. “I know a little,” he nodded. “Her biological mother passed away a long time ago. Her father remarried when she was young, and she has two stepsisters—who are actually his illegitimate daughters—that she doesn’t get along with p>

“Her family is a well-known medical family in Fairhaven. Her mother was the youngest daughter of the Brennan family p>

Mignon’s eyes showed a hint of disappointment. “Oh, I see p>

“Why do you ask?” Lester inquired, puzzled.

“She reminded me of your godmother, Mrs. Jones,” Mignon said with a melancholic sigh. “I really like the girl, and there’s something about her that reminds me of her. I thought perhaps p>

But it was clearly just a misunderstanding.

Though she didn’t know all the details of her friend Wilma’s background, she had met some of her relatives and knew she came from the prominent and powerful Jones family.

The Jones family had since moved its operations to Mirrorglass Lake and deliberately kept a low profile, so they were rarely mentioned anymore.

But in terms of legacy and influence, they were undoubtedly one of the top families.

The Lancaster family’s grand banquet came to an end, but other matters were far from over.

This time, the Lancasters had no intention of letting Susan off the hook. The verdict came quickly: she was sentenced to an even longer prison term than her son, Lennon.

The Lancasters had been worried

that Ryan, sentimental over their past, might intervene to help Susan escape punishment. To their

surprise, Ryan didn’t lift a final ne

When he heard Susan was going to

was going to

prison, his reaction was chillingly calm. After a few seconds of silent thought, he simply said-

“Oh p>

After that, Ryan fell into a slump. In fact, ever since learning the truth about Carter’s parentage, he hadn’t been himself. A man who had always been meticulous about his appearance was once spotted by

Anastasia without even havi

Ving

shaved.

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Could he be so deeply in love with Susan that he couldn’t accept reality? Anastasia wondered.

But after observing him for a while, she realized that wasn’t it at all.

Ryan’s feelings for Susan didn’t seem to run that deep.

Instead, when no one was looking, his gaze would quietly fall upon Marina.

Sometimes he would stare at Marina, lost in thought, the intensity of his emotions so strong it startled even Anastasia, who was watching from a distance.

To spend time with Carter, Marina had been returning to the Lancaster estate almost every day.

Today, after finishing her filming for the day, she came back as usual.

At dinner, she sat beside Carter, her face lit with a gentle, smiling expression as she looked at her youngest son occasionally placing more food on his plate.

She even asked considerately, “Do you like this? If not, you can put it in my bowl p>

Carter’s eyes sparkled brightly. “I like it,” he said quickly.

Then, right before Anastasia’s eyes, he ate the lettuce—his least favorite vegetable.