Chapter 1027
A knock sounded at the door. Eleanor looked up. “Come in p>
lan entered. Eleanor looked up at the sound and frowned slightly.
Looking at the calm woman behind the desk, lan’s heart sank.
“Eleanor,” he began, his voice a little tight, “I can explain everything Vanessa said earlier p>
“I don’t think that’s necessary,” Eleanor said calmly, looking up. “Let the past stay in the past p>
Her tone was perfectly level, yet lan’s heart felt as if it were being squeezed in a vise. Her calm was more painful than any accusation.
Eleanor closed the file in her hand. “From your perspective, you did nothing wrong. You were constrained by others for the sake of your mother, your sister, and Evelyn. I understand that. But your deal with Vanessa has nothing to do with me p>
lan took a step forward, his eyes locked on hers, searching for any sign of emotion, even the slightest flicker.
“If there’s nothing else, please don’t disturb me. I need to prepare your mother’s treatment plan p>
Eleanor’s dismissal was clear and direct.
lan looked at her impassive face, and all the explanations he had prepared died in his throat. He realized that from now on, anything he said would sound like a weak excuse to her.
It wasn’t that she didn’t believe him; it was that she simply didn’t care anymore.
lan let out a soft sigh, a sense of boundless desolation filling his heart. “Okay,” was all he could manage, his voice a bit hoarse. “I’ll let you work.” With that, he turned and left the office.
A short while later, Serena ran into lan’s office. “Brother, did you explain things about you and Vanessa to Ellie? I hope you told her everything, cleared up all the misunderstandings p>
lan rubbed the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. “She doesn’t want to listen p>
“So you just give up because she won’t listen? tried to show her some conversations I recorded with Vanessa, and she wouldn’t listen either Serena said, frustrated “Maybe Ellie is just too disappointed in you p>
lan’s hand froze for a second before moving to his temples, which he began to massage.
“Brother, I was an accomplice in all this, so I’m sorry. I didn’t know how stupid and foolish I was being back then p>
“Just spend more time with Mom,” Ian told her. Serena’s condition had stabilized and was now completely under control. She had even developed an immunity, so she wouldn’t have to suffer anymore.
“I know. Can I tell Mom about your deal with Vanessa? She’s still in the dark about everything,” Serena asked.
lan nodded. “Fine. You can tell her p>
Serena looked at the gray streaks in
her brother’s hair. It wasn’t
unattractive, but it made her nose
tingle “Brother,
“Brother, will your hair ever
turn back to its original color Maybe you should see someone
about it p>
lan looked up at her. “Does it look that bad p>
Serena sniffled. “It’s not that it looks bad, it’s just… you’re only twenty-nine. You’re
still so young p>
lan sighed. He was only twenty-nine.
Yet in that short time, it felt as if he
had already lived through half a lifetime of hardships. He had amassed wealth and status beyond most people’s reach, but he had also lost so much.
“It doesn’t matter,” lan said with a sense of resigned calm. “Whether it turns back
or not, it’s not important anymore p>
What he cared about was never his hair, but whether the woman who had caused
it to turn gray overnight would ever come back to him.
Clearly, she wouldn’t.