Chapter 666

Noticing Anastasia stifle a yawn, Harrison’s patience wore thin. He wasted no more
words, turning his full attention back to her, his expression instantly softening. “Come on, let’s get you upstairs to bed.” The rıghtful source is
Anastasia nodded obediently and followed him.
Susan turned to Ryan, her voice a desperate plea. “Ryan
Before Ryan could speak, the old patriarch, who rarely intervened, spoke up, his voice heavy.
“Ryan, I let your foolishness slide before, but Harrison is back now. Don’t push things too far.”
His tone was stern, laced with a warning. When Ryan had first brought Susan home, Mr. Lancaster Sr. had been unwell and too worried about Harrison’s condition to deal with it. But now that his grandson was back and taking charge, he would naturally stand with him.
“And another thing,” he said, his gaze falling coldly on Susan. “Harrison’s mother is still alive. By bringing this disreputable woman into our home, what message are you sending to the Lawson family? What does this say about Marina’s position? If word of this gets out, what will people say about the Lancasters?”
Harrison’s mother, Marina, was a Lawson, a prominent and respected family in Riverton.
Susan’s face went pale. The patriarch had called her “disreputable,” and his words implied he wanted her out as well. She tightened her grip on Ryan’s arm as if he were her only lifeline.
But with his father’s decree, what could Ryan say? He knew that with the patriarch and Harrison in agreement, the matter was closed. There was no room for negotiation.
Later, after everyone had dispersed, Susan’s tears finally fell. She leaned against Ryan, sobbing. “Ryan, you have to do something. I can move out, but please, can’t you let Lennon and Crystal stay? They carry the they’re
Lancaster name nowry the
practically the old man’s
grandchildren. Can he really be so heartless?”
She continued, her voice choked with emotion, “They’re just children. Why should they be punished for our affairs? If you make them leave, I can’t bear to think of how people will mock them. How can I stand by and watch my children suffer like that?”
A maid, bringing Susan hot water for her medication, overheard the lament and discreetly rolled her eyes in contempt. Rich families were full of sordid affairs, but she had never seen someone as shamelessand calculating as Susan Practically his grandchildren just because she changed their name? The audacity.*
And now, facing the consequences, suddenly it was “the children shouldn’t be involved.” Her offer to “voluntarily” move out in exchange for her children staying was laughable, as if she had any choice in the matter.
“Mrs. Young, your hot water.” The maid hid her scorn behind a polite mask as she set the cup down.
Meanwhile, in his room, Lennon was in a rage, on the verge of smashing everything in sight.
“Who does Harrison think he is, kicking me out? This house doesn’t belong to him alone!”
In the few months he had lived there, he had tasted the privileges of being a Lancaster. Seeing how doted on his mother was, he had come to see this place as his home and himself as a young master of the family. And now, Harrison returns and wants him gone in an instant.
Crystal bit her lip, feeling a similar sense of despair. “Does he really hate us that much she whispered. She knew her mother was wrong to have been the other woman, but she had already apologized to Harrison for it. When Ms. Lawson was still living here, she had often brought her gifts out of guilt.