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Chapter 34
Lucas looked around his office absent mindedly. It still filled his mind with yesterday’s event. He couldn’t help but think about a few possibilities that made the woman he knew as ‘Auntie Ellia’ act like that. Yet, if he didn’t seek the answer, he will only be able to guess and never to find the truth.
Lucas glanced at his phone and contacted some people who were familiar with investigating something. Surely, he wanted to find some leads about it.
The investigation probably going to take quite some time, so he decided that maybe he could secretly visit that house again to observe the case.
“You seem so busy lately.” Andrew yawned tiredly as he slammed the documents in his hands into Lucas’ table. It was packed full of the task he had just finished.
Lucas just glanced at him and didn’t provide any reply. Andrew wasn’t bothered either, and he just leisurely took a seat on the opposite of Lucas. He
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The middle-aged man seemed to remember something as he scanned Lucas' face. "You are the child that surnamed Hernandez, right?"Lucas raised his eyebrow, feeling a bit surprised. The middle-aged man in front of him certainly knew who he was, unlike Auntie Ellia who refused to acknowledge him.He briefly glanced at the middle-aged woman who still had her eyes downcast, unwilling to meet his gaze. This caused Lucas to be more puzzled."Yes, that's me, Sir." Lucas gave him a small smile.Stephen gave a light chuckle, as if happy that he met with an old acquaintance. He gave the young man in front of him a deep look."You've grown up to be a successful man."Lucas didn't respond
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