\u201cLet\u2019s not talk about that anymore,\u201d Leopold said, changing the subject. \u201cI know you haven\u2019t been sleeping. Try to get some rest during the day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley didn\u2019t respond, just slowly closed his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold ordered some food delivery on his phone and began cleaning up the coffee table. His mother, Vivica, arrived just as the food was delivered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeopold, what\u2019s going on with Finley?\u201d Vivica asked, her voice tight with worry as she looked at her eldest son asleep on the sofa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold didn\u2019t want to fuel his mother\u2019s hatred for Larissa. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing. Just keep an eye on him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t nothing!\u201d she insisted. \u201cEver since Finley took over Starlight Media, he\u2019s never drunk himself into a stupor like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had smelled the alcohol the moment she walked in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to tell me, I know it\u2019s the poison,\u201d Vivica said, her voice breaking with pain. \u201cYour sister\u2026 she\u2019s truly heartless! It\u2019s been so long since Honora\u2019s true colors were revealed, and she still won\u2019t cure Finley! How long is she going to hold this grudge? Does she really want to drive him to his death?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was exactly what Leopold had wanted to avoid. \u201cEnough, Mom,\u201d he cut in, his patience wearing thin. \u201cStop blaming Larissa. We were the ones in the wrong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were wrong, but does she have to hold it against us forever?\u201d Vivica cried, tears streaming down her face as she looked at Finley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, if you don\u2019t want to upset Finley, don\u2019t say any of this when he wakes up,\u201d Leopold warned. \u201cI ordered some food for you. I have to go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had no appetite left and headed for the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 528\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the entrance, the neighbor next door heard the door open and immediately opened her own. \u201cLeopold?\u201d she called out nervously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold glanced at her, pulled his hat down and his mask up, and muttered, \u201cYou have the wrong person,\u201d before striding toward the elevator without a second look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From Finley\u2019s apartment, he drove directly to Gale Entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, if it isn\u2019t Leopold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he approached the front desk to ask for Magnus, he heard a woman\u2019s voice behind him. He turned to see Livia Tyson, the chairman\u2019s daughter and Lucius Lincoln\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, walking toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing at Gale Entertainment?\u201d she asked, looking him up and down. A skeptical\u00a0<\/p>\n
actually planningrk crossed her face. \u201cDon\u2019t tell me you\u2019re\u00a0<\/p>\n
actually planning to break your contract with Starlight Media to sign with us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s none of your business,\u201d Leopold replied curtly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right, it isn\u2019t,\u201d Livia scoffed. \u201cI couldn\u2019t care less about a stray dog who\u2019s been kicked out of the Judson family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, she swept past him and headed for the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s fists clenched at his sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Judson,\u201d the receptionist said after hanging up the phone, \u201cMagnus said you can go up to his office.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold strode forward and squeezed into the elevator just as the doors were closing on Livia. She shot him a sideways glance but said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The elevator stopped on the twelfth floor, and Leopold stepped out first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unable to resist a final jab, Livia called after him, \u201cStray dog.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold stopped dead in his tracks. That was it. He spun around. \u201cWhat did you just say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 528\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia stepped out of the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you going to do about it? Was I wrong? You\u2019re nothing but a dog kicked out of his own family by his little sister!\u201d She enunciated the last words slowly, driving the insult home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s hands clenched into fists again as he fought to control his anger. \u201cJust because you\u2019re engaged to Lucius doesn\u2019t give you the right to look down on everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 529\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 52<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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