\u201cI hope I can be like you and fight for my own happiness too. Sorry, I got carried away and said a lot. I hope I\u2019m not boring you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa smiled. \u201cNot at all. I know someone who\u2019s a lot like you, she loves to talk to me too. Maybe I\u2019m just a natural listener.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That person was Avril Palmer. Even though Torrin hadn\u2019t contacted her in a long time, Avril still sent her messages every night, sharing stories from her day. By now, Larissa truly saw Avril as her real sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope one day we can meet and talk openly like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hanging up, Larissa considered calling Haskell but decided against it. She wanted to confirm the link between Trudy and the trafficker before telling him, to avoid getting his hopes up over a coincidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the new lead, Haskell didn\u2019t let it distract him. He delegated the investigation to Crispin and continued to manage his work with his usual precision. Worrying was useless. Only by securing his position as the heir to the Palmer family could he protect his brother in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until after dinner, during his customary game of chess with Zoltan in the study, that he received a call from Crispin with an update.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, the trafficker died twenty\u2013two years ago. She had one daughter who disappeared after her death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell remained calm. Crispin wouldn\u2019t have called with such trivial, useless information. As expected, Crispin continued, \u201cTwo years ago, a finishing school opened in Regal City. On the surface, it offers etiquette and arts training, but it\u2019s really a front for a high\u2013class escort service. The owner\u2019s name is Trudy, and she has been in private contact with Lucius several times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t confirm yet if this Trudy is the trafficker\u2019s daughter, but I have people monitoring both her and Lucius. If we discover that Lucius is also looking for Master Draven and finds him, our team will be the patient hunter waiting in the shadows.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Haskell\u2019s eyes darkened. \u201cKeep a close watch,\u201d he said calmly. \u201cMy brother must not fall into Lucius\u2019s hands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
16:08\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 568\u00a0<\/p>\n
He never imagined that someone connected to the trafficker would also be tied to Lucius.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Across the chessboard, Zoltan looked up. \u201cI heard you went to the asylum to see your\u00a0<\/p>\n
father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Haskell replied without hiding anything. was asking for clues about my brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you find any?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI did. Crispin is investigating and has found a lead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoltan was silent for a moment before advising, \u201cFind your brother as soon as possible, and don\u2019t let anyone else know. You can\u2019t let him become a liability, especially not to the Lincoln family. That Lucius boy is always watching you. If he finds out the Draven you had before wasn\u2019t your real brother, he\u2019ll stop at nothing to find him first and use him against you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, Grandpa,\u201d Haskell said calmly. \u201cEven if Lucius finds him before I do, I will never let him threaten the Palmer family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 569\u00a0<\/p>\n
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