Forced to Marry the Sickly Billionaire
Chapter 99: My Child Came from the Countryside

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: My Child Came from the Countryside

Lucas Shaw is filled with immense regret now.

Regret for not having dealt with the Summers Family trouble immediately, which resulted in Serena Summers suffering so much.

"I’m fine, I’ve always said that my personality means I never suffer a loss," Serena laughed carefree.

She held the man’s neck tightly, planting a soft kiss on his cheek.

"Grace Summers bullied me before, and I’ve already got my payback. Plus, everything that Grace Summers desperately protects is utterly worthless to me."

Serena had never thought about competing with Grace for Mr. Summers and Mrs. Summers’ affection, nor that of her three brothers.

When she learned that her biological parents were still alive, there was indeed a moment of joy.

But that did not mean she was willing to humble herself for familial love, giving up everything else.

"There were many reporters and media present at today’s banquet, those audio clips and transaction records are enough for Grace to worry about," Serena said with a faint smile on her face.

Mischief filled her clear, bright eyes.

Lucas gently pinched the tip of Serena’s nose with his fingers, "You sure are clever."

"Of course, just look who’s wife I am," Serena said with pride, puffing out her small chest.

Lucas Shaw chuckled silently.

Just then, the car window was suddenly tapped.

Lucas Shaw and Serena Summers both startled and turned their heads towards the window.

With the help of the streetlight, Serena identified the face of the person outside the window.

A flicker of panic crossed her eyes, and she quickly buried her face into Lucas’s chest, refusing to look up.

Lucas looked down in confusion but could only see a head of dark hair.

With a slight frown on his brow, he raised his hand to open the car window.

The window slowly descended, revealing a man with delicate features and a cold demeanor standing before the car.

On recognizing the man’s face, Lucas was momentarily taken aback.

"President Selwyn?"

Edward Selwyn, CEO of Horizon Group.

He founded Horizon Group at a young age, and the projects he invested in almost never failed.

Many people put Edward Selwyn and Lucas Shaw in the same category, calling them the cold-faced duo of S city.

Unlike Lucas Shaw, Edward Selwyn is self-made.

In just a few years, he turned a small company into a well-known multinational group within the country.

If anyone was worthy of Lucas Shaw’s admiration, Edward Selwyn’s name was definitely among them.

He asked curiously, "Is there something you need, President Selwyn?"

Lucas Shaw’s face wore a faint, indifferent smile, his voice clear and cold without a trace of warmth.

Edward Selwyn did not immediately reply but shifted his gaze to the small bundle in Lucas Shaw’s arms, his eyes deep.

Sensing Edward Selwyn’s gaze, Lucas Shaw could not help but furrow his brow.

"If there’s nothing you need, President Selwyn, we’ll be taking our leave. Brandon Reese, drive."

He subtly tightened his embrace around Serena, shielding her from Edward Selwyn’s view.

"I apologize, that was impolite of me," Edward Selwyn said, realizing his own lapse in composure and promptly retracting his gaze.

"My car has broken down, may I trouble you for a lift in President Shaw’s car?"

Lucas Shaw pursed his lips, lost in thought for a moment.

Before he could speak, Serena in his arms couldn’t help but stir.

Lucas Shaw distinctly saw her shoulders shudder slightly.

A trace of confusion crossed through his dark, deep eyes as he coldly said to Edward Selwyn, "I’m sorry, my wife doesn’t like sharing a space with strangers."

Edward Selwyn’s gaze returned to Serena.

His deep eyes seemed to ponder something.

After a long silence, Edward slowly withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly at Lucas Shaw.

"I’m really sorry, I was rude. It’s just that Mrs. Shaw looks a bit like someone I used to know. It must be fate."

Gazing at Edward Selwyn’s handsome face, alarm bells suddenly went off in Lucas Shaw’s heart.

"It’s not unusual for people to resemble each other. Mr. Selwyn, you must be mistaken. My child comes from the countryside; I’m afraid she has never encountered someone of your stature."

Having said that, Lucas Shaw unceremoniously rolled up the car window and instructed Brandon Reese to drive.

Soon, a black Bentley sped away.

Edward Selwyn stood upright by the roadside, his profound gaze fixed on the car till it disappeared from sight.

At that moment, an assistant came running over and whispered, "President Selwyn, the car is fixed. Do you want to go back to the office or home?"

"Go to the office."

Edward Selwyn indifferently withdrew his gaze and commanded the assistant with a solemn voice.

Once in the car, Edward Selwyn quietly ordered his assistant, "Investigate the latest whereabouts of the young miss, and also look into what has recently happened with the Summers Family."

The assistant asked with confusion, "The Summers Family that has just arranged a marriage match with the Parker Family today?"

Edward Selwyn hummed a low response, then leaned back in his seat, slowly closed his eyes, and said no more.

Elsewhere.

As the car drove away, Lucas Shaw looked down at the little one in his arms.

"Come on, get up now. There’s no one around."

Serena Summers reluctantly lifted her face from Lucas Shaw’s embrace, her lips slightly puckered.

"Aren’t you going to explain?"

Serena Summers: "..."

She blinked her clear eyes gently, innocence filling her gaze.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about. Honey, I’m sleepy, and oh, my head hurts a bit—must have been irritated by Grace Summers."

"Stop making excuses; do you think I’d believe that?"

Lucas Shaw curled a finger and lightly tapped a few times against the girl’s smooth and plump forehead.

Serena Summers covered her forehead in pain, her eyes full of reproach.

"Tell me, do you know Edward Selwyn?"

Lucas Shaw reclined lazily in his seat, fingers gently tapping on the car door.

The crisp, pleasant tapping sound rose in the quiet car, suddenly adding a sense of gravity.

Serena Summers nervously pursed her lips, unsure of how to start.

Her lively eyes shifted slightly, then she said, "You once said you wouldn’t force me, but it seems a man’s word really can’t be trusted! Hmph!"

Lucas Shaw was both amused and exasperated by her defiant posture.

He stretched out his long arm and pulled Serena Summers back into his embrace, then changed his way of asking.

"Do you know Edward Selwyn?"

Although he had guessed the answer, Lucas Shaw still wanted to hear it from Serena Summers herself.

She nodded reluctantly.

"No wonder the butler said, you somehow know about the rare medicinal ingredients at Horizon Group."

This had always been a puzzle for Lucas Shaw.

Though Horizon Group owned pharmaceutical companies, those precious medicinal ingredients would not be made public.

So the most likely possibility was that Serena Summers knew Edward Selwyn.

He had never been sure before.

After all, according to the information he had gathered, Serena Summers had lived in the mountains all along.

Before being taken back to the Summers Family, she hardly ever left the mountains.

Serena Summers guiltily stuck out her tongue, then leaned towards Lucas Shaw and playfully hooked her finger around his pinky.

"Honey, I’m wrong. I didn’t mean to keep it from you."

Serena Summers wasn’t intentionally hiding it; she just didn’t know how to bring it up.

Moreover, if Edward Selwyn found out she had sneaked down from the mountains, he would definitely take her back.

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