Forced to Marry the Sickly Billionaire-Chapter 71 - Adding Fuel to the Fire

But she never deliberately hid her true self.

This was also what Lucas Shaw found most heart-stirring about Serena Summers.

In front of someone she trusted, she would conceal all her spines, revealing her softest side.

Yet this softness was not the kind of weakness that always needed to be protected.

Serena may appear docile and cute, seemingly transparent at first glance.

But in reality, when she becomes cold, even Lucas Shaw feels inferior.

She’s like an enigma that one can never fully grasp, tempting others to delve deeper.

“You just said this was exposed online?” Serena hesitated to ask.

Lucas Shaw nodded slightly, saying, “Now, Grace Summers’ popularity with the public has almost completely deteriorated.”

Serena Summers nodded her head knowingly, as if she had anticipated this development.

“In order to clear her name, Grace Summers might hire internet trolls to sway public opinion.

If my information gets dug up, it could cause fluctuations in the Shaw Group’s stock market.”

Without a care, Lucas Shaw smirked, his handsome features growing even more profound.

“Don’t worry, I’ve already sent Brandon Reese to handle it.”

Serena sighed in relief.

Any disturbance in the stock market would inevitably have a significant negative impact on the Shaw Group.

She never underestimated the power of online public opinion.

But she didn’t regret it.

If Grace Summers wanted to use public opinion to tarnish her reputation, she was just getting a taste of her own medicine.

“What makes you think that with Grace Summers’ influence, this matter blew up so quickly?” Lucas Shaw glanced at Serena lightly.

Serena understood in an instant.

So it turns out Lucas Shaw had been promoting this behind the scenes!

“Hubby, you’re the best!”

Serena smiled gleefully at Lucas Shaw, her clear eyes brimming with laughter.

“Hm?

What’s so good about me?”

“Everything!”

Lucas Shaw’s willingness to trust her and clear all obstacles for her meant that she held a place in his heart.

Serena felt a warm feeling inside, and she wrapped her arms around Lucas Shaw’s arm, nuzzling her small face into the nape of his neck gently.

After going upstairs, Serena opened her suitcase and took out a white paper box.

Inside was an old cell phone that had been shattered.

Serena quickly glanced over it, starting to look for tools.

Since many cell phone parts and assembly tools were rather uncommon, Serena had to ask the butler to help her purchase them.

After several hours of repair, the phone was finally reassembled.

Serena hastily pressed the power button.

A few seconds later, the phone screen lit up.

The screen was broken, covered with cracks.

But it didn’t affect its use.

Afterward, Serena Summers turned on her computer and transferred all the recording files from her phone to the computer.

Her fair and slender fingers flew over the computer keyboard rapidly, their pale tips blurring in swift motion, too fast to discern their actions clearly.

And on the computer screen, there were only strings of code.

After thoroughly formatting her phone, Serena Summers tossed it directly into the trash can.

This phone had been purchased by Serena Summers the night before she was brought back to the Summers family.

The phone she had been using was left in the mountains.

The Summers Family thought she had lived a secluded life in the mountains, unacquainted with the ways of the world, and she was content to let them believe that.

After being brought back to the Summers Family, members of the household would occasionally exude an air of condescension, but Serena Summers only found it amusing.

After putting away her computer, Serena Summers turned and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

…

Evan Summers had been feeling very down lately.

Since the day Serena Summers produced the letter terminating family ties and the investment agreement, Evan Summers realized that she was not at all as their mother had described – kept by a man, eloping with someone… Instead, she had been used by their father as a bargaining chip in business.

He went home and immediately confronted his mother.

How he wished that this whole affair was false.

However, his mother hemmed and hawed, dodged his gaze, and smilingly said that all of this was Serena Summers’ own choice.

To bring joy to a man with just days left to live, with the constant risk of becoming a widow… Who would do such a thing willingly?

Evan Summers felt his heart turn cold.

Yet, it had already happened, and he was utterly helpless.

Lying on his dormitory bed, the memory of Serena Summers smiling at him especially gently and sweetly during her first return home suddenly flashed through his mind.

Although Serena Summers often bullied Grace and had a rather spoiled personality…

when she smiled, it was genuinely sweet.

Even though he didn’t like Serena Summers, his sister, the thought of her leading a desolate life as a widow made him feel uncomfortable inside.

Evan Summers got up from bed, grabbed his coat, and walked out.

Stephen Lawrence saw him leaving and hurriedly asked, “Evan, where are you going?

You’ve got Professor Light Peak’s class next, and he takes attendance in every single one!”

“I’m stepping out for a bit; cover for me,” Evan Summers said as he closed the door and left without looking back.

Evan Summers hailed a taxi on the roadside, planning to make a trip back to the Summers Family home.

On the road, he took out his phone and logged into his gaming account.

The sight of his unsent messages immediately irked him.

His guild leader had blocked him!

And he had no idea why!

They had made plans to meet that day, but she had never shown up.

Evan Summers didn’t know what he had done wrong to upset the other person, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Evan Summers sighed, annoyed, and turned off his phone.

After getting back to the Summers Family home, Evan Summers intended to ask about Serena Summers, but as soon as he entered, he heard soft sobbing.

Grace Summers was lying in Mrs.

Summers’ arms, crying softly.

Her voice was full of grievance, and her pale, delicate face was stained with glistening tears, a picture of pitiful sadness.

Evan Summers’ eyelids twitched fiercely, and he quickly approached with concern, asking, “Grace, what happened?

Why are you crying like this?”

“Third brother, wuu wuu wuu… I’m so sad.

Why does sister have to treat me this way?

Wuu wuu wuu…”

Evan Summers was stunned for a moment.

Was this matter related to Serena Summers?

“What exactly happened?

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Stop crying, Grace.

I can’t help you if you don’t tell me what’s wrong!”

Grace’s crying paused, and she looked at Evan Summers with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

In the past, as soon as Evan Summers saw her cry, he would blame everyone else without a second thought.

A mere insinuation from her, and Evan Summers would explode like a lit firecracker defending her.

Why was he suddenly asking for the full story today?