Valeria did not expect a text from Lamont.She thought she misread his name.
Why did he contact her in advance even though there was still another day till their appointment? Could
there be something else? Valeria stared at the text message for a while.
She had to go and see him no matter what had happened, so she replied to the message immediately,
'TH be right there"
"I need to deal with some issues, so please don't alert anyone else and come alone, Miss Brown" he
sent another message.
She frowned and thought for a moment before agreeing with his request, "Okay, I'll go alone later."
She immediately rushed to their meeting point after leaving William.
It took her a while to find the exact address, but it was just an ordinary two-story house.
She stopped the car and rang the doorbell.
Valeria was shocked to see the person that had opened the doorbell, "Are you Aunt Lucian?"
The one who opened the door was Lucian Barnbook, who used to serve her mother.
Valeria didn't have a deep impression of her, but she had been helping her mother with things before
she turned eight, so she was equivalent to being her mother's assistant.
Lucian had helped her mother manage the company as well as her personal affairs.
However, she had left due to unknown reasons later.Her appearances had not changed much even
though a decade had passed, so Valeria recognised her immediately.
She welcomed Valeria with a gentle smile, "Miss Brown is here, please come in!"
Lucian was not surprised to see her.
Did she know that she was coming? But Lamont was the one who sent her the message, so did they
know each other? Valeria followed her into the house with doubt.
She was invited to sit on the sofa while Lucian poured her a cup of tea, but she did not drink it.
She put the cup of tea on the table and said, "Aunt Lucian, do you know Lamont? I came here because
of his text message.
She smiled and said, "Miss Brown, I sent the text message."
"You sent it? Why did you pretend to be Lamont?" Valeria asked in surprise.
"I didn't pretend to be him.He called me and asked me to send you a message, Lucian explained.
"You know him?"
"Yes, I know him, and I even know why you are looking for him" She did not hide anything.
"Are you in trouble now? Did Ronald reveal his cunning plans and hurt you? You were isolated and
helpless, so you remembered Madam Natalie's words and looked for Lamont with the clues she left for
you, right?"
"How did you know?" Valeria was extremely shocked.
"Because I know that Ronald is not a good person.I know that he would reveal his evil character sooner
or later.I know that he would do horrendous things to you and Madam Natalie!"
She gasped for breath and continued saying, "Miss Brown, I know that you will be very unhappy when
you hear how I talk about Ronald , but I have to tell you some things.You won't know how terrible he is
if you haven't experienced it yourself."
If Ronald didn't have a mistress and an illegitimate daughter, and if he had not taken actions against
her, Valeria would have been furious at Lucian for running her mouth and ruining their father daughter
relationship.
Instead, she listened calmly to her scolding without any emotion now.She looked at her very calmly and
replied, "I’m not unhappy.So, can you tell me what you know, Aunt Lucian?"
"Of course.Let's start with why I left Madam Natalie.Miss Brown, you were still young then, so you
probably don't know why I left the Brown family, do you?" Valeria nodded.
"Yes, I don't know, and my mother never mentioned it either."
"This is all Ronald's fault.He set me up! I was already following your mother when he and your mother
first got together.Your mother was a beautiful and noble person who was gentle and kind, but Ronald
was nothing compared to her.He was a cunning man who wanted her for her status and wealth, and he
could do nothing other than being mean and shameless! I was highly against their relationship, but I
was in a low position, so I could not control your mother's decisions.Therefore, I could only watch your
mother marry him without being able to do anything."
Lucian sighed, "I had been secretly observing him after your mother married Ronald.I always felt that
he was evil and had some ulterior motives.At that time, your mother had always been in charge of the
company and I was the one assisting her.He couldn't interfere with the company, so he schemed
against me instead."
"How did he scheme against you?"
"A contract.When I went to sign the contract, Ronald asked someone to drug my drinks and changed
the contract when I was unconscious.Your mother lost a lot of money because of it, and I always
blamed myself for it.I told your mother about my suspicions about Ronald, but she didn't believe that he
would be so mean and shameless, and she thought that I was making it up instead.I gave up and left
the Brown family after I saw that it was useless to persuade her."
Valeria thought for a moment after hearing her story and asked, "Did my mother ask you to stay?"
"No, she did not! She gave me a very high wage of dismissal fee instead." Lucian replied.
"Why didn't she ask you to stay?" Valeria continued to ask.
"I don't know, perhaps she thinks that I'm not suitable to be her assistant? I've always had a problem
with Ronald, so she probably felt uncomfortable being stuck in the middle"
Aunt Lucian laughed at herself.
"Do you hate my mother?" Valeria asked again.
"I don't hate her, but it's her fault! I don't have any evil intentions towards her and everything I do and
say is for her sake.However, she chose to disregard all of that and stuck up for Ronald instead.I would
be lying if I said that I didn't blame her..."
Lucian didn't avoid the question at all, "However, I couldn't blame her at all when I knew that she had
passed away.I regretted my actions now that I see you here.After all, things might have not turned out
like this if I had gone back to look for her."
Valeria frowned, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that your mother might not have passed away so early" Lucian said with a remorseful
expression.
"She handed the company over to Ronald to manage later as she had no credible assistants around
her.She must have been shocked if she had found out about Ronald's true intentions.As someone who
likes to bottle things up, no one could help her as there was no one around for her to complain and talk
to.This should be the main reason why she fell sick."
"Is that so?"
Valeria frowned after listening to Lucian's words.Her mother had been in good health, but everything
gradually went downhill.
However, they never found anything wrong with her when she went for an inspection in the
hospital.She passed away very suddenly.
They had even gone shopping before it happened, and she had been in good spirits at that time.
However, those good moments did not last long.
She suddenly fell ill at home and passed away after being sent to the hospital for two days.She had
never suspected the cause of her mother's illness and thought that it was an accident.
However, after listening to Lucian's story and thinking about Julie and her daughter, could it be that her
mother's disease was triggered once she had found out about Ronald's affair?
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