Adrian Grant felt his mother was beyond help. Too lazy to explain too much to her, he hung up and quickly drove off to find Raina Lowell and ask her what exactly she meant by those words. He went to The Everett Family, but no one was there, so he rushed to the hospital. Finally, he saw her in Mrs. Everett’s ward. Adrian Grant first greeted the elders before he spoke to Raina Lowell: "Raina, come out, I have a few words to ask you." Raina Lowell pretended not to hear, continuing to feed her mother. Mrs. Everett’s injuries were not life-threatening. Mr. Everett and Ethan Everett had left early to go to the company. Seeing she ignored him, Adrian Grant was running out of patience, walked over, took the bowl from her hand and placed it aside, pulling her out of the ward. Raina Lowell reluctantly followed, shaking off his hand at the door. "I’ve already made things clear with your mom, I’m sure she told you. Why are you still here?" Adrian Grant took out his phone and played a recording. After the recording ended, he looked at Raina Lowell with gloomy and wounded eyes, his voice trembling slightly. "You’ve been good to me all this time just to use me? In your heart, you don’t love me at all?" He couldn’t believe it. Once, there was clearly affection between them. Even though he had done things that made her uncomfortable, she had done many things that hurt him as well. He could forgive and forget, why couldn’t she let it go? Adrian Grant felt a chill inside. Raina Lowell, expressionless, stared into Adrian Grant’s eyes, her resolve unwavering. "I don’t love you, not even a little. Sometimes, I wish you were dead. If it weren’t for you, Aurora wouldn’t have left." "Being nice to you was just to get back at Isabelle Everett. Now that Isabelle’s in jail, I no longer have to force myself to stay by your side." If it weren’t for his coercion four years ago, she wouldn’t have gone abroad, and there wouldn’t be Aurora and Evelyn. Thinking of how this man left her biological daughter to die. This heartless and cold-blooded man, how could she ever forget the past and reconcile with him? All her life, she wished to be far, far away from him. Adrian Grant was in a trance, unable to accept what he heard with his own ears. The woman he loved deeply to his core didn’t love him at all, even wished him dead. The time spent being good to him was all just a ploy to use him. Adrian Grant suddenly felt his heart being cruelly squeezed, and in an instant, it exploded. His chest felt shattered, bleeding heavily. Follow current novᴇls on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵 "You’re lying to me, aren’t you? You can’t be this cruel. You know I genuinely care about you." He tried to reach out to her. Raina Lowell coldly avoided him. Refusing to even spare him another glance. "Adrian Grant, don’t feign affection in front of me. It makes me nauseous. Leave, and preferably never appear before me again." She didn’t want to waste words with him anymore, shutting the door after she returned to the ward. Leaving Adrian Grant standing there, his chest feeling suffocated. He was in a daze, taking a long time to react. But eventually, he departed alone in despair. He didn’t know where to go. He only felt that leaving was the only way to maintain some dignity as a man. In the ward, noticing her daughter’s bad mood, Mrs. Everett asked: "What did he say to you?" Remembering how Adrian Grant had appeared to save her and the grandchildren when Isabelle Everett had held her hostage, this evening her heart softened towards Adrian Grant. Raina Lowell lowered her head, casually responding: "Nothing significant. I’ve distanced myself from him, and there won’t be any further involvement." Mrs. Everett felt a bit suspicious. "Why? But our families have signed many cooperation projects, and you’re the project director. It’s impossible not to have dealings with him." Raina Lowell spoke frankly, "I’ll be leaving the company. The position of CEO is more suitable for my brother." Once Isabelle Everett’s sentencing is over and she’s in prison, she’ll take Evelyn and leave. She’d tell her mother then! To avoid any unexpected occurrences during this time. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Everett felt somewhat panicked. "Raina, do you have any particular plans? Why leave the company again? Your dad and brother entrusted it to you, surely they trust you." The thought of her daughter leaving the company filled them with guilt, thinking nothing could make up for the suffering she endured over the years. Moreover, she feared her daughter leaving. Mrs. Everett anxiously held her daughter’s hand, pleading: "Raina, please share your thoughts with mom, okay? Whatever you want, mom will do her best to give it to you." Raina Lowell saw her mother suddenly looking worried and concerned, and she smiled reassuringly: "I know they trust me, but if I’m managing at the company, how would I have time to accompany Evelyn? I don’t want Evelyn to feel neglected." "You’ve already given me more than enough; I am content now and lack nothing materially." The only dissatisfaction is that Aurora will never return. She wondered if Aurora had been reincarnated by now. She really wanted, desperately, to see her one more time. "Alright, we respect your choice." Mrs. Everett still felt uneasy, hugged her daughter, speaking with compassion, reluctant to let go. Raina Lowell listened but felt little emotional fluctuation. Her mind was set; she’d still leave. Adrian Grant returned to Lowell Manor. That was the wedding home where he and Raina Lowell lived for a year. Madam Cole is already gone. In the whole villa, he’s the only one sitting lonely on the sofa in the living room. Thinking about the cold words Raina said to him in the hospital, they truly felt like sharp knives, stabbing fervently into his heart. Raina doesn’t care for him. Is it meaningful for him to continue holding on? It would only make her more disgusted. For the sake of his dignity, Adrian Grant decided to let go. He took the wine, sitting alone in the living room drinking. In the evening, Elias Sheridan called him, and when he heard he was at Lowell Manor, he came over with documents. Walked into the living room, smelling a strong odor of alcohol. Glancing up, he saw Adrian Grant drunkenly leaning against the sofa, still calling out Raina Lowell’s name. Elias Sheridan walked over, sat beside him, and raised a hand to push him. "Adrian, the matter you asked me to handle, results are out." Adrian Grant awoke in a daze, opening his eyes to stare at the ceiling, taking quite a while to gather his senses. Elias Sheridan’s voice was heavy, "Are you sober? If you are, look at the documents and listen to me." Adrian Grant sat up straight, rubbed his temples, and only spoke after drinking a cup of tea: Elias Sheridan handed the appraisal results to him, "You and Evelyn are father and son." Upon getting this result, he was so shocked he couldn’t react for a long time. Never expected that Evelyn would be Adrian Grant’s child. If that’s the case, isn’t Aurora also his child? But what did they do to Aurora back then? Thinking of Aurora’s death, and then realizing Aurora is Adrian Grant’s child, Elias Sheridan wished nothing more than to slap himself. Adrian Grant suddenly became energized, turned his head to stare at Elias Sheridan, thinking he heard wrong. Must have heard wrong. Definitely heard wrong. Evelyn couldn’t be his child. "I said, you and Evelyn are father and son, Evelyn Lowell is your biological son, and Aurora is also your biological daughter." Seeing him affirm these words again, Elias Sheridan’s voice was hoarse. He hated his coldness. Hated that he once ignored an injured child due to some personal grudges, leading to the child’s premature passing. Now he regrets greatly, feeling unworthy of being a doctor. After hearing Elias Sheridan’s words once more, Adrian Grant felt like he’d been struck by lightning. He immediately took the nearby appraisal results. Realizing that he and Evelyn truly are biologically father and son, his heart inside his chest felt heavily affected. Evelyn Lowell turned out to be his biological son. Back then, he actually didn’t help his own biological daughter in need. No wonder Raina hates him so much. How can someone like that deserve to be by her and the children’s side? Adrian Grant held the appraisal results and couldn’t control his sorrowful and remorseful emotions, burying his head in his knees, crying heartbrokenly. Aurora and Evelyn are his children. Yet, back then, when he knew of their existence, he used to scold Raina. He even blamed her for their grandfather’s death because of those two children’s existence. Thinking of Aurora’s death, Adrian Grant wept as if brokenhearted, filled with regret. Elias Sheridan beside him couldn’t help but red-eyed. He truly didn’t expect fate would play such a big joke on them. The coldness of the past, the truth now, feels completely like revenge on them. He and Adrian Grant may never get past Aurora’s death for the rest of their lives. Don’t know how long it took, Adrian Grant steadied his emotions, staggered and got up, disoriented wanting to leave. Elias Sheridan got up to support him, and followed outside, "Where are you going?" Adrian Grant’s voice was impossibly hoarse, and his eyes still tearful, "Take me to the cemetery, I want to see my daughter." Elias Sheridan agreed to his request. By now it was dark, and the two upon learning the truth thought going to see the child at the cemetery could ease their guilt. But the child won’t return. No matter how guilty, no matter how regretful, what’s the use? Raina Lowell also returned from the hospital to The Everett Family. Mr. Everett stayed at the hospital with his wife, and Ethan Everett returned. He ignored Alaric Jennings being there, came to Raina, and asked: "Mom said you want to withdraw from the company, why?" Just as she told her mother, Raina Lowell conveyed the same to Ethan Everett. She wanted to accompany her son, so she couldn’t keep working at the company. Before Ethan Everett could further persuade, she countered: "When is Isabelle Everett’s trial?" Ethan Everett’s face slightly changed, explaining: "She’s still unwilling to plead guilty, it might need some time." Raina Lowell was somewhat angry. "The evidence is in front of the police, what more is there to plead guilty for? No matter what you do, Ethan Everett, you must get Isabelle Everett sent to prison quickly." To calm down his sister, Ethan Everett nodded in agreement. "Alright, I’ll make sure to have the court rule as soon as possible."