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Mason could not have failed to understand the sarcasm in his words. He had indeed been at thepany recently, but all those people were nothing but Lucas‘ckeys, pretending to be respectful while undermining him behind his back.

Now that Lucas had awakened, all his schemes had been thwarted.

Mason could not ept this.

He could not stand to see Lucas triumphant. With a quick nce, he smirked and said, “Lucas, Mom heard you woke up and was so happy she immediately went out. She said she was going to Silverveil Abbey to personally thank Master Lucian.”

Lucas leaned against the headboard, unmoved, his eyelids slightly lowered, casting a shadow over his longshes that concealed the emotions in his eyes.

“Alright,” Tessa spoke up just in time to shoo them away, “Lucas just woke up and needs to rest. Please, all of you leave.”

“Yes, Madam Tessa.” Everyone quickly left the room.

Tessa stayed in the room for half an hour before officially announcing the engagement between Lucas and Sloane, stating that they would marry when Sloane turned twenty.

This news caused a storm in Stonebridge. All the major families sent people to gather information.

Everyone knew that Lucas had been on the brink of death, and the Rivers family’s daughter was supposed to marry him to ward off his bad luck. But the whole point was for it to happen as soon as possible. They couldn’t understand why it had suddenly turned into an engagement.

It was important to note that many people had already chosen sides during this

time.

Fortunately, the Hawthorne family had no intention of hiding it, so the news of Lucas‘ awakening spread quickly.

Those who had picked sides were now restless, and just the thought of Lucas‘

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“What? Lucas woke up?” Of course, the Rivers family received the news as well.

The butler hesitated, ncing at Sloane before continuing, “The Hawthorne family also publicly announced that Mr. Hawthorne and Ms. Rivers are engaged and will marry when Ms. Rivers turns twenty.”

“Which Ms. Rivers?” Helen didn’t react at first, but then she turned to Sloane and immediately became furious. “Sloane?”

“Yes,” the butler answered, his voice firm.

“Sammy is the only Ms. Rivers,” she immediately stood up, “No way, I’m going to the Hawthorne Mansion.”

With Lucas awake, no one cared about Mason anymore.

“Sit down!” Marshall’s voice was low and authoritative. “Do you think the Hawthorne Mansion is some ce you can just visit whenever you want?”

In front of the Hawthorne family, they had no say.

“But we can’t let that b*tch marry into the Hawthorne family!” Helen paced anxiously.

Marshall, however, had a different perspective. He didn’t care which daughter married into the Hawthorne family; in the end, the Rivers family would benefit.

Samantha had been quiet, but secretly, her fingers were digging into her palms, drawing blood. She nced over and, with a shift of her eyes,forted Helen, “Mom, don’t worry. Sloane will be like me, Even if she gets married, she’ll still help the Rivers family”

“Hmph, she’d better not go against us,” Helen muttered dismissively.

Marshall immediately fell deep in thought.

Seeing that she had gotten the response she wanted, Samantha’s lips subtly curled into a smile as she silently rejoiced.

She knew her father, Marshall, all too well. He was a man who valued profits above

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all else. As long as he believed that Sloane marrying into the Hawthorne family could be harmful to the Rivers family, he would find a way to stop the marriage, or at least gain more benefits for himself in the process.

“Sloane, don’t get too smug,” Adrian suddenly spoke up.

Sloane, who had been quietly sitting on the side, blinked innocently. How iam /iiI /ismug?

“I think this engagement is just a temporary measure by the Hawthorne family,” Adrian added.