CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 186: DAMIEN LANCASTER, MASTER OF TIME MANAGEMENT

Seraphina Kennedy nodded.

Seraphina Kennedy’s response delighted Rachel Shaw greatly.

As they left the Lancaster Family, Rachel Shaw carried a smile on her face.

Penelope Page linked arms with her, "Now you can be at ease, right? Damien is eager to marry you, November 1st is approaching fast, Rachel, you’re about to marry Damien."

Despite these words, Rachel Shaw felt it was somewhat unreal.

"Mom, is this true?"

"How could it not be?"

"I don’t know why, but I feel a bit uneasy."

"What are you uneasy about, you’re just overthinking."

Rachel Shaw glanced back at the grand Lancaster Manor, questioning if she was truly about to become the lady of this house.

It felt quite unreal.

The feeling Damien Lancaster gave her was the same; she could no longer understand this man at all.

He could forgive her for harming Sophie.

He could share passionate nights with her.

Yet, he humiliated her at the Sterling Family’s banquet.

And chose to abandon her at crucical moments.

He even barred her from attending Old Master Lancaster’s funeral.

But...he was so eager to marry her.

This man...she truly couldn’t see through him, and this feeling left her uneasy.

Penelope Page clasped Rachel Shaw’s hand, "Alright, you’re just about to get engaged, you’re too anxious, don’t overthink it, mom will accompany you to try on dresses later."

"Has Damien Lancaster returned to Imperial Bay Villa recently?" Phillip Shaw suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Rachel Shaw’s expression soured.

Aside from that one evening, she had not seen Damien Lancaster at Imperial Bay Villa at all.

She felt like a concubine favored by the emperor for one night, only to be abandoned in the Cold Palace!

Phillip Shaw said, "There are three children in the Lancaster Family now, if you want to secure your position you must first have a child."

Rachel Shaw’s face reddened with shyness, "Dad, it’s not that quick, Damien doesn’t come home often."

Penelope Page chuckled, "You silly child, if Damien doesn’t come home, use some tactics. The priority now is to get pregnant, and when the time comes, the Lancaster Family will have to keep you like a queen."

Rachel Shaw placed her hand on her lower abdomen, involuntarily imagining if she had a child with Damien Lancaster, he wouldn’t think of Ivy Summers anymore, would he?

Rachel Shaw curved her lips, "I understand, mom and dad, I’ll go back and prepare."

...

Ivy Summers had already moved out from Noah Scott’s place. There were several villas in her divorce settlement, and Ivy chose one close to the auction house to live in.

With the passing of Old Master Lancaster, everyone was engulfed in sorrow, and Gregory Lancaster and Seraphina Kennedy hadn’t come to fight for the children.

But Ivy knew she couldn’t keep the children with her long-term, they would be discontent, so she sent Nathan and Leo over every few days to stay for two days. As for Sophie, she couldn’t be without her yet.

This approach by Ivy, coupled with Damien Lancaster’s presence, achieved a rare balance in their interactions.

Today, Ivy went to the auction house, and when she looked up, her gaze fell on a big screen on the street, seeing the news of Damien Lancaster’s engagement to Rachel Shaw.

November 1st!

It was coming soon.

She wondered if Damien could really be so heartless to Rachel Shaw?

...

In the afternoon, Ivy went to pick up the three children from school.

But she saw Damien Lancaster’s car at the entrance, and soon, she saw Damien get out of the car.

Wearing a meticulously tailored suit, with handsome features and a superior demeanor, he attracted sidelong glances from those around him.

At this point, someone approached with a phone to strike up a conversation, "Sir, can I get your contact information?"

Damien looked in Ivy’s direction, "I have a wife."

The woman immediately realized her blunder and apologized, "Then why aren’t you standing with her?"

"She dislikes me."

The woman was shocked.

How could someone dislike such a handsome husband?

The three little ones came out of school, running to Ivy and throwing themselves into her embrace, only after a while did they notice a certain aloof father figure standing nearby.

"Mommy, why did the bad daddy come?" Leo asked.

Ivy glanced at Damien, "That’s a question for him."

Damien was already walking towards them.

Sophie said, "I don’t want to pay attention to the liar daddy."

Ivy tugged the corners of her lips.

The perception of Damien here...for Nathan and Leo he’s bad, for Sophie he’s a liar!

"Sophie, how did I lie to you?" Damien lowered his gaze to Sophie.

Sophie’s beautiful eyes looked at Damien, "Doesn’t the liar daddy know?"

He promised to be good to mommy, yet didn’t save mommy at crucial times.

A liar, Sophie detests big liars the most.

"Explain more, let’s see if I can clear it up."

"You saved that bad woman, not mommy."

After a moment’s thought, Damien understood that Sophie was fixated on the day he went to save Rachel Shaw.

Damien was about to explain when Ivy pulled Sophie aside and explained first: "Sophie, it wasn’t like you think, he did save mommy, it’s our rare understanding."

"Really?"

"Really."

Sophie, half-understanding, believed Ivy’s words.

Damien looked at Ivy in surprise, not expecting her to be willing to explain for him.

"Nathan, Leo, take your sister to the car first."

Ivy stood up, and Damien smiled gently, "Thank you for explaining for me."

"Consider it repayment for helping me retrieve my mother’s box that day."

"What was in that box that made it so important?"

Ivy shook her head, she didn’t know either.

Originally, she could have used tools to forcefully open it, but that would have damaged the box, so she didn’t.

After speaking, Ivy Summers was about to get in the car when Damien Lancaster raised his hand and pressed the car door, "Wait, I need to talk to you today."

"What’s the matter?"

"I’ve arranged for the lawyer to handle the transfer procedures. The shares that Grandpa wanted to give you need to go through the process now."

Ivy Summers never coveted the Lancaster Family’s possessions, but since it was something Old Master Lancaster left her, she took it, "Doesn’t your father have any objections?"

"Grandpa left a will, he has nothing to say."

Ivy Summers took a deep breath, "But not today, I don’t have the time, next time."

Ivy Summers opened the car door and got in, and just then, Damien Lancaster’s phone rang.

It was Julian Jacobs.

"Sir, Miss Shaw invited you to the Imperial Bay Villa for dinner tonight."

As Damien walked to the side of the car, he said, "You still come to tell me such things?"

"Uh... this..." Julian paused for a moment and then added, "Miss Shaw has arranged something in the room tonight, sir, how do you want to handle it?"

Damien Lancaster’s deep dark eyes narrowed dangerously, "If she likes it, handle it the same way as last time."

"Understood."

"Don’t come to tell me such things again in the future, deal with it as it should be dealt with."

"Yes."

...

Imperial Bay Villa.

Rachel Shaw was meticulously dressed, preparing a candlelight dinner, holding red wine and dancing joyfully by the dining table.

A servant came over and reported, "Miss Shaw, sir said he’s busy tonight and won’t be back for dinner, but he’ll be back later."

Rachel Shaw stopped. Ever since she moved in, Damien Lancaster had been busy every day.

Could the company really be this busy?

So busy that he doesn’t have time to come home for dinner?

"Okay, I understand."

As soon as the servant left, Rachel Shaw made a phone call, which was soon connected. Rachel said, "Secretary Forest, it’s me, is Damien busy at the company now? I’m worried he might skip dinner when he’s busy, so I plan to bring him dinner... Not at the company? Are you sure... Alright, I understand, thank you."

Having been around Damien Lancaster for so many years, Rachel Shaw had some connections within the Lancaster Group.

So Damien Lancaster wasn’t busy at the company at all.

Not at the company!

That means he’s with Ivy Summers and her son.

That bitch just knows how to seduce men.

Rachel Shaw looked at the meticulously prepared candlelight dinner before her, her eyes filled with hatred.

If Ivy Summers isn’t removed, her position isn’t secure.

...

In the evening, a specially made aroma diffuser was already placed in the room.

Rachel Shaw finished her bath, changed into her pajamas, and sat in front of the mirror, carefully dressing herself.

She clearly understood what her parents said was true, only by getting pregnant could her position be secure.

Hearing the car outside, Rachel Shaw’s lips curled up into a smile, showing the mirror her most perfect grin.

Next, she took out her phone, opened the recording video, and placed it in the corner.

Footsteps sounded outside, making Rachel Shaw extremely nervous, her heart pounding wildly.

The door was pushed open.

Rachel Shaw raised a smile, "Damien..."

The words caught in her throat as the man turned off the light with a "click."

Rachel Shaw was puzzled, "Damien, why did you turn off the light?"

The words had just left her mouth when the man eagerly embraced her, kissing her lips.

Rachel Shaw was taken aback, not expecting Damien Lancaster to be so impatient.

The drug hadn’t even taken effect yet.

Thinking of this, Rachel Shaw’s mood was even more joyful, and she responded to him more passionately.

Soon, the man placed her on the bed.

A night of madness...

When Rachel Shaw woke up, the room was scattered with clothes, and the person beside her was long gone.

Thinking of last night, Rachel Shaw hugged the blanket, her face flushed.

Damien Lancaster truly loves her!

...

Ivy Summers woke up early to send the three little ones to school.

Sophie, carrying her little backpack, saw the car parked outside through the window and blinked, "Mommy, Daddy is outside."

Ivy Summers glanced over while tying Sophie’s hair, "He said he’d come to take you to school today."

After she finished Sophie’s hair, Ivy Summers went to the kitchen, grabbed a sandwich for each of them, and stuffed them into the three’s hands, "We’re almost late for class, eat in the car."

Now that the weather has cooled down, the kids like to sleep in, always cutting it close to get to school.

"Alright, head out, he’s taking you today."

Ivy Summers led the three children out.

The man was as always, dressed in an expensive, exquisitely tailored custom suit, his face forever impeccably handsome.

As their eyes met, Ivy Summers locked gazes with him.

Nathan, Leo, and Sophie had already run over, while Ivy walked behind them, and just then, she received a message on her phone.

Slowing her pace, Ivy Summers opened her phone and clicked on the video.

Suddenly, the video played out a series of moans, unmistakably clear.

Though the video was pitch black, Ivy Summers could still make out the moans, recognizing Rachel Shaw.

This video was also sent to her by Rachel Shaw.

Rachel Shaw sent this video to flaunt that she had slept with Damien Lancaster, to prove that the one Damien truly loves is her!

Ivy Summers gripped her phone tighter, looking up at the man patiently opening the car door, waiting for the three children to get in.

It’s 7:30 now, and right after sleeping with someone, here he is, all suited up to take the kids.

Truly a master of time management!