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Chapter 147: Chapter 150: Should She Tell Her Brother?

Lynn Preston’s eyes widened and she nodded. "I don’t know them."

"...Huh?" Milly was baffled by her completely contradictory reaction. "You don’t know them, so why did you nod?"

Lynn Preston’s mouth hung slightly open, as if she were in a daze. "I didn’t nod. I’m sure I just shook my head."

"..." Milly pursed her lips, speechless. "You nodded!"

"...Did I?" Lynn Preston slowly raised her head, staring blankly at Milly with a vacant gaze.

Seeing that she seemed to have lost her wits, Milly reached out and flicked her forehead lightly. "What’s wrong with you? Did you drink too much coffee and fry your brain?"

"...Huh?" Lynn Preston was still in a daze, but after a moment, she suddenly took a very deep breath, then slowly and forcefully exhaled. This time, she truly shook her head.

"I’m not dumb, I’m definitely not..."

"Sigh..." Milly sighed helplessly. After shifting the bag hooked on her finger to her other hand, she put an arm around Lynn Preston’s shoulder and turned her to walk in another direction.

"Stop spacing out. Don’t you have a business trip with Mr. Joyce? Hurry up and wait for him at the intersection to pick you up."

"..." Lynn Preston blinked, both shocked and bewildered, her expression still blank as she didn’t respond to Milly.

Even half an hour later, sitting in Liam Joyce’s car, she remained in this dazed state.

SLAM!

The driver’s side door closed. Liam Joyce fastened his seatbelt and drove the black Audi away.

Lynn Preston leaned sideways against the passenger side door, her head resting against the window, gently jostled by the car’s vibrations.

’That was Sonia Quincy, right? That person was Sonia Quincy, wasn’t she? I couldn’t have been mistaken, could I?’

She questioned herself over and over in her mind.

But no matter how she asked, the answer was always "yes."

That person was Sonia Quincy, her sister-in-law, Sonia Quincy!

’But didn’t Sonia tell me on WeChat that she had to go to her office for something today? Why was she just sitting in a coffee shop with Ethan Lockwood?’

Although she was too far away to hear what Sonia and Ethan Lockwood were saying, from the smile on Ethan’s face and the close proximity between him and Sonia, she could guess that there was definitely something going on between them!

’But what could be going on? Isn’t Ethan Lockwood about to marry Cecilia Quincy? Didn’t Sonia promise to cut ties with these people and live a quiet life with Felix Preston from now on?’

’How could she possibly have something going on with Ethan Lockwood?!’

’Besides, Sonia changed a long time ago. She became understanding, considerate, thoughtful, and family-oriented. How could she possibly have anything to do with Ethan Lockwood now?!’

Lynn Preston refused to believe her own suspicions, but Sonia Quincy’s sordid past made it impossible for her to trust Sonia one hundred percent.

HUFF...

Her head ached. She closed her eyes, not knowing which side of her argument to believe. Her thoughts had become a tangled, impossible knot.

"Lynn, what’s wrong?"

From the moment he picked her up, Liam Joyce had noticed that she seemed off. Now, seeing her closing her eyes and sighing, he finally couldn’t resist asking.

"...N-nothing." Lynn Preston forced the corners of her mouth into a stiff smile.

Liam Joyce glanced over at her, his expression one of blatant suspicion at her pale and perfunctory words. He said directly, "You’ve been gloomy ever since you got in the car. How can you say it’s nothing?"

"Don’t hide it from me. Tell me what’s bothering you. Maybe I can help."

"..."

’There’s that commanding tone again.’ Lynn Preston was so annoyed she wanted to roll her eyes at him. But she hadn’t achieved her goal yet, so she couldn’t show the slightest hint of impatience toward Liam Joyce. She had to keep up the act.

"It’s really nothing," she said, feigning a shy smile as her eyes crinkled. At the same time, she pulled her phone from her bag and sent a WeChat message to Felix Preston.

—Brother, did Sonia go out today?

After sending it, she placed the phone on her lap and, with practiced ease, began spinning a tale for Liam Joyce.

"It’s just, my sister-in-law is due soon, so my family is discussing what to name the baby. My mom is older, so the names she suggests are a bit old-fashioned. My brother and my sister-in-law don’t like them, so they’re at odds with my mom’s ideas."

"And as the person in the middle, I naturally have to try and mediate the conflict between them."

The reason was logical, reasonable, and perfectly matched the Preston Family’s current situation. After hearing it, Liam Joyce’s suspicions immediately vanished.

"Oh, so that’s it." He smiled faintly, taking a moment to glance at Lynn Preston again. "So how are you planning to resolve their conflict?"

BUZZ—

Felix Preston replied to her message. She answered while reading it, "I plan to sweet-talk both sides. First, I’ll sweet-talk my mom, then I’ll sweet-talk my brother. That way, no one will have any complaints."

Liam Joyce: "So who are you sweet-talking right now?"

"Hmph," Lynn Preston laughed, feigning nonchalance. "I’m sweet-talking my brother."

Liam Joyce: "And how’s that going?"

Lynn Preston replied, holding back her impatience, "I’m working on it!"

Hearing this, Liam Joyce couldn’t help but reach out and gently pat her head. He said softly, "Well, good luck."

Lynn Preston: "Okay."

...

After dealing with Liam Joyce, the car finally fell into a brief silence.

—She went out.

Lynn Preston stared at her brother’s reply, pondering for a long time before typing a few words into the chat box.

—Did she go to her office?

Felix Preston replied instantly.

—Yes. Do you need her for something?

Lynn Preston first replied with "Never mind," then retracted the message.

Felix Preston: Hmm??

Lynn Preston was agonizing over it, completely unsure if she should tell him about Sonia Quincy meeting with Ethan Lockwood.

Felix Preston was currently recovering from an injury and busy with a project. If he knew Sonia had secretly met with Ethan Lockwood, there was no telling how angry he would be.

The moment Lynn Preston thought of this, she lost her nerve to say anything.

But if she helped Sonia hide this because she was too scared to speak up, what if Sonia and Ethan Lockwood were plotting something against Felix Preston? Wouldn’t she be responsible for a disaster then?

Although she didn’t want to assume the worst of Sonia Quincy, Sonia did have a prior record, so she couldn’t help but be more cautious.

As she thought about this, she unconsciously typed a message into the chat box—

Brother, I just saw Sonia meeting with Ethan Lockwood. She lied to us. You should be careful...

But after typing it all out, she irritably deleted everything, leaving the chat box blank once more.

’Forget it.’

She let go of the knot of anxiety in her heart and sent just two words to Felix Preston.

—Never mind.

Sonia Quincy might have a serious "prior record," but she had changed. She was her sister-in-law, and she was about to give the Preston Family a child.

As family, they should have more trust in each other.

’Since I have doubts, I’ll just go ask Sonia Quincy face-to-face and get a clear answer!’