fanqie novel
Chapter 1501
Mrs. Lucas deeply regretted her decision.
If she had known it would come to this, she would never have sought out this man for help. "You hide behind a mask and won't even show your face. How can you call yourself a man?"
"Mrs. Lucas, do you really think throwing insults will make me take off the mask and obediently do your bidding like a dog?" The masked man remained calm, his tone even laced with amusement, which only added to Mrs. Lucas's frustration. She was on the verge of breaking down. "Just name your price. How much will it take to get my son out of there?"
As long as Ben could walk out safely and unharmed, no amount of money was too much.
But the masked man shook his head. "This isn't about money. If it were that simple, you wouldn't be here begging me for help."
The truth was, Mrs. Lucas had come to him because she had run out of options. He was her last hope. Yet, he shrugged nonchalantly, as if to show her just how powerless he really was.
"I don't make the laws, and I don't have connections that rival the Lucas family's. If you couldn't fix this, what makes you think I can? My advice? Don't stress over it. Worst case, let him stay in there a while."
"How can you say that?" Mrs. Lucas felt an overwhelming urge to slap him.
It wasn't his son who had been taken away, it was hers. Of course, he could sit here tossing out dismissive remarks without a care in the world.
"If you're so worried, maybe you shouldn't have sabotaged your son in the first place," he said with a cold smile. "Sure, I did the legwork, but it was all funded by you. Without your money, I couldn't have done a thing. Isn't that you who truly put your son in prison?" His words hit her like a series of crushing blows, one after another. Her hands trembled uncontrollably.
It wasn't like that, was it? She had
only wanted Ben to stop wasting his time outside, to marry Summer and take over the Lucas family business. That was the life he was supposed to lead.
Everything she had done was for his own good. How could it possibly harm him? What mother doesn't love her child?
"Mrs. Lucas, this will be the last time we meet. I'll take my leave now." The masked man turned to go.
Mrs. Lucas quickly grabbed his arm. "You've ruined my son, and now you think you can just walk away?"
"And what if I do?" He calmly pried her hand away. "I have all our conversations saved. I'm sure you wouldn't want those leaked online."
He didn't need to finish the sentence
for Mrs. Lucas to understand. If those conversations were made public, it would cause a scandal of epic proportions. The Lucas family would be utterly destroyed.
The Lucas family was her lifeblood. She couldn't allow the company to crumble. As much as she hated it, reality left her no choice but to watch him walk away.
This avenue was a dead end. She had only one option left.
Mrs. Lucas drove home and
immediately began calling Ben's friends, summoning all of them to
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the situation, everyone arrived
quickly. In less than an hour, the living room was packed with people sitting shoulder to shoulder.
"Please, have some fruit," Mrs. Lucas said, her eyes red as she placed tea and fruit in front of them.
But in the midst of such a crisis, no one had any appetite.