Chapter 389

Adrian Valentine watched Mrs. Langley with icy disdain, recalling how she had humiliated Evelyn. His gaze darkened.

He rose slowly, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Mrs. Langley, I'm considering acquiring the Langley Group. The offer will be... fair."

Her face paled, fingers trembling around her phone.

"Have you lost your mind?"

She couldn't believe his audacity.

The call to Margaret Valentine went unanswered—her lifeline now useless.

Mrs. Langley's knuckles whitened.

The woman who had once schemed beside her now avoided her like the plague.

"After decades of friendship with your mother, this is how you repay me?"

Adrian scoffed, his eyes sharp as blades.

"Do you truly not understand the Langley Group's current position?"

He stepped closer, voice glacial.

"In three days, you'll learn what it means to be abandoned by all."

Mrs. Langley staggered back, finally grasping the gravity of her situation.

She still didn't realize—she was merely Margaret's pawn.

Adrian's motive was simple: justice for his wife.

At the Valentine mansion, Margaret trembled as she opened an envelope.

The contents made her legs give way, collapsing onto the sofa.

"How...?"

The paternity test struck her like a bomb.

Simultaneously, Eleanor Langley received identical documents.

Her nails dug into her palms as she stared at the results.

"Vincent Langley, you monster!"

Tears blurred her vision. Now she understood why Isabella was favored.

It had all been a lie.

In Regal Heights, Evelyn silently watched the surveillance feed.

Victoria Laurent frowned in confusion.

"Evelyn, these connections are... convoluted."

Evelyn shook her head, gaze profound.

"The daughter Eleanor seeks might be closer than we think."