Chapter 624 Madam Lilian''s Mind


    "Madam Lilian smiled. She said in a peaceful tone, ""Don''t rush things. They will be impatient


    soon."""


    "Ma''am, what do you mean? Quina was a little puzzled."


    "Madam Lilian smiled again. She didn''t respond to that question. However, instead, she asked,


    ""Quina, how are things going in A City?"""


    "Upon hearing that, Quina eximed, ""Ma''am, you''re right about that again! The Harvey family is


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    indeed about to face another crisis."""


    "Quina was emotional about that. She was impressed that Madam Lilian could leave A City without a


    trace back then. She couldn''t imagine how heartbroken Madam Lilian must be for not being able to


    reunite with her daughter. However, after the peaceful visit to the Harvey family, Madam Lilian left A


    City without anyone knowing. That might put some people at ease, but what was Madam Lilian


    nning to do next?"


    Quina couldn''t read through Madam Lilian''s mind.


    Her tactics were always beyond her expectations.


    "Madam Lilian breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, ""Quina, the world will never be at ease if the


    arms-trafficking still persists. We have to punish all of them ording to thew."""


    "Quina was dumbfounded. They were talking about the Harvey family just then. Yet, the topic had now


    shifted to the war-torn country again, but earlier when Quina was talking about the war-torn country,


    Madam Lilian was the one who brought up the Harvey family."


    Could it be that there was some connection between those two?


    "Ma''am, they''re only in this for their personal gain. They''re terrible people. All countries should work


    together in tackling this, Quina replied softly as she poured a cup of Green Mountain Lake tea for


    Madam Lilian."


    "Madam Lilian took a sip of the tea. She nodded and narrowed her eyes as she said, ""I wonder how


    my dear granddaughter is doing now. She must be troubled, isn''t she?"""


    Quina smiled upon hearing that. She knew who was Madam Lilian was referring to as her dear


    granddaughter.


    Of course it was Belle!


    "Ma''am, I have to congratte you on this. You are once again a great-grandmother. Belle is pregnant


    again."


    "Pregnant again? Lilian was all smiles to hear that, but there was something doubtful in her gaze. It


    was something deep and unreadable."


    "Yes, ma''am. Quina nodded. ""It''s getting a little cold. I''d better put on a coat for you. Otherwise, it will


    trigger your gout problem again, and it won''t be convenient for you to visit your granddaughter."""


    Quina then grabbed a coat and covered Madam Lilian.


    Madam Lilian smiled and nodded.


    "Ma''am, I''ve always been curious to know why it is so hard for you to reunite with your daughter. Quina


    said with a sigh, ""Kate resembles you no matter how I look at it. How is it that she''s not your daughter?


    This is just too weird."""


    "If it wasn''t for the DNA report, she could never believe that Kate and Lilian were not rted at all, but


    with a piece of evidence like that, there wasn''t anything they could do despite being doubtful about the


    result."


    "Meanwhile, Madam Lilian smiled, but her expression was imperceptible. "


    There were some unknown forces against her in A City!


    "She had already felt that during her stay in A City. Even when she was in A City, someone dared to


    scramble the DNA samples. What did that mean? It meant that they didn''t want them to identify each


    other, and that must have been nned in advance. If that was true, then the DNA result should be


    invalid."


    "Someone clearly didn''t want her to meet her daughter in A City, nor did they want her to stay any


    longer in A City. Perhaps they were afraid of her power and influence!"


    "However, she remained calm with the unexpected DNA result. Perhaps she was rushing too soon into


    that!"


    "After being in politics for so long, Madam Lilian could tell that there must be some underlying factor in


    that."


    "She decided to leave A City, not only to avoid alerting the enemy but also because the situation back


    then required her to do so."


    "Quina, has Sophia passed on? she asked with a sorrowful tone."


    "Ma''am, she''s still alive, but I think her time will soon be up, Quina said with a soft voice."


    Madam Lilian''s cheeks twitched as pain and sorrow shed across her eyes.


    "Sophia, you lied to me! She thought."


    How should I thank you? How should I thank you for your selfless help!


    Madam Lilian ced the tablet away as she stood up and slowly walked towards the window. She


    stared out at the clear blue sky with a heavy heart.


    She wasn''t that close with Sophia. They met by chance and at most were acquaintances with one


    another.


    "Back then, Sophia was a madam from a noble family, whereas Madam Lilian was just a movie star.


    The difference between their social status was too obvious not to notice. Although she got married to


    vian, she still couldn''t elevate her social status. Otherwise, Brooklyn wouldn''t be that stubborn not to


    acknowledge her identity."


    "Fifty years ago, she had no choice but to approach Sophia before leaving A City, so that Sophia could


    help take in her daughter. Although Sophia had agreed to it, Madam Lilian never expected her to do


    so, and Sophia didn''t have the right to take care of her daughter either."


    "They were neither rted, nor were they very close. It could be said that they were from two different


    worlds. No one was required to fulfil a request like that. She didn''t expect much from Sophia."


    "Such a promise wasn''t made for just the next couple of years. It was a long-termmitment! Not


    everyone, not even the kindest soul, had the right to fulfil it. Even if they were willing to, they might not


    be able to carry it out wholeheartedly."


    "That year, during the coup, when Madam Lilian led her team in carrying out charity events on the


    streets, they were attacked by her political enemies. She was seriously injured. Right after waking up


    on the hospital bed, the first thing that came into her mind was her daughter, Emily Cole. She wanted to


    look at her daughter, even if it was just to hear her voice. What made her heart ache was she didn''t


    know if her daughter was still alive. After a lot of internal conflict, she dialled Sophia''s number."


    "Madam Lilian neither received updates from vian back then, nor did she have contact with the


    others. She could only think of Harvey Manor that would never copse."


    "However, as soon as the phone was connected across the globe and finally reached Sophia in Harvey


    Manor, the only thing Sophia told her faintly was, ""I don''t know."""


    Sophia then hung up the phone resolutely.


    Those three words made Madam Lilian fall into desperation. She could only force herself to give up on


    thinking about it.


    "That was right. Sophia was just an acquaintance of hers among the nobility. She was neither entitled


    to take care of her daughter on her behalf, nor to know everything about her daughter."


    "After recovering from her injuries, Madam Lilian made up her mind and never once called up Sophia''s


    number again."


    "She was in an even tighter and more difficult position after her recovery. Her political enemies were


    targeting her at all costs. She had no choice but to focus on oveing every obstacle. That was how


    she let go of looking for her daughter. It wasn''t until she achieved the peak of her political career by


    bing a dignitary in Europe that she thought of searching for her daughter again. She was already


    getting older, and she wasn''t that busy anymore in managing her career by then."


    "Since there wasn''t any information she knew about her daughter, Madam Lilian then decided to visit A


    City herself!"


    "However, from that visit to A City, she learnt that things weren''t as simple as she had expected."


    "Through the secret investigations about the Harvey Group and A City, Madam Lilian realized that


    Sophia might have lied to her!"


    "If Kate really was her daughter, then Sophia was only trying to protect Kate by lying to her!"


    "Madam Lilian had to admit that she was indeed targeted by all of her political enemies back then, and


    they were all ruthless and cruel!"


    "Sophia was wise enough to make that decision. She wasn''t swayed by Madam Lilian''s concerns and


    emotions in that phone call, and that protected Kate in return, so that Kate got to grow up safely and


    happily. "


    Sophia was really wise. She took care of Kate on Madam Lilian''s behalf and never once told anyone


    else about Kate''s whereabouts. She protected Kate from every possible danger.


    Madam Lilian had mad respect for Sophia for that alone!


    "Mercy often coexisted with danger. She finally got to see what kind of person Sophia was. Indeed, it


    was most important for Kate to grow up without learning anything about her true identity. She grew up


    in a peaceful and safe environment, and that was everything Madam Lilian could ask for. Although she


    grew up in an ordinary environment, at least she was kept safe."


    "As a matter of fact, the DNA results were no longer needed. Madam Lilian could tell that Kate was


    indeed her daughter!"


    "Although she grew up without a mother, Kate grew up in a peaceful environment! It was all a result of


    Sophia''s hard work!"


    "Ma''am, do you think the Harvey Group will be able to get through this crisis? Should we help them?


    Quina asked in a low voice. She wasn''t quite sure about Madam Lilian''s n."


    "Don''t worry. I would like to see if he''ll help them. At times like this, I wonder if he can still remain


    unperturbed. Madam Lilian said calmly, ""If a hugepany like them can''t even get through a minor


    crisis like this, then how can they prosper? We should focus more on the war-torn country. This arms


    trafficking deal is a lucrative and terrible deal. If the deal goes through, then another bout of war will


    take ce in the war-torn country again. This is considered a disaster for the citizens. Therefore, we


    should take measures in advance to stop this deal and destroy their hiding spot in one stroke."""


    "But Ma''am, Calvin has already sent someone to the war-torn country, Quina said in a low voice."


    "Lilian was shocked to hear that, and she asked, ""Why did he do so? Could it be that the Harvey family


    is somehow involved in the arms trafficking deal?"""


    Lilian''s heart trembled upon hearing such startling news.


    "Ma''am, you''re overthinking. Quina smiled after taking in Lilian''s expression. She then said, ""Don''t


    worry. The Harvey family will never get themselves involved in matters like this. They are businessmen,


    after all. They aren''t capable enough to resell weapons. Moreover, they won''t be this foolish to tarnish


    their century-old reputation with this."""


    Quina''s words made Lilian feel more at ease as her concerns were no longer valid.