Chapter 375


    Chapter 375 No One Wanted This to Happen


    Not long after Hank returned to the Barnwell group, Keith received a call from the front desk.


    “Mr. Barnwell, Miss Kensley is here. She said that she must see you, and her mental state doesn’t


    seem to be right.” Keith listened to the description of the front desk staff and was a little concerned. If


    something happened to the Barnwell group, with Alma’s fame and poprity after hereback, it


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    would be detrimental to the Barnwell group’s reputation.


    “Let her in.” Hank signed on the document and his eyes darkened.


    Soon, Alma’s face turned pale. She lowered her head and stood in front of Hank. There was no longer


    any light in her eyes. She pursed her lips and looked uneasy.


    In Keith’s memory, Alma had never shown such an appearance to others. She had cared so much


    about her appearance and reputation, but now… Hank nced over and frowned. “Why are you


    looking for me?” he asked. “Can I talk to you alone?” Alma asked in a low voice. The man shook his


    fingers and Keith immediately left. The door closed and only the two of them were left in the office.


    Alma forced out a smile. Coupled with her delicate but pale face, she revealed a morbid look. “Hank,


    how long has it been since we talked so nicely?” she asked. Hank pressed his eyebrows together and


    did not speak. Keith was right. Alma’s mental state was indeed not quite right. “I know that you don’t


    love me, and you don’t like me at all. It has always been I who overestimate myself. I lied to you, and


    now I am suffering the retribution.” Alma chuckled. She grabbed her bag, took out a ticket from it, and


    put it on the table. “I want to invite you to y on the cruise ship with me. When Ie back, I will let


    gopletely.” Alma rubbed her fingertips and looked at Hank. She looked forward to the man’s


    response so much.


    However…


    “I don’t have time.” His refusal had always been merciless. Alma had already expected this result. She


    pursed her lips bitterly. After a long time, she slowly squeezed out, “With the rtionship between the


    three of us, there has to be someone who has to withdraw first. Hank, this is myst request. Are you


    not willing to agree to it?”


    “Then I can only go find Lyra toy my cards on the table.” “She clearly knows her rtionship with me,


    but she refuses to tell me. In this world, how can there be a sister like this? Or is it that she already


    hates me to the core and is unwilling to reunite with me?”


    Pa-da Alma’s tears fell onto the back of her hand. “I just want to end this matter. If this continues, it


    won’t be good for the three of us.” As she spoke, she lowered her head to wipe away the tears at the


    corners of her eyes. “If you don’t care about me, then what about Lyra? She has been schemed


    against by someone all the time. Can you just stand by and watch?” As she expected, the moment she


    finished speaking, Hank’s expression had already changed. “Tonight, at six o’clock, I will wait for you at


    the dock. When we get off the boat, I will tell you who the mastermind is. Don’t worry, I won’t lie to you


    about this,” she said bitterly. As Alma walked out, Hank frowned. Indeed, if not for someone


    deliberately setting things up, Lyra wouldn’t have found Uncle Zhang. Who gave her that old photo? He


    didn’t doubt Alma’s words. He only felt that she hade to see him because someone had secretly


    instructed her to. , “Keith, clear up the time for tonight.” “Okay, Mr. Barnwell.”


    That night, just as Lyra finished bathing, she received some messages. They were all photos of Alma


    being intimate with a man, but in the photo, the man did not reveal his face. She could only see a tall


    figure with wheat-colored skin. Alma then sent a text message.


    “Thank you for giving Hank to me. We are very happy now. He doesn’t want me to tell you, but I think


    that if not for you, we might not have been able to get back together.” Lyra looked at the message, and


    her heart felt like it had been stabbed for no reason. It was as if a wound had been forcibly cut open.


    The pain made her unable to keep her mind.


    The doorbell rang and interrupted her thoughts. “Miss Jones, have you had dinner?” Sister Zhang


    asked as she came over with a pot of soup.


    She had just asked when she saw dumplings on the table. She sighed softly. “You have to eat


    something that is good for your health.” Lyra tried hard to suppress the emotions in her heart and


    nodded. She put her phone aside. Later, Alma sent a few more messages, all of which were intimate


    photos, but Lyra and Sister Zhang were chatting in the restaurant and did not see them.


    “Is Hank at home?” Lyra lowered her head and asked casually.


    “Sir went out and said that he had an appointment. He wille back tomorrow.” Sister Zhang


    misunderstood Lyra. “Why don’t I tell you when hees back tomorrow?” she asked hurriedly. All of a


    sudden, she understood everything. She smiled and shook her head. “There’s no need for that.” Sister


    Zhang’s heart skipped a beat. She wanted to say a few words for Hank, but the doorbell rang again.


    “Miss Jones, this is the gift Mr. Evans picked for you. There is also a letter.” It was Mr. Evan’s driver.


    “Originally, Mr. Evans wanted toe personally, but Miss Ni’er had a fever and he had to let me send


    it. He asked me to apologize on his behalf.”


    Lyra looked at the beautifully packaged gift box. “But I…” Sister Zhang did not hear what she said, but


    she immediately frowned.


    It was obvious that someone was pursuing Lyra!


    It was already sote, and he had even specially sent someone to send gifts over. The more Sister


    Zhang looked at it, the more anxious she became. She secretly gritted her teeth. ‘Sir, why did you go


    for an appointment tonight?’


    “Miss Jones, take a look first. Mr. Evans said that this is what you need the most right now.”


    After the other party finished speaking, he turned around and left. Lyra had no choice but to bring the


    things in. She opened them and saw that they were all investment information for the past three years.


    Moreover, they were all the projects that Xuanze had personally handled.


    There was a card at the top. “Miss Jones, I really have no other way to deal with the matter that I asked


    of youst time. This is a token of my sincerity. I hope you can consider it again.”


    The handwriting was elegant, so it should have been written by Xuanze.


    She looked at the information and recalled what Xuanze had said to her at the seaside that day.


    “Ever since Ni’er’s mother passed away, her grandmother’s family has always wanted to take back her


    custody. Her family is quite famous in the local area and has a lot of assets overseas. In terms of


    strength, I’m afraid I really can’tpare to them.”


    “I also know that a single father living with his daughter will have many obstacles, but no matter what


    happens, I can’t give Ni’er’s future to them. I don’t want Ni’er to be a trading product that will be


    sacrificed for her family’s benefit in the future.” “So, I need to find a stepmother for Ni’er in a short


    period of time.”