Chapter 71

By the time Evelyn rushed to the sanatorium, Lucas was standing in the hallway, smoking. He had a tall figure, but he looked cold and unsympathetic. Evelyn's heart was pounding. Her expression was not too pleasant. Lucas was a scheming person, but he always only struck where it hurt. He was simply trying to use Leonard to threaten Evelyn to compromise. Evelyn walked up to Lucas and asked, "Can we talk?" Lucas turned around slowly and looked at her. "What are you nervous about?" His question left Evelyn choked. She knew things were different at that moment. She had no choice but to soften her tone and say, "The manor was what Granny got when she got married. She and my grandfather lived in it for her whole life. That's the most important thing to her. Can you give up…" She probably had run over as she was still gasping for air as she spoke. Lucas looked at her indifferently and said, "Her mother likes that place very much." It seemed like he was rejecting Evelyn. Did that mean