Chapter 384

"I never said I wouldn't tell you." Samuel quickly pulled her into his embrace and lifted her onto his lap. The sudden intimacy caught Shelmaine off guard, and she instinctively pushed against him. But he held her wrist firmly. "I'm just hugging you. I won't do anything else." Shelmaine sighed inwardly. "Okay. So? What happened to Mrs. Hasting?" "I sent her back to her hometown to stay with my dad." "What about Natasha?" "I gave her some money, and she went abroad." "Money? Abroad?" Shelmaine scoffed. So he really wasn't as ruthless as she had thought. After all, a biological mother still had some privileges. She hadn't gone to prison, and the reports online were all lies. Natasha was also fine, going abroad with money. Seeing the expression on Shelmaine's face, Samuel felt a wave of dread wash over him. He quickly added, "It's not what you think. I didn't make it easy for them, but Mrs. Hasting is my mother. I can't let her go to prison. "As for Natasha, she's all alone in he