Chapter 566: 509: Charlotte Lane

Chapter 566: Chapter 509: Charlotte Lane

On the day of Dean Yue’s funeral, many people spontaneously came to pay their respects.

Some even came from other places.

In his lifetime, Dean Yue made great contributions and helped countless people, whether before or after joining the research institute.

The institute owes its present glory and reverence to him.

Charlotte Lane, Kevin Clark, and William Lane accompanied the Santiagos until the end.

The Celestial Pivot, the Clark family, and the Lane family all brought people with them to ensure the Santiago family’s safety.

They did nothing themselves; just their presence was enough to exert a great deal of pressure, so no one dared to make trouble.

At the end of the funeral, the Lane family’s cars took the Santiagos home, not even allowing them to use their vehicles.

This was because, some time ago, Siera Santiago had discovered that Turner Daniel’s car had been tampered with.

As a result, not only were they not allowed to use their cars, but the Santiago family’s bodyguards were also replaced entirely.

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Andrew Lane and Sophie Ortiz also returned.

However, since Charlotte Lane’s mood remained low, they let her return to Clark Manor with Kevin Clark.

Upon returning, Charlotte went straight to her room, intending to take a bath first.

She locked the restroom door and stood inside with one hand covering her eyes for a while before entering the bathroom.

Before removing her coat, she habitually checked her pocket.

As she took out her cell phone, a note also came out with it.

She held the note, remembering the scene when Jessica Maxwell secretly gave it to her today.

Jessica had gone with the Maxwell family.

With Bonnie Maxwell and George Maxwell gone, the only younger generation of the Maxwells left was Julian Maxwell’s younger brother’s daughter, Jessica Maxwell.

It seemed that Julian Maxwell wanted to cultivate Jessica.

That’s why Mrs. Maxwell would always bring Jessica to important events and gatherings.

It’s just that Jessica suddenly and secretly gave her a note today.

At the time, her expression was both panicked and frightened.

Even pleading.

So she took the note and put it in her pocket without opening it at the time.

Charlotte unfolded the note and read the words on it.

[Contact me; I have something very important to tell you. This is my mobile number...]

Charlotte sat by the bathtub and dialed Jessica’s number first.

Seeing Kevin’s frown, Lila tried to pull her hand back by moving her wrist.

But suddenly, Kevin tightened his grip, and she couldn’t pull back.

“I accidentally bumped into it,” Lila said in a low voice, “It’s not serious, and the wound is not deep.”

Kevin looked at her, redness around the corners of his eyes, his gaze fierce. “Do you think I’m blind?”

Lila: “......”

“I’m really fine,” Lila emphasized again.

Because of her nonchalant attitude, the fierceness in Kevin’s eyes deepened, and he called out her full name, “Lila Campbell....”

After calling her name, he couldn’t quite bring himself to say the rest of the words and swallowed them back.

Suddenly hearing her full name, Lila stared at Kevin, blinking blankly for a moment.

Once again, they stared at each other.

Lila suddenly calmly said, “Kevin Clark, you’re so fierce.”

Kevin pressed his lips together, looked at her for a moment, then stood up straight, turned around, picked up his phone, and made a call: “Thomas Firway, get a doctor to come to Clark Manor.”

After hanging up, Kevin exhaled softly, turned back around, picked up the hairdryer, and continued to help her dry her hair.

As the hum of the hair dryer filled the room, Kevin’s fingers brushed through her hair.

Lila lowered her gaze, feeling Kevin’s gentle touch.

After a while, she rested her head against Kevin’s body, inhaling the scent of eaglewood on him.

Though it was the same eaglewood scent, she always found the one on Kevin more pleasant and comforting.

Earlier, she had just been unable to calm down, and her hand had been hurt unintentionally.

Kevin’s expression stiffened for a second, and in a moment, he gently touched her face before continuing to dry her hair.

Once her hair was dry, Kevin squatted down in front of her and looked up at her.

Apart from the redness around his eyes, the fierceness was gone, and his voice had softened: “Tell me, what’s wrong?”

Lila looked at him, and after a while, she said, “The dean’s illness is well controlled, and his condition is very good. It shouldn’t be like this.”

As Lila spoke, a tear fell from her eye and dropped straight to the ground.

When she started to cry, Kevin suddenly panicked: “Little girl...”

“We should have been more cautious,” Lila said with a blank expression, her voice still distant and calm.

If it weren’t for the tears, it would be difficult for those unfamiliar with her to sense any fluctuation in her emotions.

“We’ve already done our best,” Kevin comforted her.

“We could have waited for the special medicine,” Lila said, burying her face in Kevin’s shoulder.

Kevin held her, stroking her head. Feeling the damp warmth on his shoulder, the corners of his eyes grew redder: “That’s enough, little girl, don’t cry anymore.”