A Night of Desire

Chapter 427: Chapter 420: There Must Be a Secret Here

"She didn’t know her personally. She just knew Clara Grant was one of the daughters of the Grant Family. So she came up with a plan: she put her son, Cherie, in a suitcase and had Clara Grant deliver him to Seth Quinn. That’s how they had their first meeting.

Later, through a strange twist of fate, Clara Grant assumed Cherie was an unloved child, so she took him home. Cherie grew very fond of her, and they have a great relationship. To be fair, this Clara Grant is a kind person, but her family background is just... not up to par."

At this, Sienna Hale suddenly scoffed. "But even with her poor background, her standards are surprisingly high. Back then, it seemed she didn’t even think much of Seth and wasn’t willing to marry him. Seth had to resort to some tricks to fool her into marrying him..."

Sienna Hale suddenly realized she’d said too much and quickly stopped herself.

But Autumn Shelby had already caught the word. "Fooled?"

’Could Seth have loved Clara that much already? Enough to go to all that trouble just to trick her into marriage?!’

’No, she was even more resentful!’

’What did Clara Grant have that she didn’t? How could she make Seth fall so deeply for her in such a short time! Meanwhile, she had known him for more than twenty years, had wasted the best years of her youth on him, had tried everything, and yet she couldn’t earn even a shred of his affection.’

’Just three months after she left for the U.S.A, he had broken off their engagement without a second thought!’

’No, she wouldn’t accept it! She had dedicated her entire life to him. How could she just stand by and watch him give his heart to another woman?’

’Hmph, so what if they’re married? She’d said it before: she wouldn’t give up, not even if he was married!’

’He loves Clara Grant, does he? Fine. Then she would make him lose her!’

"Oh, it’s nothing. Let’s just say it was all fated to be," Sienna Hale said, glossing over the topic vaguely. She felt that while it probably wouldn’t be a big deal to tell Autumn, it was better to keep it under wraps for now since Clara didn’t know any of this yet.

Seeing that she was unwilling to elaborate, Autumn Shelby decided not to press the issue. She smiled and changed the subject. "Speaking of Jenna, I met her the other day. But I didn’t see her or Cherie at the house yesterday. Why is that?"

"They flew back to the U.S.A. the day before," Sienna Hale said, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Back to the U.S.A.? But I just saw her earlier that day," Autumn Shelby said, her mind starting to churn.

"Oh, it was a rather rushed departure. They left on a flight that evening."

’When they’d met earlier, she was sure she’d asked Jenna Quinn when she was heading back to the U.S.A., and Jenna had said it wouldn’t be for a while. So why did she rush off on a flight that very night?’

’She was hiding from Clara Grant like a thief during the day, and then she flew back to the U.S.A. that night. On top of that, there was what Sienna Hale had left unsaid... The more Autumn thought about it, the more something felt wrong.’

’There was definitely a secret here!’

’The image of Jenna Quinn hiding from Clara Grant flashed through Autumn’s mind again. At the time, Clara had been searching for someone, calling out a name... ’

’She furrowed her brow, trying to recall the scene. What Clara had been shouting was... "Miss Shaw"?!"’

’Autumn thought back again carefully. That was it. She had been yelling "Miss Shaw"!’

’She hadn’t paid it any mind at the time, but thinking back now, it all seemed highly suspicious.’

’This wouldn’t do. She had to hire someone to investigate this thoroughly. Maybe she could find some dirt, something she could use to make Clara Grant leave Seth Quinn.’

With that thought, she stopped asking questions and smiled at Sienna Hale. "Auntie, let’s not talk about this anymore. After we finish our coffee, let’s go look around the nearby mall. Whatever you like, I’ll buy it for you." freewёbnoνel.com

"Autumn, I told you, there’s no need. It’s the thought that counts, and I appreciate it," Sienna Hale said as she stood up. "I’m just going to use the restroom."

Autumn Shelby nodded. As she watched Sienna Hale’s retreating figure, the smile on her face slowly faded, replaced by a cold, sinister expression.