Chapter 182:
After he released her hand, Elena said, “Thank you.”
Wesley discarded the cotton swab, lit a cigarette, and inhaled deeply. “What are you thanking me for?”
Elena paused, slightly taken aback. She sensed a change in Wesley, different from his earlier demeanor. Choosing her words carefully, she replied, “Thank you for not blaming me for the harm I’ve inflicted on your brother and for tending to my wound.”
Wesley exhaled a cloud of smoke, his face briefly lit by the dim light, his expression mysterious and unreadable. His face remained cold as if her gratitude had not met his expectations. After a weighty silence, he asked, “What’s your relationship with Theo?”
At his question, Elena frowned. “There’s no relationship. He tried to make me drink spiked wine, so I beat him up.” Her voice clearly expressed her disgust.
Elena blinked, confused by the sudden shift in Wesley’s mood after her explanation.
Elena had expected Wesley to say something, yet he remained silent and just gestured for her to leave. It left her puzzled.
From his place at the window, Wesley watched as her figure disappeared from view in Empire.
Soon after, Felix entered the room, announcing, “Mr. Spencer, your brother has headed to Plum Mansion.”
Hidden in the dark, Wesley sneered, “Such a loser.” Plum Mansion was the residence of Lawrence.
Decades earlier, Gerald had kicked Lawrence out for marrying Zoie Spencer, Theo’s mother, leaving him only Plum Mansion to live in.
Since then, Lawrence had been excluded from the affairs of the Spencer Group, residing in Plum Mansion with Zoie.
Bruised and battered, Theo had returned to his mother’s side, showing the same lack of resolve as Lawrence.
Wesley discarded his cigarette and said, “We’re heading back to Hillside Villa.”
As they left Empire, the first light of dawn began to emerge.
At that same moment in Plum Mansion, tears streamed down Zoie’s face as she watched over the injured Theo.
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The family doctor was stitching up a wound on Theo’s head when a sudden, sharp pain caused him to cry out.
Zoie, filled with concern, urged the doctor, “Please be careful with the stitches. Don’t hurt him.”
She turned to Lawrence and expressed her frustration, “Wesley has crossed a line. Theo is hurt, yet Wesley still stands by that woman. Lawrence, you must intervene, or one day, Wesley may not even recognize you as his father.”
Lawrence remained quiet, smoking thoughtfully. Wesley had long stopped acknowledging him as his father.
Zoie was deeply troubled by Lawrence’s inaction. Had it not been for Joseph, she would never have chosen to marry Lawrence. In a gentle tone, she said, “Lawrence, please say something.”
With a frown, Lawrence responded, “Wesley was brought up by my father. Now, he controls the entire Spencer Group. It’s been ages since he regarded me as his father.”
