If the old man left him alone, no one else would be on his side.
He was in a tight spot. That good-for-nothing Ronan had messed up the first mission he was given!
Unfortunately for Mylo, Norton ignored him and hobbled out of the temple without a single backward glance.
As if on cue, the others slowly filtered out as well.
Even Sonny’s captive was taken away by the servants.
Before long, only Nathan, Lucinda, Sonny, and Mylo were left in the cavernous temple.
Now that the rest of the family was gone, Mylo saw no need to keep up his tough act. He shot Nathan an apologetic smile.
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“Hear me out, Nathan. Ronan had no bad intentions, I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt you. Besides, he was also injured. Goodness, he is unconscious as we speak! Why don’t we just call it even and move forward, all right?”
“Nice try,” Lucinda interjected.
“It was actually my idea to teach Ronan a lesson he will never forget. If you have any complaints, feel free to come at me. This has nothing to do with Nathan. Though I must say, I never thought you could be this shameless! Do you think you can simply sweep this all under the rug? Dream on!”
Mylo glared at her before turning back to Nathan.
“What do you say, Nathan?”
Nathan wasn’t even looking at him. He pulled Lucinda down on his lap and lovingly caressed
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her face. They were in their little bubble again, openly displaying their affection as though no one else was around.
“She has a point.”
He finally looked up at Mylo, his eyes cold.
“I heard that your son is still in a coma. Is he seriously injured?”
“That’s right,” Mylo nodded in earnest.
“I assure you, I will discipline him the moment he wakes up. He will never be so reckless in the future!”
Nathan acted like he heard nothing and gave Sonny an order.
“Bring Ronan here. I don’t care whether he’s still unconscious. Bring him here immediately.”
Mylo’s expression shifted. His eyes darted to the bodyguards stationed by the entrance and gave them a subtle signal.
About twenty minutes later, Sonny escorted Ronan into the temple.
“A couple of bodyguards tried to help him escape,” he explained to Nathan.
“But I managed to subdue them.”