NovelEnglishChapter 378 Mask Slips Pretty Quick
Chapter 378 Mask Slips Pretty Quick
Just then, a soft knock sounded at the door.
“Cin.” Sloane instantly shifted into a weary expression.
Adrian stepped inside, carrying a cup of hot milk. “Sloane, you must be tired; have smilk.”
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Sloane accepted the cup, her sharp eyes catching the faint tremor in his fingertips. She pretended to take a sip.
“Do you need something, Adrian?” she asked, lifting her gaze.
Adrian lingered awkwardly at the doorway, his eyes flickering. “I... | cto apologize.”
He moved closer, his voice heavy with a forced choke. “All these years, I've wronged you...”
Sloane set the cup down without expression, her fingertips tapping lightly along the rim. “Oh? Did your
conscience suddenly wake up?”
“I know you hate me.” Adrian suddenly dropped to his knees, his eyes bloodshot. “But | truly regret it. Only after
you left the family-cutting ties with us-did | realize how cruel we had been to you.”
Sloane regarded his clumsy performance with icy detachment, a mocking curve tugging at her lips. “And so?”
“I want to help you,” Adrian said urgently. “Father never meant well. He just wants to trick you into securing that
project...” He lowered his voice to a near whisper. “And then he plans to find a way to cast you aside.”
“Is that so?” Sloane leaned forward, her gaze sharp as a blade. “And what about you?”
“Me?” Adrian's eyes flickered with guilt before he masked it. “I can help you. If you'll let me, | can free you
completely from the Rivers family...”.
“And in return? What do you need from me?” Sloane’s half-smile carried no warmth.
A glint of greed flashed across Adrian's eyes.
He dropped his voice. “Sloane, if you helpgain controlling shares of the company, | promise no one from the
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He rushed on, “Dad is old; he doesn’t understand management. If not forworking behind the scenes all these
years, the company would've collapsed already...”
“So,” Sloane drawled, cutting him off, “you wantto help you seize the throne?”
Adrian’s expression shifted, then quickly softened into one of false sincerity. “Not seizing power. It's a reasonable
transfer of authority. If you'd just use your Hawthorne connections to back me...”
Sloane suddenly laughed; the sound made Adrian’s skin crawl. “Adrian do you all really think I'm such a fool-so
easy to deceive?”
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“You've misunderstood me,” Adrian insisted, his face tightening as he kept up the act. “I'm your brother. How
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Adrian’s face darkened at once. He shot to his feet. “Sloane, don’t mistake my kindness for weakness!”
“So the mask finally slips? No more acting?” Sloane sneered. “Just now, weren't you swearing you wanted to help
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ruthless!” With that, he stormed out, slamming the door.
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