Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 327

Chapter 327

In the end, Perrin still caught wind of what had happened the night before. It was not a secret thatSophia disliked Susan. But as much as it would please her to see Susan miserable, Sophia did notwant Perrin to know about the matter to spare him the anger. After all, Susan still shared the same lastname as the Dawson family, and before Sophia was accepted by the Dawson family as one of theirown, it was Susan who would constantly visit Kylie and Perrin like a filial child. Little did she expect thebutler would inform Perrin of last night's incident as soon as the old man woke up.

As they were having breakfast, Sophia watched as Perrin asked Lukas to visit Susan's family in thenext few days. Perrin instructed Lukas to forbid Susan, Julian, and Zander from coming over to theDawson residence for no good reason. “Tell them that I have to rest and recuperate.”

Lukas had always been on Sophia's side. Even before Perrin had given him the instructions, Lukas hadalready thought about it. Since Perrin had said it aloud, Lukas was more than happy to visit Susan'sfamily himself.

Only after Perrin had given the instructions did he turn to face Sophia. “Next time, just speak upwhenever you're wronged by others. Lukas and your Aunt Kylie will always have your back.”

Despite feeling a little helpless, Sophia was touched by the gesture. She smiled softly. “Got it,Granddad.”

After breakfast, Sophia and Perrin stayed inside and played chess while Lukas left for Susan's housewith a small gift.

Susan's biological grandfather had passed away a long time ago, which made Perrin the eldest in theDawson family. During the festive seasons, only Susan's parents would come and bring gifts to the

Dawson residence without fail. That was the first time Lukas ever showed up at Susan's house despiteknowing each other for so many years.

At Lukas' sudden visit, not only Susan but her parents had also noticed something amiss.

Espen Dawson and Cherie Sunderland exchanged glances discreetly when they found out who wasstanding at the door. Upon recalling Julian's comment regarding the Dawson family when they hadreturned home the night before, Cherie felt her heart skip a beat as her anxiety rose.

Forcing herself to keep her expression calm, Cherie got onto her feet and gave Lukas a welcomingsmile. “Nice to see you, Lukas! Do you have more spare time lately? How come you've got time to visitus today?”

Contrary to her warmth, Lukas merely nodded coolly and handed them the gift in his hand. “Good day,Uncle Espen, Aunt Cherie. I'm not that busy lately.”

“You could've just come here empty-handed. Why have you brought a gift with you too?” Despite herwords, Cherie stepped forward to receive Lukas' gift.

She was not coveting Lukas' gift, but that was the first time Lukas had been so courteous for as long asthey knew him.

Cherie wondered if all the formalities meant that Lukas was there to ask them for help on behalf of theDawson family. Cherie had been troubled by the problems of the family company lately. Coupled withthe fact that Kylie had been ignoring Susan all of a sudden recently, Espen and Cherie were strugglingto bring up the matter to Kasper.

Never would Cherie have imagined for Lukas to show up at her door.

Lukas tossed a glance at Julian and the rest before turning his attention to Cherie. “Here's the thing—Grandpa is not feeling well lately, and the doctor advised him to rest and recuperate. We know thatSusan likes to visit Grandpa, so Grandpa has sent me here today to send his regards. That way, Susanwouldn't have to be disappointed when Grandpa is not around whenever she goes to visit.”

Cherie almost lost her smile when she heard what Lukas had said. Anyone with a shred of commonsense would be able to understand what was implied by Lukas' statement.

In the past, Susan would go over to the Dawson residence every day to curry favor with Kylie andPerrin. Two months ago, Perrin and Kylie began to stop meeting with Susan. Susan and her brothershad gone to the Dawson residence again the night before, and they returned with vexation. A dayimmediately after their visit, Lukas showed up at their door with such a statement.

It didn't take a genius to figure out what he meant.

Uncle Perrin obviously doesn't want to share what he has. We share the same last name, and we'repractically family! How can he be so stingy and selfish?

Despite her thoughts, Cherie was smart enough to hold her tongue. Suppressing her shock and angerupon receiving the news, Cherie asked in feigned concern, “Did something happen to Uncle Perrin?Susan said he was doing well just a few days ago. Why would he need to rest and recuperate?”

Everyone understood the hidden meaning behind Lukas' statement. They knew that Lukas had said soto preserve their dignity. However, since Cherie had asked the question aloud, Lukas had no choice but

to answer, “It's not a big deal, just that he's getting old and doesn't like too much noise and issues inthe house.”

With that said, Lukas turned to look at Espen. “Uncle Espen, there's still something I need to do. I'll beleaving now.”

With that, he turned and left.

Cherie and Espen were dumbstruck. Their expression turned stiff as they stared at Lukas' departingfigure. Once Lukas got beyond hearing range, Julian and Zander could no longer stay silent. “They'vegone too far! It's not like we love going to their place!”

Shooting a glare at Julian, Cherie turned to look at Susan. “Susan, what exactly happened last night?Why did Lukas come so early in the morning to say all this?”

Susan was as stunned as everyone else. After Kylie's humiliating comment last night, she thought thatshe could continue to act shamelessly. Since Sophia would not always be in Doveston, Susan hadwanted to show up at the Dawson residence more frequently after Sophia left. That way, they wouldsurely meet her sooner or later.

As she was mortified after falling into the pond, she did not tell Cherie about what had happened thenight before.

Who would have thought Lukas would show up with a gift early in the morning and tell them that Perrinwanted to rest?

What does he need to recuperate from? This is clearly to tell me how much they detest my visits!

Lukas had already said all those words clearly. In other words, even if Susan kept showing up at theDawson residence shamelessly, they would no longer open the door for her.

Perrin might as well have just announced that he wanted to sever all ties with them!

At that thought, Susan paled. “Mom, I don't know what happened either. I... I was pushed into thegoldfish pond by Sophia last night.”

Knowing her daughter well, Cherie knew that there was more to what Susan had said. “You! Why didyou provoke Sophia for no reason?”

Even though she said that, Cherie did not regard Sophia as of any importance. She turned to Espen.“Where did this Sophia come from anyway? Is she just someone Uncle Perrin took in as agranddaughter? Is Uncle Perrin beginning to show signs of old age? Has he gotten delusional? At leastwe share the same family name as him! Also, Susan had been visiting them almost daily for the pastfew years! How could he be willing to show favor to someone that doesn't even have his last name andnot Susan?”

Cherie was starting to believe that Perrin had lost his grip on reality due to his age. In fact, she wasbeginning to suspect that Sophia had drugged him to win his affection!

Their similar reactions confirmed that Cherie and Susan were indeed mother and daughter.

Espen, on the other hand, believed that there was more to it than meets the eye. Last night, Zanderhad told him that Sophia was accepted as a granddaughter by Perrin. Zander also said that the entire

Dawson family was being very affectionate to Sophia, so affectionate that Kylie was willing to giveSusan the cold shoulder for the sake of Sophia. When Espen heard that, alarms had already beengoing off in his head.

As he connected the dots between the fact that Susan had fallen into the pond the previous night andLukas' sudden appearance, Espen concluded that Lukas was giving them a warning rather than cuttingthem off.

Even though Perrin was old, Espen was certain that the old man was not senile. Even if Perrin wasdelusional, the rest of the Dawson family were not fools. Lukas being so successful at such a youngage was enough proof that the Dawson family was full of geniuses.

As for Sophia, it wouldn't be too big of a concern if Perrin was the only person that favored her.However, from what Susan had said, Espen gathered that the entire Dawson family was nice toSophia.

All of a sudden, Espen's expression shifted as a memory surfaced in his thoughts. “I remembersomething. Thirty years ago, Kasper had a missing younger sister...”