Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Leon Keane, First Love
Auntie Chamberlain immediately said, "Madam, you can’t be soft-hearted. Just think about it! Young Master Ian is someone you’ve painstakingly raised, the one with whom you have the deepest bond. Yet, President Kane forcibly took him to Ivana Monroe’s side to cultivate feelings with her."
"If President Kane succeeds, and Young Master Ian really gets along well with Ivana, and Ivana enters the Kane family, how will your days be in the future?"
The Kane mother suddenly stopped crying, and Auntie Chamberlain’s words made her very uncomfortable.
"I am Leon’s mother, who does Ivana think she is? What could she possibly do to me?"
"In front of President Kane, she wouldn’t dare do anything to you, but when President Kane isn’t around, who knows what could happen? After all, before she entered the door, you obstructed her in every possible way. She’s a woman with a wicked heart and will surely take revenge on you once she’s in."
"Now President Kane is even letting Young Master Ian get close to Ivana. Madam! I want to say something I shouldn’t. I feel that if you really relent and agree to let Ivana in, your future days might be quite difficult."
The Kane mother was irritated by Auntie Chamberlain.
Knowing she shouldn’t say it but still doing so, was she doing it on purpose to provoke her?
The Kane mother said, "Spit! Just Ivana? Does she think she can make my days difficult? Auntie Chamberlain, are you underestimating me or overestimating Ivana?"
Auntie Chamberlain saw that the Kane mother was angry. She raised her hand and lightly slapped her own face with an apologetic look in her eyes, "Look at my foul mouth, always saying things that displease you."
"But madam, I say this entirely for your sake! There’s an old saying that sincere advice sounds unpleasant. My words might not sound good, but the current situation of the Kane family is that President Kane is standing on Ivana’s side! He’s even quarreling with you over her, moving out of the Kane family mansion. Now even Young Master Ian is close to Ivana."
"Ivana is a woman with means, you can’t let your guard down!"
These words from Auntie Chamberlain really struck the Kane mother’s heart.
The Kane mother’s blood pressure was about to rise.
The Kane mother couldn’t refute Auntie Chamberlain. She was angry at her son for being bewitched by Ivana, that vixen’s beauty, and also at Ivana for being so despicable, having too many tricks, and having Leon wrapped around her finger.
Even Ian, who has always rejected strangers, was coaxed by Ivana and willing to get close to her.
Although the Kane mother didn’t want to admit it, she had to. After all, Ian was someone she had raised herself; her precious grandson she knew best. If Ian didn’t like Ivana, he wouldn’t have left her to follow Leon to Ivana’s place.
Auntie Chamberlain saw the anger and hatred in the Kane mother’s eyes, and she added fuel to the fire, "Madam, President Kane and Ivana’s wedding is in just a few days. You need to hurry and find a way to stop it! Otherwise... when everyone in Ravenswood knows President Kane has married Ivana, it will be too difficult for you to drive her out of the Kane family."
The Kane mother was extremely annoyed.
She had exhausted her brain trying to stop it. She originally thought Kiki was useful and could be a suitable daughter-in-law.
Who knew Kiki was so flirtatious, with her charms exposed to the Kane family’s driver and bodyguard.
The Kane mother, even if Ivana marries into the Kane family, would no longer consider Kiki.
The Kane mother raised her hand to rub her faintly aching forehead.
Just how can she stop the wedding between Ivana and Leon?
The Kane mother suddenly thought of a girl. Back in high school, Leon was quite fond of that girl, and she could be called his first love. But because the girl’s family was too poor and she had a sickly brother.
Even if the girl’s grades were excellent and she was very pretty, the Kane mother couldn’t look favorably on such a girl and didn’t allow Leon to date in high school, so she broke up the couple by creating misunderstandings and successfully drove the girl away.
This girl is now a doctor abroad.
When the Kane mother was living abroad, she accompanied Old Mrs. Kane for a physical check-up and happened to meet the girl by chance.
At the time, the Kane mother didn’t recognize the girl; she only felt the girl’s Chinese name on her badge was somewhat familiar. The girl recognized her first.
The Kane mother remembers that Old Mrs. Kane liked that girl a lot. In the course of their conversation, they learned the girl was still single and had mentioned introducing her to her grandson, Leon.
The girl didn’t refuse, nor did she agree.
The Kane mother was a bit embarrassed and didn’t take it seriously. With the girl’s background, even if she had become a doctor abroad, she couldn’t possibly consider her.
Because she wasn’t good enough for Leon.
But, thinking of Ivana’s status as Zachary’s ex-wife, and thinking of Ivana as a bad-hearted woman without the girl’s respect for her, the Kane mother suddenly felt the girl was more suitable to be her daughter-in-law than Ivana.
The Kane mother had the girl’s phone number because Old Mrs. Kane liked consulting her for medical advice, and she had stored the girl’s phone number at Old Mrs. Kane’s suggestion.
Only, she never told Leon about it.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, the Kane mother dialed the girl’s number.
The call was answered quickly, which made the Kane mother pleasantly surprised.
"Aunt Kane, did you call me for something?" the girl’s voice was very gentle.
"Julia, Auntie is not feeling well and wants to trouble you with something... I wonder if you could agree to Auntie’s request?"
Julia didn’t speak for several seconds of silence.
The Kane mother’s heart was in turmoil.
"Auntie knows, it was my fault in the past, and I’ve regretted it for years, especially seeing Leon often stare blankly at your high school photos at night."
Julia trembled violently as she held the phone.
"Aunt Kane, don’t say that, I don’t blame you for past matters." After pausing, Julia asked, "These years... how has Leon been?"
"Julia, you’re truly a kind child." The Kane mother sighed, "Ah, Leon appears fine on the outside, but as his mother, can’t I see his internal suffering? If only... you could return to his side again."
On hearing this, Julia was silent again.
The Kane mother couldn’t wait for Julia’s answer and didn’t dare press her too hard, so she clutched her chest, gasping, "Back then, Auntie was wrong first. If you’re unwilling to return to his side, Auntie won’t force you. It’s just that Auntie’s health isn’t the best, and domestic doctors are not up to par with those abroad. Now with some problems at Kane Group, Auntie can’t leave Ravenswood. Julia, could you take a leave from the hospital and come to the country to help Auntie recuperate for half a month?"
The Kane mother finished speaking, expecting to continue her weak act and arouse Julia’s sympathy.
Unexpectedly, Julia immediately agreed.
"Alright, I’ll go on leave now and can fly to Ravenswood by tomorrow."
The Kane mother happily hung up the phone.
Leon might be indifferent to other women, but never to Julia. Back in high school, Leon secretly used a large portion of the allowance given by the family to treat Julia’s brother’s illness.