Chapter 273 Bloodlines and Betrayal

• Lukas's POV:
• My mother had been expecting my question. She sighed deeply, a look of resigned sorrow on her face. "I invited her under my name, but it wasn't my idea—it was your father's. I didn't say a word to him about you two, but he's not an idiot. He must have figured it out on his own. Don't drag that poor girl into this. Just meet the woman your father arranged for you. This isn't the time to make a scene."
• Rage boiled in my chest. "Do you even hear yourselves? Do you really think this is normal?! I already agreed to go along with your plans, so why are you still doing this? Why bring her into it? You have all the time in the world to meddle with your precious sons—why is it always me you refuse to let go of?"