The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 529

"Aurelia!" An exasperated sigh escaped Leopold's lips. It was as if a mountain stood between them, forever preventing any real closeness.

With a swift change of subject, Aurelia asked, "You spent the day with Skyler. Did you discover anything?"

Leopold's expression turned a shade darker, "I suspect he was abused by Tanya since he was a child."

"What?" Aurelia gasped in shock, "Isn't Tanya his birth mother?"

"When she was banished from Elysium by my mother, she must have harbored a grudge and pinned all her hopes on Skyler. Unluckily, Skyler was born timid and stuttering, bound to disappoint her. It's very likely she's been secretly subjecting Skyler to harsh training." Leopold speculated.

Astonished, Aurelia asked, "So is he playing dumb or is he really dumb?"

"I don't know." Leopold shrugged. Skyler didn't seem to be faking it.

Aurelia rubbed her chin, deep in thought, "Could the head of AK group be your aunt Tanya, not Skyler?"

"I'll have someone investigate her covertly." Leopold announced.

Aurelia sighed, "Why such haste to harm her families?"

Men often turned against each other for benefits, women for men. It applied to both friends and sisters alike.

After a pause, she changed the topic, "If Tanya is really the head, isn't the financial group behind AK Group the Heninger family? With all her behind-the-scenes maneuvers, are the Heningers completely unaware?"

Leopold reached out, ruffling her hair, "That's not for you to worry about. I will get to the bottom of it."

Aurelia shot him a sideways glance. Kane was in constant danger, how could she not worry?

"Open attacks can be guarded against, covert ones are harder to deflect. You're not omnipotent. Otherwise, Liam wouldn't have been kidnapped three years ago."

Her words struck Leopold like a sharp blade. Liam was a wound on his heart that would never heal.

His heart twisted in pain, his voice turning raspy, "I won't let the same tragedy happen again."