Chapter 503: Chapter 503

Ashley Dawson quickly bought a ticket to go abroad, hoping that if everything went smoothly, she would never return in this lifetime.

Fortunately, with Old Master Dawson falling ill, all eyes were drawn to him, and no one noticed her departure for the time being.

Only after she boarded the plane did she feel somewhat at ease.

Looking at this familiar land, Ashley Dawson felt light-hearted. She was finally leaving! Life with the Dawson Family had been suffocating for her, and soon she would be free.

Old Master Dawson had no idea that just after he fainted, Ashley seized the opportunity to leave, even though keeping her around would have been useful to him.

Damian Dawson was also busy taking care of the people in the hospital, completely unaware of Ashley’s whereabouts. It was only when he returned to the Dawson home that he found out Ashley was gone and that all the valuable things in the house had been taken.

The servants were trembling with fear on the side, now bearing the brunt of Damian’s anger. But heaven knew, they were also innocent. After all, Ashley was the lady of the Dawson Family, and when she took things from home, the maids couldn’t be expected to stop her, could they?

Damian, furious, immediately had someone check on Ashley’s whereabouts, only to find out that she had already gone abroad.

Although the old master had woken up, his health was still poor.

The Dawson Family would ultimately be his, and he couldn’t abandon the old master at this time, otherwise, he wouldn’t get a cent.

He needed to quickly take over the Dawson Family from the old master, then, like Ashley, convert all the assets into money and disappear completely.

The Dawson Family had been tumultuous lately. After paying all the employees, the old master wanted to summon Ashley, but upon hearing that she had fled abroad and sold all the family’s possessions, his eyes closed in anger, and he nearly fainted again.

"Old Master, I don’t think Mr. Dawson is reliable. If it weren’t for knowing that you would pass the Dawson Family to him, he wouldn’t have stayed in the hospital with you these past days. Moreover, I heard him say to someone that once he gets the Dawson Family, he will leave the country and never return, just like Ashley."

The speaker was the old master’s confidant, who had been with him for many years and naturally wouldn’t deceive him.

An understanding flashed in Old Master Dawson’s eyes as he finally saw the true nature of those two.

He remembered how Eleanor Hollis had saved him without expecting any reward, and he wondered how there could be such a vast difference between people?

Now his relationship with Eleanor had become very strained. Even if he wanted to give the Dawson Family to her, she would probably disdain it.

The old master coughed a few times and then sighed.

"Write me a will. My body won’t last much longer. After I die, everything will be d to charity, leaving Damian with nothing."

This son’s actions had left him heartbroken and incredibly foolish; he wasn’t cut out for business. Even if he handed the Dawson Family to him, it would slowly be devoured, so it might be better not to place it in his hands from the start.

The people around him were shocked but understood the reason behind this decision; it was because they found Damian unreliable.

Eleanor Hollis wasn’t aware of the changes in the Dawson Family, nor did she know Ashley had gone abroad. She had originally thought there would be a confrontation between her and Ashley.

Previously, Marcus’s health wasn’t good, and the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong. Recently, both of them had devoted a lot of time and effort to Marcus.

"Mommy, how about this?"

Marcus came out of the fitting room wearing a white shirt.

Eleanor’s eyes widened instantly. Seeing him , Marcus really resembled Hugo Quinn. No wonder Hugo never doubted for a moment that this was his child.

She was lost in thought, not paying much attention to what the child was saying.

Marcus, dressed up, came over and tugged at her sleeve.

Finally coming back to reality, Eleanor saw the adorable face in front of her and her lips curved into a smile.

"It looks great. Marcus looks good in anything."

Just after she said that, Marcus’s face turned pale. She thought he didn’t like what she said.

She was about to say something else to reassure him, but the next moment, Marcus fainted.

Eleanor was startled and didn’t even have time to pay the bill; she directly took the child to the hospital.

Hugo Quinn also rushed over, and the two of them waited anxiously outside.

Several doctors went in to examine Marcus, all looking serious. Eventually, they exchanged glances with worry etched on their faces.

Just like last time, all of the child’s physical functions were normal, and they found nothing wrong.

Hugo immediately contacted international experts, and by that evening, a group of them was flying in.

After conducting a series of tests, the experts slowly lowered their masks.

"Mr. Quinn, we have understood the child’s situation. In medicine, many conditions remain mysterious. Young Master Marcus has a congenital illness inherited from the maternal side, so we need to trace back to the mother’s family history. His current symptoms resemble various obscure conditions, and given his normal health, we can’t diagnose without eliminating possibilities. We need to bring in the child’s mother to compare her family health history." Latest content publıshed on novel•fire.net

The doctors’ expressions were severe, and their tone was very grave.

"Mr. Quinn, this matter is critical. Some of these diseases have a one hundred percent fatality rate. If we don’t investigate, Young Master might lead an unhappy life."

Eleanor and Hugo’s faces turned ashen. The child’s mother wasn’t Grace Lynch. Grace had lied to them before, and they had no clue who the mother was. Hugo couldn’t remember who he was with on that night. If it wasn’t Grace, who was the woman that entered his hotel room years ago?

Eleanor covered her mouth, tears streaming down.

"Find Grace Wexler, she must know who the child’s mother is."

Grace Wexler was still in jail, having endured countless hardships. Recently, the police station even reported that Grace’s mental state seems abnormal.

"Asking her is useless, Eleanor. She would never reveal this secret to us. She would prefer that we never find out who the mother is. The more we agonize over this, the happier she’ll be."

Grace Wexler is Grace Lynch. Only she knows how Marcus came to be.

Looking at Marcus sleeping in the hospital bed, Eleanor’s shoulders slumped. She couldn’t let the child wait for death .

"Hugo, think carefully—do you remember who the woman was that night? Didn’t you ever see her face?"

When she asked this, her heart bled. She loved Hugo, but that night, he was with another woman.