But Raegan didn't mention Stefan. Instead, she mentioned it was someone he didn't know. So, Raegan lied to her again.

Mitchel felt his grip on his phone tighten and then relax. “Just head back," he instructed.

Matteo, caught off guard, stuttered, "Mr. Dixon, are you sure?"

Matteo hadn't caught what Raegan said, so he was a bit confused.

After all, Mitchel had been non-stop all day, rushing back to Ardlens from Berton after wrapping up his meetings. Upon discovering Raegan's location, he rushed from Ardlens to Ashfield. All that effort was to see Raegan. The sudden decision to return without laying eyes on Raegan baffled Matteo.

“Yeah." The heavy, disheartened reply came from Mitchel.

Matteo, sensing his foul mood, didn't press further and swiftly got the car moving.

Back in Ardlens, Mitchel stepped out of the car, silent.

Matteo, pulling a large box from the trunk, questioned, "Mr. Dixon, do you want me to bring this upstairs for you?"

The box was filled with fresh seafood Mitchel had picked out himself, having cleared out the seafood market.

Mitchel had looked forward to a joyful dinner with Raegan, who had completely forgotten about.

Mitchel looked away, his face showing disappointment. “You can have it."

Matteo, surprised, put the box back in the car.

The next day.

Raegan had breakfast delivered to the hotel room.

After eating, the woman and Austin headed down first, followed by Raegan.

Once everyone was ready, Stefan drove them to the destination, arriving swiftly.

Judd had cleaned the house the day before, even replacing all the bedding and kitchen items.

The woman who took care of Austin expressed her deep appreciation to Raegan. Previously, she worked as a kitchen assistant for the Lawrence family, her life tough. Her husband and only son had passed away in an overseas car accident.

The woman traveled abroad to handle the situation and collapsed from exhaustion, which led to her being hospitalized. There, she met Nicole.