Mitchel shifted his gaze back to Lauren and asked back, "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"

Lauren was caught off guard. She was unsure what Mitchel already knew, so she could only feign innocence.

“Mitchel, I've never hidden anything from you. Don't you know me inside and out?"

"If you say so." Mitchel withdrew his gaze and turned to Matteo.

"Matteo, leave the rest to the police."

With anxiety written all over her face, Lauren blurted out, "Mitchel, wait..."

Mitchel cut her off with an icy stare.

“Lauren, people should pay for their mistakes."

Lauren was stunned and silenced by his cold gaze.

At this moment, she was brimming with hatred. Raegan was unscathed despite all her schemes, while she was losing a trusted servant.

Jocelyn's loyalty to her was beyond doubt. Jocelyn's family were puppets of the Murray family.

Without such a loyal servant, it would be hard to carry out her schemes in the future.

Once Matteo took Kyle and Jocelyn away and the tension deflated, Lauren felt herself on the verge of breaking down. She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around Mitchel, wetting his shirt with her tears.

"Jocelyn's gone. Mitchel, you're the only one I have."

Mitchel's frigid eyes met hers as he gently pushed her away.

“Lauren, I've arranged for you to see a specialist in Swynborough. He can provide a complete cure for what ails you."

A wave of panic washed over Lauren. The truth was, she had recovered a long time ago.

She was injected with a new type of medicine in Swynborough to make her look sick and win Mitchel's trust.

If he sent her to another doctor in Swynborough, her secret would be revealed.

"Mitchel, the healthcare here in Ardlens has been gentle and effective. I'm not in pain anymore. Can't I just continue my treatment here?"