Calvert frowned in thought.
Could it be that his brother had approached Luana and said something terrible to her, leaving her completely disillusioned with him?
He sent all these questions to Gath. Gath quickly replied with messages.
"Calvert, I truly don't know how your memory loss happened."
"As for Miss Hammond, I've never heard your brother mention her to me, nor have I ever met her."
"If it weren't for the photo of you two that was sent to the group chat and spotted by Stanley, I wouldn't even know about your connection."
Gath was the kind of person who wouldn't spread rumors if he knew about Calvert and Luana's situation.
After confirming that Gath wasn't lying, Calvert put down his phone and called Stanley in.
Stanley's expression was calm as he answered Calvert's questions flawlessly, without any slip-ups.
Unlike Gath, Stanley was a child adopted by his brother and thus loyal only to him.
Calvert understood Stanley's position, but he didn't want him around, constantly reminding him to stay away from Luana.
"You can head back to Washington for now. I don't need you here temporarily," Calvert said.
Stanley's face was filled with disbelief at being dismissed.
Last time, he was banned from the bidding event for saying a few bad things about Miss Hammond.
Now, just for chatting about her, he was being sent back to Washington.
Was he... remembering something?
"Mr. Coburn..."
Stanley started, but Calvert cut him off sharply. "Out."
With no choice, Stanley shut his mouth and walked out.
There was no way to get any information from Stanley. The only person who knew the truth and had fabricated everything was already dead.
Besides his brother. Luana, as the person involved, would definitely know whether his brother had approached her.
As Calvert was hesitating whether to ask Luana directly, the receptionist walked in with a courier box.
"Mr. Coburn, this is your courier," she said.
Calvert's brow furrowed slightly. "What courier?" he asked.
The receptionist placed the box on the table and replied respectfully, "It's from Miss Hammond."
Seeing the sender's name was indeed Luana, Calvert waved her off.
He opened the box and his expression darkened when he saw the dress and shoes inside.
Luana had returned everything he had given her.
It felt like something was blocking his chest, making it hard to breathe.
She must have been utterly disappointed in him.
Luana had slept for hours and was woken up by the noise from the TV.
She struggled to open her eyes and saw a news report about the Moriarty family's business alliance with the Ortega family.
"The heir of America's largest financial empire, the Moriarty Group, Cline, will be engaged to Miss Ortega of Winward International in two months."
"The commercial union of these two major groups will bring revolutionary changes to the American market..."
The man on TV looked as noble and aloof as usual, only this time, he had a woman on his arm.
They made a high-profile appearance at the engagement party, announcing their engagement, with well-known figures from high society congratulating them.
Luana had once hoped he would marry her, like he did with Runa, and announce to the world that she was his fiancée.
But hope was just that—a hope. She was destined to get nothing in her life, not even a shred of his pity.
She thought it was for the best that they were engaged. It would help her let go of her expectations.
She smiled with a sense of relief, as if she had finally let go.
She struggled to sit up on the sofa and pulled up her trouser leg to take a look.
Her leg was still swollen. Normally, the swelling would go down after she took her medicine, but this time, there was no change.
She sighed, took out the medicine bottle, and poured about a dozen pills into her palm.
She had increased her dosage so that Clarissa wouldn't come back from her honeymoon to see her in such a haggard state.
Although she was a werewolf, without her wolf, she was now weaker than an ordinary human due to her illness.
Luana could only sense the presence of other werewolves, but they couldn't sense her at all.
Luana had been taking her medicine on time at home. Her leg had improved enough for her to walk, though it was still a bit swollen.
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It didn't affect her too much, but the heavy medication made her very sleepy.
If it weren't for Clarissa's return from her honeymoon, she would have stayed in bed today.
Clarissa had sent her a message saying she had brought some Hawaii gifts for her and asked her to come downstairs to help carry them.
Luana typed a reply in the message box, "What kind of gifts did you bring? Is it big and heavy?"
Clarissa's reply came quickly. "Not big, not heavy, just a lot. Come help me!"
Luana replied with a "Sure," intending to put away her phone and go downstairs when a new text message came in.