Chapter 179

Evelyn listened to Henry without so much as blinking. She just stared at the man in front of her, eyes steady. After a long silence, she finally gave a faint smile. "It wasn't me who had Lillian locked up." "You've come to the wrong person, Henry." Her tone was flat and cool. Evelyn hadn't personally handled the matter with Lillian—true. But the root cause was definitely her. And no one knew that better than Henry himself. The reason Evelyn said what she did right to his face was obvious—this wasn't over, and she didn't call the shots here. Henry had already pieced it together: Julian had gone after Lillian for Evelyn's sake, no question. He looked at her carefully. "Evelyn, I get it. What Lillian did was out of line—I'm sorry, on her behalf. I just hope you can give her a chance to make things right. And going forward, whatever the Knight Group needs, Thornton Group's got your back." Right in front of her, Henry had swallowed his pride and tried to extend an olive branch—for Lillian's