Chapter 267 Never Thought About Relying on Him

Admittedly, he wanted to throw a tantrum.

When Calista mentioned her plan to lure the snake to reveal its hiding place last night, he disagreed.

However, it seemed this woman wasn't even consulting him for advice at all; she had already made up her mind. She had only informed him for added security.

He said he would consider it, but she wasn't willing to wait that long either. Unfortunately, he had an urgent meeting that afternoon and had to leave for a few hours.

Never would he have thought that this would be enough time for things to go south at this critical moment.

Nevertheless, seeing Calista leaning there weakly, her eyes red and teary as she stared at him, he couldn't bring himself to lash out at her.

Lucian pursed his lips. He gulped, reluctantly suppressing his anger.

He began coldly, "Have you always been this stubborn?"

She was then, and she still is now.

"If you think there's something fishy about Mom's death, I can very well investigate for you. You didn't need to