Everyone Can Hear My Thoughts, and Now They're Panicking

"What’s the difference? They’re all nuts, if you ask me." Lana Sterling, walking behind them, snorted.

She had deliberately lagged behind to eavesdrop on the conversation between Jasper Sterling and Alvin Lancaster.

’This is truly mind-boggling. How could anyone think that way about their own sister?’

’To be fair, Jane Lancaster did have a stubborn streak, unlike the gentle and virtuous lady she was rumored to be.’

’But how is that a flaw? When some bitch comes looking for trouble, are you supposed to just let them walk all over you instead of slapping them in the face?’

When she was younger, she had been even more relentless when she was in the right.

Lana Sterling couldn’t hold it in. "Your own family doesn’t help their own but instead sides with an outsider. Are their brains full of holes or something?"

She turned to Willow Summers. "If you ask me, your family is pretty stupid. Do they really think they’ll get some kind of good reputation out of this? Does stepping on you make them seem noble? Don’t make me laugh. You’re all one family, what’s the difference? People will just laugh at them for debasing themselves."

Uncle Lynn said, "The Eldest Miss speaks wisely."

’His Eldest Miss might have a bit of a princess complex, but it had its upsides. At least she could protect her own.’

When Lana Sterling was young, the Sterling Family suffered a huge upheaval. Her parents and her brother and sister-in-law passed away one after another. A pampered young lady like her would have been eaten alive if her personality had been even a little bit weaker.

Fortunately, she was fierce enough to suppress a group of people with ill intentions.

Even though she hated kids and left the Young Master with the nannies and butlers all day, she still knew to protect him from being bullied by outsiders.

Uncle Lynn’s gaze shifted to Jane Lancaster. ’No wonder the Young Master likes Miss Lancaster. He was trying to poach her every day back when she was still someone else’s fiancée.’

’This Miss Lancaster isn’t just beautiful, she’s also intelligent and perceptive. And not only is she intelligent and perceptive, she’s especially protective of her own!’

’Her family is a bit terrible, but that’s nothing. Their black-hearted Young Master will make a move!’

Willow Summers blanched. "..."

Jane Lancaster said, "Didn’t you just say not to get angry over idiots?"

After a pause, she added, "But Ms. Sterling is right. Your family can’t be trusted. They might sell you out at any moment. You need to start making plans for yourself and cut ties in time."

Willow Summers nodded thoughtfully. She believed Jane Lancaster must have her reasons for saying that.

Jane Lancaster looked at her and sighed silently.

’In the original plot, with a single order from Julian Lancaster, the Summers Family married her off to an old widower in the countryside in exchange for a bride price. It’s clear they didn’t love their daughter at all.’

’Julian Lancaster claimed he was worried Willow Summers would be a bad influence on me, but who knows what his real reason was? Maybe he was unhappy that Willow bullied Luna Morgan, or maybe he was unhappy that Willow actually dared to covet him.’

’He’ll completely destroy someone just because he’s displeased. Now that’s what you call truly tyrannical, isn’t it? Why doesn’t Alvin Lancaster go and accuse his dear big brother of being vicious?’

Jasper Sterling suddenly understood why she was so close to Willow Summers.

’So that was Willow Summers’s fate.’

His gaze suddenly shifted slightly, and he noticed the person eavesdropping around the corner of the wall.

’So he hasn’t given up and is still following us?’

Jasper Sterling said with a smile, "It’s not just Miss Summers. You too. I don’t think the Lancaster Family can be trusted either. You should make plans and cut ties with them sooner rather than later."

Around the corner, Alvin Lancaster’s breath caught in his throat as he waited for his sister’s answer.

Jane Lancaster politely declined. "Thank you for the advice, but I’d rather not."

Hearing this, Alvin Lancaster couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, he realized he had been relieved a bit too soon.

’I don’t need to cut ties. Aren’t they already slowly distancing themselves from me? Why should I be in a hurry?’

’Ever since I woke up—no, it should be from when I fell from the building and went into a coma—haven’t they already started distancing themselves from me?’

’It’s gotten to the point where they can’t even be bothered to act anymore. When I woke up, every one of them used being busy as an excuse to stay far away.’

Alvin Lancaster stood frozen to the spot, a sense of panic slowly creeping into his heart as he watched the group walk away.

’And would Big Brother really treat Miss Summers like that?’

’Bribing her family to marry her off to an old widower in the countryside? That’s too vicious.’

——

Jane Lancaster guessed that Luna Morgan’s injuries this time were probably serious, and she was right.

Cars in a parking lot usually move slowly, but the hotel’s ground-level lot had very few spaces. The car had been in a hurry to grab a spot, so it was going a bit fast.

To make matters worse, Luna Morgan was unlucky. She fell right on a drainage grate. A section of the steel mesh was damaged, and a bent piece of steel stabbed deep into her back. It wasn’t until she was pulled up that anyone noticed the blood flowing down the drain.

The three men of the Lancaster family finally dropped the pretense and all rushed to the hospital.

Jane Lancaster looked at the empty villa, completely unaffected. She calmly washed up, got into bed, and prepared to sleep.

Her phone chimed with a DING. She opened it and saw a message from Jasper Sterling, telling her the surgery was successful and the piece of steel had been safely removed.

She shook out her blanket, lay down, and even turned off her phone before going to sleep.

When she woke up the next day, she saw several missed calls on her phone.

She sighed. ’So many calls after one in the morning. It must have been something urgent.’

Jane Lancaster immediately called Julian Lancaster back. "Big Brother, you called me after one last night. Was it something urgent?"

Julian Lancaster: "Jay, did you know Miss Morgan was in a car accident?"

"I know." Jane Lancaster thought for a moment. ’There’s no point in lying now. Alvin knows that I know.’

"What’s wrong? How is Luna now? She’s all right, isn’t she?"

Julian Lancaster: "...She’s fine for now."

"That’s good. You scared me. I was breaking out in a cold sweat for her last night," Jane Lancaster said. "Big Brother, I have an 8 a.m. class today, so I can’t talk. I’m hanging up now."

Outside the hospital’s VIP room, Julian Lancaster stared at his disconnected phone, his brow furrowing slightly.

"See? I told you she wouldn’t be willing to come." Adrian Lancaster was standing not far away.

Last night, Luna Morgan had developed a high fever, crying and calling out Jane Lancaster’s name in her sleep.

They took turns trying various methods to soothe her, but nothing worked. In the end, unable to bear watching her trapped in a nightmare, they decided to call Jane Lancaster over.

But Jane Lancaster had actually turned her phone off.

She knew about Luna Morgan’s accident less than an hour after it happened, but she didn’t even ask a single question and even went to sleep peacefully.

"Big Brother, she was probably thrilled that Luna had an accident. Why would she be kind enough to visit? She’s always been secretly targeting Luna..."

Julian Lancaster raised a hand to stop him. "That’s enough."

Adrian Lancaster froze for a second, then followed his gaze to the door of the hospital room, from which faint sounds could be heard...

The two brothers’ expressions changed, and they hurriedly pushed the door open and went inside.

On the bed, Luna Morgan was sunk into the white sheets, her face even paler than the fabric.

She seemed to be trapped in a terrible nightmare, unable to wake up, tears streaming endlessly from her eyes.

Adrian Lancaster lunged forward. "Luna!"

Julian Lancaster sat on the edge of the bed, turning his head to listen to her sleep-talking.

"Miss Lancaster, I really didn’t try to seduce Mr. Lowell on purpose..."

"Mr. Lowell loves you, he’s always, always loved you..."

"Please, don’t scold me, I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

She began to tremble all over as if she were seeing something utterly terrifying, her heartbeat nearly coming to a stop.

"Get the doctor, quick!" Seeing things were taking a bad turn, Julian Lancaster pressed the call button by the head of the bed.