Chapter 171: I’ve Been Looking for You for Two Whole Years

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: I’ve Been Looking for You for Two Whole Years

Isabelle Sutton noticed something was off with Sienna Everett’s expression and quickly asked, "What’s wrong, Sienna?"

Sienna Everett looked at the racer in the black suit, asking again for confirmation, "You’re saying the one in black is Liam Lynn?"

Isabelle Sutton nodded blankly. "Yeah. Is something wrong?"

Sienna Everett scoffed internally. ’Liam Lynn? That’s clearly Lucas Everett!’

’Heh, and he even picked a fake name that sounds similar.’

"Did he tell you his name was Liam Lynn?" Sienna Everett asked Isabelle Sutton, her tone thoughtful.

"Yeah, he told me his name was Liam Lynn. Sienna, why do you ask? Don’t tell me..." Isabelle Sutton asked in surprise, "That’s not his real name?"

"That’s not his real name."

"Huh?" Isabelle Sutton was astonished. After a long moment of stunned silence, she murmured, "He gave me a fake name... Then what is his real name? Do you know him?"

Sienna Everett’s expression showed no change, and her tone was flat. "His real name is Lucas Everett. He’s one of the Everetts. Before he cut ties with the Everett Family, he was my fourth brother."

What?

One of the Everetts?

Isabelle Sutton’s eyes widened, as if she were the butt of some cosmic joke. In that instant, she found it hard to breathe.

She didn’t know Lucas Everett, didn’t know anything about him, but as soon as she heard he was one of the Everetts, she could immediately guess. He must have been just like Mason Everett and Wyatt Everett—abusing Sienna, beating and scolding her, not a proper family member in the slightest.

But in the time they had spent together, she had always felt that Liam Lynn was a good person. She had even started to develop feelings for him. Despite not knowing anything about racing, she had flown abroad specifically to watch his competition...

But now, fate was telling her that Liam Lynn was Sienna’s monstrous fourth brother...

After a long moment, Isabelle Sutton snapped out of her daze and shot to her feet. "Sienna, the race doesn’t start for another hour. I want to go find Liam Lynn and ask him. Will you come with me, please?"

"Okay."

Sienna Everett stood up and went with Isabelle Sutton to the racers’ lounge.

Normally, spectators weren’t allowed to just approach the racers’ lounge.

But last night, Liam Lynn had told Isabelle Sutton he had spoken with the staff, and that she could come to the racers’ lounge to find him at any time before the competition began.

Just last night, Isabelle Sutton had been savoring the faint sweetness and special treatment his gesture implied...

A flash of pleasant surprise appeared in Liam Lynn’s eyes when he saw Isabelle Sutton approaching.

The very next second, however, upon seeing Sienna beside Isabelle Sutton, Liam Lynn’s brow furrowed, his expression turning fierce.

Seeing such an obvious change in Liam Lynn’s expression, Isabelle Sutton knew in an instant that everything Sienna had said was true—

Lucas Everett had used the fake name "Liam Lynn" to deceive her.

The Liam Lynn she thought was a good person was actually Sienna’s monstrous fourth brother.

Suddenly, Isabelle Sutton lost all desire to even ask. With a sullen expression, she said, "Sienna, let’s just go back."

Sienna Everett couldn’t bear to see her so crestfallen. "Isabelle, if you..."

Just then, Liam Lynn—or, it should be said, Lucas Everett—came running over, calling out in a panic, "Isabelle!"

Reaching them, Lucas Everett glared viciously at Sienna Everett. "Sienna Everett, did you run your mouth about something! I’m warning you—"

"You shut up!" Isabelle Sutton cut him off sharply, her hands clenched into fists. The emotions she had been suppressing burst forth, and though her eyes were rimmed with red, she resolutely stood protectively in front of Sienna Everett.

"Isabelle..." Lucas Everett’s mouth opened, but his voice was barely a whisper.

Sienna Everett was slightly taken aback, not expecting Isabelle Sutton to be so protective of her. A warmth spread through her heart as she gave Isabelle’s shoulder a comforting pat.

"I’ll go wait nearby."

Sienna Everett could see that Isabelle Sutton had something she needed to say to Lucas Everett.

"Okay." Isabelle Sutton nodded.

Sienna Everett didn’t go far, stopping a short distance away.

「Meanwhile.」

Isabelle Sutton looked at the man in front of her, a realization suddenly dawning. "Yesterday at the airport... right after I told you my friend Sienna Everett was coming to pick me up, you suddenly said your team had something to deal with and you had to go back. There was nothing, was there? You were deliberately avoiding Sienna, weren’t you?"

Lucas Everett didn’t deny it. "Yes."

He hadn’t known at first that Sienna Everett would be coming to watch the race, which was why he had invited Isabelle Sutton.

But when he’d learned yesterday that Sienna Everett was also coming to watch, he had a premonition that his true identity would be revealed to Isabelle Sutton.

He just never imagined the moment would come so quickly.

Isabelle Sutton closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling uncontrollably. "Why did you tell me your name was Liam Lynn? Why didn’t you tell me your real name?"

"I..." Lucas Everett glanced toward Sienna Everett in the distance, his tone apologetic. "I knew you and Sienna Everett were friends, so I didn’t tell you my real name at first. I was just worried..."

"Worried that if I knew you were an Everett, that you were Sienna’s former fourth brother, I wouldn’t even give you the time of day, is that it?" Isabelle Sutton finished for him.

"Isabelle..." Lucas Everett took a step forward, still trying to explain.

But Isabelle Sutton took a step back. "Since you already knew, then let’s not contact each other anymore."

Lucas Everett’s brows knitted together tightly. "We’ve gotten along so well these past few days. Why let Sienna Everett affect our relationship?"

Recalling their time together, Isabelle Sutton lowered her eyes, a bleak film of tears welling up. "The person I got along so well with was Liam Lynn, not Lucas Everett."

When it came to a choice between Sienna Everett and the Everett Family, she would choose Sienna unconditionally.

’Let the "Liam Lynn" she thought she knew remain forever in the past.’

After saying her piece, Isabelle Sutton turned to leave.

But Lucas Everett grabbed her by the wrist, calling out urgently, "Isabelle Sutton, do you really not remember me?"

Isabelle Sutton stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. "What do you mean, ’not remember you’?"

Lucas Everett’s eyes, shot through with red veins, stared intently at her. "Two years ago. The hospital. Christmas Eve."

Back then, his right leg had been badly injured, and the doctors had declared it incurable. He would be disabled for life.

This meant that he could never return to the racetrack. How could a cripple possibly become a race car driver?

From the moment the doctors declared it incurable, his entire world came crashing down, and he drifted through his days in a stupor.

On that cold Christmas Eve, he dragged his injured right leg downstairs and sat alone on a bench in the hospital garden.

A few stray snowflakes drifted down from the sky, but he couldn’t feel the cold at all.

Some bratty kids passed by, throwing twigs and clumps of dirt at him, taunting him for being a cripple.

He didn’t even bother to dodge, simply letting the kids surround him, taunting him for being a cripple, a disabled person.

He didn’t know when, but a girl with a sweet smile appeared, chased away the pack of brats, and handed him a bright red apple.

When he looked up, he saw that the girl had two cute little dimples when she smiled.

She sat down and chatted with him.

On a snowy night, under the orange glow of a streetlight.

At his darkest and most desperate moment.

That sweet-smiling girl who had given him the red apple kept him company for two cold hours.

She only left after making sure the brats wouldn’t come back.

Listening to Lucas Everett recount this past event, Isabelle Sutton was completely stunned. She never imagined that the man standing before her was the same "little cripple" who had been bullied by those kids.

"Your leg... it’s healed?"

Lucas Everett’s voice was hoarse. "Yes."

The Everett Family had found a top, world-renowned surgeon. However, this surgeon only operated on major national figures and refused to treat Lucas Everett.

Later, for some unknown reason, the surgeon suddenly changed his mind and agreed to treat him.

Only then did his right leg heal, allowing him to return to the racetrack he so dearly missed.

At the same time, he began searching everywhere for Isabelle Sutton, wanting to thank her for giving him a glimmer of warmth during his darkest, most hopeless hour.

He was thrilled when he later saw that Isabelle Sutton had debuted as a celebrity.

But then, Isabelle Sutton became good friends with Sienna Everett.

He hesitated for a long time, worried that Isabelle Sutton wouldn’t accept him because of his connection to the Everett Family, so he never dared to approach her.

It wasn’t until the recent charity gala, when he ran into Isabelle Sutton on the road as she nearly got into an accident, that he began interacting with her under the false name of Liam Lynn.

After hearing the whole story, Isabelle Sutton finally understood. No wonder, during the near-accident at the charity gala... It clearly hadn’t been his fault, yet he had proactively left his phone number and told her to call him if she needed anything.

"Isabelle Sutton, I’ve been looking for you for two whole years."

Lucas Everett gripped the girl’s slender wrist, the corners of his eyes turning a deep red.

"Can we... please don’t let Sienna Everett affect our relationship...?"

...

Sienna Everett stood a short distance away, waiting patiently.

Before long, Isabelle Sutton returned.

"Sienna..."

Isabelle Sutton’s eyes were red and shimmering with unshed tears, her eyelashes trembling as she looked at Sienna Everett.