As the usher left, Dexie looked at Luke with concern and asked, “Luke, won’t this affect you?”Dexie was aware of her own identity. Nothing terrible would happen to her.When Luke noticed how uncomfortable she was, he didn’t feel repulsed or dissatisfied. A hint of joy passed through his eyes. However, his expression remained blank as he pretended indifference.“It’s fine.”She was already his wife—his legal wife. They even had a marriage certificate, so how could it affect him?“Dad, I’m sleepy.” Danny murmured softly beside them. He didn’t like being in crowded places. Now that the place was full of people, he felt tired.“Are you tired?” Dexie quickly asked with concern.Danny nodded before looking at Dexie with pity.“I’ll have someone prepare an upstairs room. I’ll take him for a nap, please wait for me,” Luke told Dexie after a moment of hesitation.Dexie replied, “Why don’t I go instead?”Luke stood up and shook his head. “It’s too heavy. You’re not strong enough.”“Oh.” Dexie
“No matter who I am, there are proper procedures for everything. Today is the engagement banquet of the Blake family, you shouldn’t make such a fuss over someone like Polly.” Dexie’s face darkened. She sat back down and ignored the hotel manager. When the hotel manager saw this, he couldn’t help but walk forward.“Miss, please stand up.”Dexie turned to look at him coldly. “Let me give you some advice. Don’t risk your job to win Polly’s favor. I’m not someone you can afford to offend.”The hotel manager was perplexed for a moment.Inexplicably, the girl Miss Brighton referred to as the thief seemed to exude a lofty and imposing aura, even though she was just sitting there. However, he could have been imagining it.The hotel manager gathered his courage and said, “Miss, this is the first time I’ve seen someone act so rebelliously that they’ve even been caught stealing. Follow me to my office right now!”If she were someone he couldn’t afford to offend, Miss Polly wouldn’t have confront
Luke’s wife had been accused of theft. They would search her bag publicly!This line alone was enough to pique curiosity. The wealthy woman acted with great caution. She even wore white silk gloves to avoid scratching the expensive bag.All the attendees were rich and influential figures in the city. However, few of them could afford to carry a bag worth more than $150,000 so casually.The crowd watched. First, she took out a tissue paper packet from the bag.Then, a baby bottle. Huh?!Next, she pulled out a small bottle filled with powdered milk!What the hell?There was a sanitary pad as well. However, it was wrapped in plastic, completely separate from all the baby items.Had she used such an expensive bag to store these things?! Dexie blushed. Luke suddenly whispered in her ear, “Your period started? Why didn’t you say anything earlier?”After this, he gestured towards Gavin.Gavin immediately made a hand gesture, and a maid soon approached from the corner of the banquet hall. The
Paloma quickly changed the subject. “Dexie, is that person next to your boyfriend?”Before Dexie could respond, Luke’s eyes turned icy behind his mask. He looked at Paloma and said, “I am not her boyfriend.”“Oh? Then you are.” When Paloma heard this, she secretly felt pleased. Initially, she had assumed that Luke would really lower himself for her.“I am her husband,” Luke continued casually as he stood next to Dexie.“Husband?” Paloma was stunned. She could no longer speak fluently as she stuttered the word.Luke nodded and raised an eyebrow. “Is there a problem with that?”“Dexie, when did you get married? Why didn’t you tell us? You didn’t even mention it to our parents.” Paloma awkwardly smiled.Before Dexie could respond, Luke turned to Dexie, looking confused.Intentionally, he asked, “Dexie, aren’t your parents from the William family? What does this have to do with the Hansley family?”Paloma was perplexed. She had originally intended to mock Dexie’s identity as an adoptive d
“Missing in action!”In the blink of an eye, Paloma seemed to have lost all sense of rationality. She charged forward and tried to grab Dexie by the neck. Dexie stepped back with a smile. Luke stepped forward and immediately blocked Paloma, then pushed her aside. During the chaos, Mrs. Blake took the lab reports and flipped through them. The more she read, the paler her face became. Her whole figure trembled, and she was on the verge of fainting.“How... how... how could this be? Oswin, what kind of woman did you get involved with?” Mrs. Blake groaned in distress. Tears filled her eyes.Oswin was the elder son of the Blake family, and many people looked up to him. The family expected him to be their pillar of strength. After forging a marriage bond with the Hansley family, the Blake family’s F&B hotel sector experienced significant growth. But this marriage had turned into the biggest joke in the city.Mother, what happened to you? Calm down first...Oswin had always been a cultured m
“Luke, I... I slept with another man.”As she said this, tears rolled uncontrollably down her cheeks. She seemed to be in some indescribable agony.The world labeled him as a ruthless and impassive man. However, he really treated Dexie very well. He even prepared clothes and accessories for her, his employee. Even if Dexie were the biggest fool in the world, she wouldn’t believe he did all this for Danny’s sake.Luke was stunned when he heard her words. Finally, he realized this and smiled smugly. He reached out a hand and wiped the tears from her face. He spoke in a hoarse voice when he said, “Silly girl, are you talking about the night Paloma made you deliver wine?”Dexie nodded. “Mmhm. How did you know?"She immediately came to an understanding. Since Luke hired her to take care of Danny, she would naturally have done an extremely thorough background check on her.Luke wiped away his tears. He loo
The doorbell interrupted Luke, and Dexie couldn’t catch his last words. She had no choice but to follow Luke to the door. She could vaguely sense that Luke had something important to say, but someone had rung the doorbell before she could hear him speak. They opened the door. Dario and Jocelyn were outside.The couple stood at the door. Their faces didn’t look very good, and Jocelyn seemed to have shed some tears. Dario had a rather unpleasant expression on his face, mixed with a hint of discomfort. Luke frowned slightly. He stepped aside and spoke to Dexie, who was behind him.“They are looking for you.” Dexie nodded and walked towards the door. She asked, “Mother, father, why have you come?”“Dexie, are you free to talk for a while?” Jocelyn did her best to hold back the tears as she choked on her words.She nervously looked at Luke, who was behind her. Obvio
Dexie was in a state of shock when she heard what Luke said. Slowly, a smile spread across her face, replacing the despair within her. However, she shed even more tears.“Luke, are you telling the truth?”Luke nodded and hugged her tightly. It was almost as if he wanted her to melt into his body. “I only realized this a while ago. It was an accident, but I didn’t dare tell you because... I was worried you would start avoiding me out of fear.”He continued, “If I had known you were suffering so much, I would have told you the truth much earlier.”She sobbed. “Luke, you idiot! I’ve been so upset all this time, and it’s all your fault. Did you know how worried and scared I was?”She pounded her fists against his muscular chest. But to him, it just felt like a tickl