Chapter 51. Irrelevance.

"It's irrelevant," the voice from the other end persisted. "But what about the pictures? Did you see them?"

"What pictures?" Lucas inquired, his curiosity piqued.

"Come to the address I'll send you, and all your questions will be answered. As for the pictures, I'll send them," the voice said before abruptly ending the call. A notification pinged on Luca's phone, indicating a new message.

Luca swiftly opened it, revealing a photo of Elena and Carlos in bed. His legs turned to jelly as he tightened his grip on the phone.

"What the hell?" he gasped, shocked, while staring at the incriminating photos.

"Luca?" his father's voice interrupted his thoughts. Luca turned abruptly to find his father standing in the doorway, studying him intently. Andrea's gaze shifted to the phone in Luca's hand.

"Did you know?" Luca accused, glaring at his father.

"Know what?" Andrea responded calmly.

"Don't play dumb with me. You saw the damn picture!" Luca fired back.

"I don't believe it," Andrea immediately