It all happened in an instant. When Lucas had learned about what happened to Olivia, she had already been crying for quite a while in the lounge.
The guests at the banquet today were all celebrities in the upper—class society of LA. They were business partners as well as acquaintances that also met each other at all kinds of parties. Thus, they naturally knew one thing or two about what Miss Thomas was like. Besides, how could a dress that was worth tens of thousands of dollars get cracked up so thoroughly? When Lucas heard it from Vincent, his face darkened. Hari didn't know what to do to help out Olivia, who seemed to be making a fool of herself all the time. Given Lucas' terrible mood, Hari chose to remain silent. Hari followed Lucas into the lounge. Olivia had changed into a new dress at this time, but she still had not calmed down. She was still sitting there and crying. She was so embarrassed today. When Bailey saw LucasJessica did not expect Lucas to ask that. She subconsciously denied it. "No." "But that illustration." Lucas paused, he realized that his previous attitude might have made Jessica get him wrong. Lucas then softened his tone and went on, "Don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that the illustration looks similar to the portrait of me you drew." "Mr. Thomas, have you read that story? That story is about a 14—year—old schoolgirl falling in love with a high school boy. It had nothing to do with our marriage," Jessica said calmly. "Then why are the two pictures so similar?" Lucas asked again. Jessica raised an eyebrow. She did not expect Lucas to see the subtle similarities in the two pictures. She looked up at Lucas. Jessica knew that Lucas could see her through once she hedged. "It's OK for you to deny it. I'm just asking. Don't mind me." Lucas didn't push Jessica. "Since you have already had an answer, why did you even
The next day after the banquet, the news of Olivia making a fool of herself at the banquet spread throughout the upper—class society of LA. Justin soon found out about what had happened. As the head of the Thomas family, he could not stand the fact that the Thomas family had become a laughing stock. Olivia had to face the mockery from those socialites and Justin's anger at the same time. "If it doesn't go off the trending topic, your grandpa would look into it," Bailey, who was grounded at home, said to Olivia on the phone. Bailey paused for a moment and then continued, "If only something more eye—catching would happen now. Then no one would pay attention to you." Olivia, who had hung up the phone, thought about Bailey's words carefully. Finally, she gritted her teeth and made a call. Ever since Megan found out about Jessica's identity, he didn't pick on Jessica anymore. Thus, Jessica's work at the LA branch had been quite smoo
Hannah was dumbfounded by Jessica's words. She looked at Jessica and asked, "Not Lucas? Then who?" If Lucas hadn't done that, that meant Hannah had done two things wrong. Yet Hannah decided not to haggle over it. Lucas was unarguably a bastard. He deserved the lesson. Hannah comforted herself that way. Jessica shook her head slightly. She had an answer in her heart, but before Wendy's investigation results came out, she did not want to say it. Jessica looked at Hannah and sighed. "You're still so impulsive." "When I heard Mr. Davison say it, I was so angry that I couldn't hold it in for a moment." Hannah also felt that she was a little reckless and stuck out her tongue. After Hannah left, Vincent could only grimace as he looked at the ornaments that Hannah had broken on the ground. Miss Howell did have a temper. Lucas sat in front of his desk as if he was unaware of the mess around him. Lucas was still reviewing Hannah
With that, Olivia's face darkened. Dwayne looked at Olivia and asked, "Miss Thomas, what happened to you?" "Nothing, nothing. It's just that I'm not feeling so well now. I'll go back to my room." Olivia let out a tight laugh and quickly went upstairs to her room. Olivia patted her chest with her hand, and after calming down a little, she called Bailey. "Bailey, Jessica is coming to my home as a guest tomorrow. Do you think she has found out anything?" Olivia asked as soon as she got through the call. "Did anyone see you when you met Jerry?" Bailey asked after pausing for seconds. "No, I chose a restaurant which people of our kind won't choose," said Olivia as she recalled. "Then what are you afraid of? Maybe she just wants to beg for forgiveness after reading the harsh comments." Olivia thought Bailey made a fair point. She thus felt less worried. The next day, in the evening, the whole Thomas family were sitting at the table
When Jessica mentioned the name "Jerry," Olivia felt her heart racing with tension. She did not even dare to look at Justin. Lucas had not returned home from his work, and Rebecca knew nothing about what Olivia had done. For a moment, Olivia did not know who to ask for help. There was a mocking smile on Jessica's face as she looked at Olivia's pale face. The dining room suddenly fell into a strange silence. A servant came into the dining room with the appetizer, fried foie gras with garlic and basil, at that time. She then put it on the table. The fried foie gras emitted the fragrance of grease. Although Olivia had not had much that day because of her panic, she still acted as if she couldn't smell the fragrance of food in front of her at all. Justin had been running the Thomas Group for so many years, so he had understood that it was Olivia who made Jessica slandered by the netizens now. He was actually angry that Olivia always made things worse, but since Jessica was h
Olivia immediately froze still when hearing Justin scold her. She looked at Rebecca pleadingly. Rebecca also wanted to plead for Olivia, but when she found out how angry Justin was and how cold Lucas' face was, she didn't dare to say anything. After all, she was never important in the family. "Dwayne, take Olivia back to her room. From today onwards, she's not allowed to leave the house!" Justin slammed the coffee cup heavily on the table. He continued, "Also, cancel Olivia's annual dividend." "Grandpa!" Olivia was just about to heave a sigh of relief when she knew that she would only be grounded, but she could not help but plead when she knew that her annual dividend was canceled. Without the annual dividend, she only had 20 thousand dollars of monthly pocket money. For ordinary people, this could be considered a large amount of money, but for socialites who often needed to go to social places, the money was too little. This meant that Olivia could no longer buy those
"Lucas, please, I promise that I will never harm Jessica again." Olivia cried and begged as two servants pulled Jessica's arms and dragged her out. However, Lucas stood aside with a deadpan face. He just watched the servant drag Olivia out of the dining hall. "Why? Lucas? Why are you partial to her? She's just your ex—wife! I am your sister!" Olivia cried hard. Her cry lingered in the room. It did not fade until she was taken away from the villa. Lucas waited until he could no longer hear Olivia's cry. He then said to Justin and Rebecca, "I'm going back to work. Have a good rest." Then, Lucas called the driver to drive back to the Thomas Group. He wanted to be left alone. When Lucas and Jessica had not divorced, every time he returned to the Thomas villa, Olivia would always say how Jessica bullied her. Yet Lucas never felt like looking into what had happened. Sitting in the office, Lucas lit a cigar while watching the glamour of Los Angeles through the French wi
Justin's heart skipped a beat when he heard Dwayne. He had a bad hunch. He frowned as he looked at Dwayne and asked, "What now? Trissy looked at Dwayne with a probing gaze. "Lucas had just released a statement under the name of the Thomas Group to clarify Miss Hall's scandal." Justin's face darkened, so Dwayne hedged a bit before he went on, "The clarification admitted that Miss Thomas was the plotter..." "Bastard! He's such an idiot!" Justin immediately knocked over the coffee cup in his hand when he heard this, and the loud noise attracted the attention of the restaurant waiter. Justin took a deep breath and held back his anger. He lowered his voice and said to Dwayne, "Go home, call Lucas and tell him to move his ass back now." "I see, Mr. Thomas." Dwayne sighed in his heart and quickly propped Justin up. "Mr. Thomas, then I..." Trissy stood up as well. She looked at the documents on the table with a lingering gaze. "Then, it seems that you don't need to be troubl