Lucas could tell from Jessica's tone that she was afraid.
Though he felt a bit upset at Jessica's fear, he handed her the tie and reached out both of his hands. "Tie me up." Jessica paused for a moment and realized what he had just asked. She hurried to button up her blazer and then walked toward Lucas. Jessica looked up at Lucas. He wasn't making any moves. Thus, Jessica walked over and tied him up. Jessica actually didn't have much strength, and her body was uncomfortably hot. She used all her strength to bind Lucas' wrists tightly. After tying him up, Jessica stepped back and kept her distance from Lucas. She leaned against the wall and looked at Lucas. "Done." Lucas only opened his eyes when he heard that. He didn't look at Jessica and turned to the bathroom. "I'll stay in the bathroom. Leave me alone." Jessica didn't respond. She didn't collapse on the floor until she heard the door of the bathroom close. JessicaJessica tried to list all her enemies in the past year. But still, she had no clue. Jessica collected her thoughts and looked up at Lucas. "That's strange. You know all of those who hate me and dare to plot me." Lucas understood what she meant, and his face darkened. "I'll look into it." "I see." Jessica responded. She looked at the remote control on the table and picked it up. "It's a bit cold." "You may raise the temperature." Jessica didn't respond. Lucas gazed at her but didn't speak, either. The room fell silent. They then heard a noise outside the door. Jessica glanced at Lucas and said, "They've come to open the door." "Yes." Lucas looked at Jessica and rose from the sofa. When the door was kicked open, both Jessica and Lucas were dumbstruck. The man who kicked the door was surprised to see them, too. "What?" The hotel manager turned around to the man behind him, who had claimed that her cou
Vincent did not dare to ask, but reached out and handed the bag of clothes to Lucas. "Your clothes, Mr. Thomas." Vincent not only did not dare to ask, but he also did not dare to look around. Half an hour ago, he received a call from Lucas. He had been serving Lucas for years. How could he miss the suppressed anger in Lucas' voice? Lucas did not say much on the phone. He just told Vincent to bring a clean set of clothes to the hotel. Vincent felt nervous along the way. Now that he saw Lucas, he was even more uneasy. Apparently, something terrible had happened. As for what it was, Vincent had a wild guess. Lucas was probably tricked into something last night. Lucas had always hated these tricks. Lucas' father used a trick like this as an excuse for his affair back then. That was why Lucas was so furious four years ago. That was why he never really cared about Jessica after marrying her. Yet, this time, the same thing ha
Hannah knew that Jessica was unharmed, so she didn't stay long at Jessica's place. After Hannah left, Jessica grabbed something to eat and took a nap. By the time she woke up, it was already afternoon. She felt much better now. Thus, Jessica decided to drive to a boutique. Lucas tore the collar of her dress apart yesterday. She needed a new one. Jessica's apartment, located in an expensive area in LA, was quite posh with good privacy. She didn't have to worry about being snapped there. With a sound, the elevator came to a halt. Jessica walked into the underground garage. She turned a corner, and she immediately saw Lucas standing in front of her car. It had only been a few hours since they parted. Jessica wondered what brought Lucas here. Besides, Jessica didn't understand why Lucas had decided to wait in the garage rather than going upstairs and knocking on her door. "Mr. Thomas. Why are you standing there? You are not askin
"I do have a question for you." Terry put down the pizza in his hand as well. "Which is?" "You and Lucas, did you really get back together?" Jessica didn't expect that question from Terry. She was dumbfounded at first and then chuckled. "What does this have to do with you, Mr. Davison?" Terry did not answer the question. He placed the glass on the table, and then stood up and said to Jessica with a smile, "I think I'll leave you to a good rest." "You may see yourself out, Mr. Davison," said Jessica, following Terry to the door. "Jessica." Terry opened the door and suddenly stopped. He looked at Jessica and asked, "If the person four years ago hadn't been Lucas, would you still have married him?" "What are you suggesting?" Jessica's voice turned cold. Terry looked at Jessica. "I'm not suggesting anything. I'm only curious. If that man hadn't been Lucas, would you still have married him?" "Terry, you know something about
Hearing that, Lucas looked even more sullen. He then had a quick review of what had happened the other day. He attended a private gathering between the Thomas family and the Hartley family that day. The chosen restaurant was private property owned by Hari's family. It was rarely opened to the public. The Hartley family only treated their friends and business partners there. During the gathering, Lucas had only taken a glass of wine Hari poured him. And that glass was never out of Lucas' sight. Besides that, Lucas had only accepted a bottle of water from Olivia when he was about to leave. He happened to be thirsty then, so he took a sip. Lucas recalled that and his face darkened. He picked up his car key and left the company. Lucas drove back to the Thomas villa soon after. That was when the Thomas family had just had their breakfast. Lucas went upstairs directly to Olivia's door and knocked on it. Olivia
"No! Don't call the police!" Olivia ran to Lucas, crying, and grabbed Lucas by the arm. Lucas flung her away in disgust. Olivia stumbled two steps and fell to the ground. Rebecca finally realized what was going on here. She thought Olivia was joking about patching things up between Lucas and Jessica. But Rebecca never thought that Olivia would actually do it. Justin also had a rough picture of the whole story. Justin had originally put pressure on Rebecca in hopes that she would become the mediator. He chose Rebecca simply because she was the only one in the Thomas family who never had any conflicts with Jessica. However, Rebecca proved to be useless. Not only was she rejected by Jessica many times, but she leaked her task to Olivia. "If I don't turn you over to the police, I have no idea what wrong you will do next." Lucas held Olivia's wrist tightly and dragged her to the door. "Lucas, where are you going? She is your sister!" Reb
"Then what do you want? Turn her over to the police? In that case, the reputation of our family would be ruined!" Justin's face turned grim when he heard Lucas. Justin continued, "It has already happened. If it weren't for Olivia, something even worse might have happened to Jessica." "What are you suggesting?" Lucas looked at Justin and waited for him to continue. "Since you and Jessica have been snapped together, why don't you two take the opportunity to get married again?" Justin said. "Do you think Jessica will agree?" Lucas said self—teasingly. Especially when Olivia was involved in the whole thing again. Jessica was so tired of Olivia's dirty tricks. "I told you long ago that you have to learn from Terry. When you are chasing a girl, how can you give up easily? You have to let go of your attitude first. Then treat her nicely. Gradually, things will work out. Besides, you two had a history. You can do it. As for what happen
Lucas' eyes flicked after he heard Jessica's words. Lucas knew what was on Jessica's report. Olivia was not connected to Grace, so Jessica couldn't have known that Olivia was involved in it. Lucas remained silent, so Jessica asked, "What are you going to do, Mr. Thomas?" Seeing how calm Jessica was, Lucas said, "Looks like you already know about Grace." Jessica nodded. Lucas added, "Do you need me to clarify it?" "Nope. An explanation will only look like a cover—up." Jessica shook her head. She paused and said, "I won't let her get away." "Then I'll head out now." Lucas looked at Jessica. In the end, he didn't mention Olivia's part in the whole thing to Jessica. At that moment, Lucas found himself vile. He was so righteous in the Thomas villa, but when he saw Jessica, he became timid again. A peaceful talk between him and Jessica was a luxury to Lucas now. He didn't dare to break the tranquility.