"I see what you mean." Jessica picked up the coffee cup again. She took a sip and said, "Olivia is his family. He covered up for Olivia because he wanted to protect his sister. But Luna and Trissy ... I don't think Lucas will do the same thing for them."
Jessica said, thinking about how Lucas confessed the whole thing to her that night in the park and then recalling his confession of love to her. She was a little distracted. "I see. It's just a kind reminder." Jessica only came back to her senses when she heard Terry's voice. She didn't notice the sense of frustration in Terry's eyes. What Terry said reminded Jessica that even if Lucas was not involved, the Thomas family or Justin might have something to do with it. Jessica suspected Justin for a fair reason. Morgan once warned Jessica when he came to LA to settle scores with the Thomas family for Jessica's sake. Justin was not the one to mess up with. It was not that the Hall familAfter Terry left, Jessica returned to her room, and she suddenly recalled that the rumor included a man staying at her place at night. The man was veiled, but the spreader suggested it was Terry. Thus, Jessica felt that the staff in her apartment should be trained more. Jessica found herself in the center of a storm. Bad things kept happening. The next day, before Jessica's scandal was erased, another piece of gossip was exposed. It was about Luna and Lucas. In the photo, Luna was sitting at the entrance of an OB—GYN clinic. Beside Luna, there was a man, putting his hand on Luna's shoulder as a gesture of comfort. And this man was wearing a bespoke Armani suit and a Patek Philippe watch. These details suggested that he was Lucas, the current CEO of the Thomas Group. Jessica looked at the news online and her face turned cold. Although she could not see the man's face, judging from his figure and hair
Sitting in front of his desk, Lucas pondered quietly. Vincent walked up to Lucas, about to remind Lucas of a meeting he should attend later. Vincent also read the news about Luna's "pregnancy". He didn't know how the news affected Lucas' mood. What if Lucas was angry and decided to take it out on him? That would be a disaster. Before Vincent could decide what to say, Lucas had already looked up at him. Vincent paused for a moment and turned to Lucas with a grim face. He froze. "Mr. Thomas..." Lucas only glanced at Vincent. "I'm going to Thomas' villa." "But you have a meeting about the new project to attend later." However, Lucas ignored what Vincent said and left without turning back. Vincent followed Lucas for a few steps, but finally stopped after recalling the look on Lucas' face. Well, Vincent couldn't stop his boss, could he? In the Thomas villa. Justin was listening to Dwayne talking about the netizens' discussi
Lucas didn't speak, and Justin was so angry that his face turned pale. Finally, Justin closed his eyes and softened his attitude. "Lucas, I know what's on your mind. I do want you and Jessica to get married again. First, the two of you are in love. You two only ended up divorcing because of a misunderstanding. Second, you and Jessica's marriage will do our family good. I gave Luna and Trissy money just to make them leave LA and stay away from you." "You know what Luna wants. You are just irritating her," said Lucas. "What's your plan then? Let them get what they ask for? Do you have any idea how much you pay Luna and Trissy each month?" Justin said flatly. "I'll make it clear to Luna and send her away from LA," Lucas said coldly, pursing his lips. "They know what you are going to do," said Justin with a sneer. "Have you read about the news of Luna being pregnant? She's so ambitious and bold. You can never marry such a woman. I've warned yo
Lucas did not speak again. He turned and left Justin's study with a stern face. He returned to his car but did not start the car. Instead, he opened the window and lit a cigarette. He also didn't know what he was thinking about at this time. His mind was all a mess. That had never happened before. The cigarette was burned up. Lucas snuffed it out. He was about to start the car when his phone rang. "Mr. Thomas, there are some clues about Miss Hall's scandal." Vincent's voice came from the phone. "Say it." Lucas cleared his mind hurriedly. "IT department located one of the participants in the early dissemination. According to his recent remittance, they found Miss Cheek's account," Vincent immediately replied. "Got it." Lucas didn't ask which Miss Cheek it was. Luna or Trissy, it made no difference. "Mr. Thomas, do I need to continue looking into the rumor of Luna being pregnant?" asked Vincent. "No. But I
"Are you threatening me?" Lucas narrowed his eyes slightly, his golden pupils tinged with anger. When his anger peaked, it started to fall. "I don't dare, Lou. Trissy and I can offend neither the Thomas family nor the Hall family. Please don't push me." Said that as she might, Luna didn't show any fear on her face. Instead, it could be told from her eyes that she was clearly planning something. Given where they had come to, Lucas didn't buy anything Luna said at all. He lowered his eyes and turned to the phone on the desk. He then said to Luna, "I want this cellphone. At what expense?" "You want the cell? I can just give it to you, Lou." "Don't play dumb. I didn't mean the phone itself, but all the copies of the recording." Lucas didn't feel like beating about the bush. "What do you want?" "I love you dearly. Why would I threaten you with the cell? As long as you marry me, I will be your wife, and Olivia will be my sister—in&m
Lucas left. Having heard the door closing, Trissy collapsed on the sofa, as if she was just a lifeless doll. Trissy let out a long breath. She then looked up, only to see Luna staring at the closed door where she stood. "Luna?" Trissy called out to her. "Why did you give him the phone just now? Why?" Luna suddenly turned her head around and looked at Trissy fiercely, gnashing her teeth. "Didn't you see that Lucas was already angry?" Trissy frowned as saw Luna blown up. "WHY? WHY DID YOU GIVE HIM THE DAMN PHONE?" Luna turned a deaf ear to Trissy's words and looked at Trissy as if Trissy was her enemy. "If only ... If only I have tried one more time... He would have agreed to marry me!" "What is wrong with you?" Trissy was a little impatient. "What's wrong with me giving him the phone? I didn't give it to him for free. I exchanged the phone for 300 million dollars. What else do you want? "What? 300 million dollars and you are satisfie
Lucas then motioned the servant to leave. Standing in the garden, Lucas lit a cigarette. He knew why Justin headed to New York this time. He didn't like the way Justin interfered, but he could do nothing about it. But Justin's absence made what Lucas was about to do next a lot easier. Lucas walked into the villa again. The butler had got the message and came to the entrance to greet Lucas. "Mr. Thomas." The butler bowed to Lucas and said. "Did you start helping Olivia pack up?" Lucas glanced at the butler and asked. The butler looked at Lucas awkwardly. Indeed, he was told to pack Olivia's luggage, but Olivia just wouldn't let him. "Get her down." Lucas did not ask further. He went to the sofa and sat down. "Yes, Mr. Thomas." The butler turned and walked up the stairs. A short while later, footsteps came from the stairs. Olivia held Rebecca's arm, and the two of them were walking toward the sofa. Olivia tossed a
The next day, Jessica was in her office, dealing with some contracts, when Wendy walked in with a lot of documents. After Jessica signed the documents, Wendy still didn't leave. She hedged a bit before she said to Jessica, "Miss Hall, there's one more thing you need to know." Seeing Wendy hedging, Jessica chuckled. "What, Wendy? Is there something so bad that even you don't dare to mention?" Wendy shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't dare say. It was just that she didn't know how to say it. "I've got the news. Justin seems to have gone to New York. He is going to visit Mr. and Mrs. Hall with gifts." Upon hearing Wendy's words, Jessica immediately understood Justin's intention. "He can do whatever he wants. My parents won't agree to what he asks." Not everyone was as peacockish as Justin. Wendy nodded. It was indeed annoying. But Justin was no commoner. It wasn't proper to stop him from meeting Jessica's parents. The smile on Je