Luca picked up the glass and took a sip of the juice, ignoring her sarcasm."The police didn't arrest me, so what’s there for them to do to me? I just cooperated to help with the investigation. There’s no evidence to point out that I hurt anyone." She smiled and thought of how this woman's mouth had once spat out extremely vicious words to Nina. She was thinking about how she could get even with Madam Mallory."There were surveillance cameras that captured what you did. How dare you say that there’s no evidence? If you didn’t touch him, my son wouldn't be lying in the hospital now!" Madam Mallory was raving mad that the police released Luca, saying that there was no direct evidence to link her to Pierre’s injuries. The hospital could not issue an injury report either because they found nothing. They could not take action on Luca."I barely grazed him. Mrs. Mallory, I’m nothing but a weak woman. How could I cause your son to lie in the hospital?" Luca raised her hand deliberately. Al
"I overheard their conversation. I don't think it's some drama among the rich and powerful. This woman is so unreasonable, right?""Yes, it's fortunate that the young woman dodged quickly. Otherwise, she’d be freezing in this cold weather."Madam Mallory saw that everyone was siding with Luca. She glared at them and warned, "Are you taking photos of me?! If you post them on the internet, a lawyer's letter will be coming your way!"When the crowd heard that, they put down their phones and pretended as though nothing happened. They continued to chat while drinking coffee.Madam Mallory left the cafe angrily. She watched as Luca stood on the side of the street with squinted eyes. It seemed that Luca would not spill if she did not put Luca in her place.‘Let’s see if she’ll still be such a prick when she falls into my hands!’Madam Mallory got into the car on the other side of the street and called her subordinates.The driver heard what she ordered her subordinates to do and quickl
"They're still following us." Luca reminded him."I know." Luke continued to step on the gas, turned a corner at the road ahead, and headed for a wider road.Luca initially thought that he wanted to get rid of the cars following them. However, after seeing what he did, she knew that he did not want to get away. Rather, he wanted them to stop their cars.The cars behind saw the Mercedes-Benz going onto a wider road and felt that their opportunity had come. They immediately overtook Luke’s car.Luca looked at the rearview mirror and noticed that the three cars behind them were desperately pressing on the accelerator, gradually getting closer to their car.“They’re about to go past us…”Luca muttered to herself and noticed that Luke was slowing down.He deliberately slowed down so that when those people overtook them, they would not hit their car because they were going too fast.Luca was impressed at how thoughtful Luke was while she watched the two cars pass the Mercedes-Benz an
Luke kept silent and just stared straight at her.Madam Mallory thought that it was because Luke was thinking about something. However, he did not speak even after a full minute.Madam Mallory thought that Luke was looking down on her. She was fuming that he did not seize the opportunity even when she gave him an out. She said to the driver with a stern expression, "Drive."The driver heard her and hurriedly started the car.Madam Mallory slammed the door and left.When the bodyguards blocking the road saw that, they got into their cars as well and left.Luca breathed a sigh of relief. Her nerves were tense, but it was not because she was afraid that Luke would betray her for the sake of maintaining the harmony between Crawford and Mallory families. She was just worried that Madam Mallory would try to force Luke.Madam Mallory’s men certainly would not be able to hurt Luke, but it was hard to say whether he would get hurt trying to protect her.After the Mallory family’s bodygu
Nina looked at him. She had something to say, but she hesitated.She wanted to ask him why. ‘Why is he asking me to leave the matter alone when it’s something that everyone would know is wrong without having to think twice? Could it be that there’s a secret behind all this?’Luke should never have betrayed Bianca, even if there was another reason behind it. Even if he no longer loved her, he should end the relationship with her righteously. However, Bianca was exiled abroad, while Luca was by his side.It was not that Nina thought that Luca was bad. She just thought that it was wrong for her to intervene in Luke and Bianca’s relationship.However, Percy told her to stay out of it...Percy held Nina in his arms seeing that she was staying silent. "There are many things that the fewer people know, the better. I promise that when the timing is right, I’ll tell you everything."Nina knew that there must be a plan in motion, so she did not continue to pursue the matter. However, s
"Do you have any concerns?" Luke asked, seeing her hesitant expression.He knew her so well that he could even decipher what she was thinking about with just a micro-expression.Luca shook her head as she could not ask the question she had in mind. "It's nothing."Luke's gaze sank, but he did not press on. "Let's go. We’re going to be late if we leave any later."Luca nodded and left the house with him.Luke drove, and when they passed the villa’s entrance, Luca noticed that the contractor of the villa next door was already embellishing the door.She said softly, "Is the renovation work next door almost completed?""Mm, Louis and the others will soon be moving in." Luke took a glance and continued to drive toward the entrance of the community."Louis?" Luca looked at him. ’The villa is Louis'?’Luke nodded in answer.Luca did not say anything. ‘He planned all these on purpose…’He first arranged for her to move to the villa, then he moved in. Not long after, the children mov
"What happened? Tell me about it," Susan asked quickly. She did not intend to let go of anything she could use against Luke because this might be the evidence she needed to bring him down and make Louis come to power in the future."Tell you? Are you able to tell him off?" Madam Mallory wondered. After all, Susan was not Luke's biological mother."Why not? No matter what, I'm still his mother. When Allison doesn't know how to educate her son, I’m the one who steps forward," Susan said.Madam Mallory nodded. No matter what, Susan was the legal wife of Zachary Crawford.Even though his biological mother was around, Luke still addressed Susan as ‘Mother.’ "Doesn't Luke already have a wife? I found out that he’s very close to Luca Craw and there’s a high chance that they’re living together," Madam Mallory said. She did not mention what had happened the day prior.After all, she impulsively wanted to kidnap Luca. It was illegal, so she did not want to say anything about it.When Sus
"How much did you overhear from the conversation between me and Mrs. Mallory?" Susan asked. The maid was responsible for delivering food and drinks to Allison. She was usually the one in contact with Allison.The maid's body shook as she uttered, "Madam Susan, I didn't hear anything.""Very well. If someone else knows about what we talked about, I’ll know that you accidentally overheard it and spread the news. You’re aware of the consequences, yes?" Susan threatened the maid. Although Old Master Crawford was still in control of the Crawford family, she still had the ability to frame the maid and have her fired.The maid nodded quickly and said, "I understand. I didn't hear anything."The maid cleared the cups and snacks on the coffee table. Then, she got a text from Allison, so she immediately went upstairs.She knocked on the door of the room, and Allison's voice came from inside. "Come in."The maid opened the bedroom door and saw Allison's face. She was frightened and could no