Aaron slumped into his chair, exhausted. How did things come to this? The Lucas family held considerable power over the city. They were known as local powerhouses.Now, his son was behind bars, Lucas Corporation’s share price was plummeting, and their shareholders were even underselling their shares. Before they knew it, Lucas Corporation could not even bear the Lucas family name anymore.When did it all start going downhill? After giving it some thought, Aaron realized that it all started after his son married Luna!He suddenly got the idea that Luna must have brought bad luck to the Lucas family. She even knocked his son unconscious!Aaron took a deep breath and calmed his frustration. As much as he wanted to blame the Quinns, it was not the time to fall out with them yet…Aaron called Zachary.“Hello, Mr. Quinn?”Aaron suppressed his emotions, trying to sound natural.Zachary did not notice anything unusual in his voice, but he did not sound happy to hear from him. “What’s t
Zachary considered all possibilities and ultimately decided to play it safe. If what Aaron said came true, he would be the one facing the consequences.He cautiously said to Aaron, “Mr. Lucas, as much as I’d like to help you, what makes you think I can get your son out when you can’t even do it?”Aaron snorted inwardly. That was not what he said earlier, but since he was willing to help, he had no complaints.“If I’m not mistaken, your eldest daughter is the reason Timothy can’t get out. If you talk to her, maybe she’ll let him go.”Zachary was bewildered. He knew what Lucy was like. How could a faint-hearted woman like her do such a thing? However, since Aaron thought so, it would not hurt to try. Eventually, he agreed and hung up the phone.…Meanwhile, Lucy was still approving documents in the office. Little did she know, she would find herself jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.If she did, she would have relocated her company so that none of her family members
"This has nothing to do with obedience. Timothy was the one who trespassed into my office, injured my secretary, and attempted to attack me. How could you ask me to bail him out after that?”Lucy’s eyes were full of disdain. She would never help bail Timothy out of jail. She wanted him to just rot in there.“It’s just a secretary.”Zachary was getting angrier and more impatient.“How can a secretary be more important than your brother-in-law? Although you didn’t end up marrying him, didn’t you like him before?“He’s your brother-in-law. Can’t you be kinder to your younger sister? Nana is still in the mental hospital right now.”The thought of his precious daughter made his heart ache.“You didn’t even visit her. If I have to, I’ll get her out of there myself. How can you even call yourself her sister?”Wow! It was no surprise that a Quinn family member was shameless enough to say such words. How dare he bring this up?Timothy cheated on Lucy with Luna, yet their father still h
That was all Zachary said before he hung up on Aaron. He could not care less about this matter anymore.His mind shifted to another concern. Since Lucy did not give a damn about the Quinns, his priority right now was to figure out a way to get Luna out of the mental hospital.Suddenly, he remembered that he had something that had been sitting at home for years. His attitude changed.What did it matter even if Lucy married a rich husband? He had something at home that was guaranteed to make her surrender.As Zachary walked away, the security guard watched him with suspicion.Seeing as Zachary was leaving this easily, was he going to come back again?The security guard was feeling wary of Zachary. The only reason Zachary managed to get in was that he was on a restroom break. He made sure that he would never let it happen again.…In the office, Lucy was not in the mood to work anymore after her father disrupted her.Lucy had gotten over what Timothy had done before, but she was
Lucy was relieved to hear Matthew’s words, so she smiled sweetly. “Okay, I’ll be waiting for you.”Then, she tidied herself up and went downstairs to wait for Matthew to pick her up.…After Matthew hung up, he glared at the director beside him menacingly.“Who gave you permission to interrupt me while I was on the phone?”The director shivered and looked down. “I’m sorry, Mr. Leon, but the meeting later is really important. It’s about the next charity auction, so…”The director’s voice got smaller and smaller under Matthew’s chilling gaze.He could not help but complain internally, 'Mr. Leon, the auction is worth billions of dollars. How can you leave now?’Hearing as the director’s voice was gradually getting softer, Matthew withdrew his gaze with satisfaction. “It’s just a charity auction. Do I look like someone short on cash?“We’ll talk about that later. My wife is more important right now.”He said to Kent, “Get one of my cars out of the garage. I’m going to pick up my
Matthew noticed Lucy’s gaze. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling alright?”He looked at her with concern.Lucy’s face turned red. What should she say now? It was not like she could tell him she did not know what to say to him.She was the one who called him and asked him to send her home.At that moment, Lucy had completely forgotten that Matthew was the one who called her and not the other way around.Lucy shook her head and stammered, “I’m just a little tired.”Matthew raised his eyebrow and looked at her with a half-smile. “Oh, you’re just tired?”He dragged his words on purpose, making Lucy blush even more. She had no idea what to do.Matthew chuckled when he saw Lucy like this. He decided not to tease his wife too much or it would spoil the fun.He pulled Lucy’s head onto his shoulder and gently said, “If you’re tired, take a nap. We'll be home by the time you wake up.”Lucy leaned on his shoulder, wondering how things got to this point. Hearing Matthew’s gentle voice made he
At the dinner table, Lucy and Matthew quietly ate their dinner. Vito watched them with a smile on his face, and he sighed. “It’s a rare occasion that both of you don’t need to work overtime today. Usually, you’re not even home after I make dinner.”Hearing his complaints, Lucy scratched her head in embarrassment. However, there was nothing she could do about it. Things in the company had been getting busier recently, and they still lacked manpower. It seemed like she would have to recruit more people.The thought of that felt a little unreal. Previously, she only had a handful of employees left after they were all poached. Some were even recruited by Matthew.It was still a small company then, so operations were simple. She even felt like she had a surplus of talents.She did not expect to have a shortage of staff in such a short time.Lucy ate her dinner while immersed in her thoughts, which Matthew found extremely adorable. His wife was pretty even when she was daydreaming.S
Lucy looked at Matthew in surprise and replied, “An auction? But I don’t need anything.”Matthew sighed inwardly. Others would have instantly jumped at such an offer, but his wife never seemed to understand.Although she was not lacking anything in her life, there had to be something among designer bags, diamonds, jewelry, and antiques that she would appreciate.However, she had never asked him for these things and was always the one looking after him instead. The only time she asked him for something was when she was tired.'This is a bad habit, my dear wife!’ Matthew thought, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. After living with her for so long, he could not help but feel unaccomplished as a husband.“Wifey, even if you don’t need anything, there are many interesting things at the auction.”Lucy became intrigued. “Like what? Will there be any books I like at the auction?”There was an awkward expression on Matthew’s face. The books that she liked were sold in regular bookstores. Ev