Lukas' curved his lips into a faint smile, "Don't worry, I'll buckle up right away."

His gaze held a tender and accommodating quality she had never seen before, making it almost seem like she was making a fuss out of nothing. This irritated Reese to no end. Feeling as if she's the one deliberately making it harder for the two of them.

With skillful hands, Lukas helped her fasten the seatbelt and then stepped back to start the car.

Reese's grip on the handrail relaxed, and her tense emotions eased slightly.

However, before she could completely calm down, she heard Lukas suddenly ask, "By the way, what were you doing at the May 1st Hotel yesterday?"

Reese's eyes flickered, and she struggled to keep her voice devoid of emotional fluctuations, "Catching a cheater."

Lukas thought about the intense scene in the hotel room last night and understood, to some extent, "Helping Mariel Chase?"

During yesterday's meeting, Director Hopkins had mentioned a few things of what took place to him. Although he didn't specify who was involved, after last night's performance, Lukas had a fairly good idea.

"That man named Walter cheated on Mariel with that woman, Anika Styles, yet he still refused to call off the engagement. He claimed that the Chase Family had no evidence of his betrayal, so Mariel

what does it have to do with you? Besides, I heard that you got into a fight at the cafe before because of her affairs, resulting in two canceled orders, and yesterday, the design department gave you a hard time as well. Do you think it's worth

words ignited a spark of

the cafe was partly because of Rose's involvement. If it wasn't for that treacherous woman's ambiguous relationship with Lukas and her being close friends with that Anika Styles, Reese wouldn't have been so furious as

two-timing despicable? Do you think I shouldn't have helped Mariel, or do you think Walter

I admire such behavior. Reese, you're

"I'm sorry, I let my personal emotions get the best of me. But

is wrong or right. However, I do

stubborn determination to ruin Clark Joseph and her stepsister

guard by his words. She looked at him

to you. Besides, I've already taken action. I've replaced Rose Gibbs

widened in

take such swift and

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