Lukas breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone was more serious than ever before, "Baby, no matter what fate has in store, I promise you won't suffer in vain."

Reese's eyes welled up again, but she fought back the tears and raised her chin in determination.

Her voice trembled slightly, "I believe you."

Lukas could hear the emotion in Reese's words over the phone.

Tenderly, he asked, "Believe what, my love?"

Reese reached up to her face and wiped away the tears that had dared to escape, "I believe that you are going to protect me."

When Lukas heard what she said, all he wanted to do was hold her in his arms and comfort her, but it was a pity that he was still on the airport expressway, miles away from her.

He thought of the person behind him and a stern look flashed in his eyes. When he spoke to Reese, his tone was extremely gentle, "Baby, I'm very happy. Thank you for trusting me so much. I will never betray your confidence!"

understand. I'm relieved to know that you're back in

concern for his well-being in spite of

nodded, his voice soft, "You

call, Lukas turned to the driver, "Take me to Rivers Health

messages.

frightening. The driver, sensing the change, glanced nervously at Lukas through the rearview

on. He dialed Clive Parker directly, "Clive, I need your help with an investigation. I

the woman

amount of time possible. Find out everything you can about her as

and was well-connected, would hopefully speed up the investigation and make it easier than involving Martins. After giving

missed calls from several senior executives at his company, as well as his family members. They also made many calls

by calling his mother, Yvonne Van

as the call was connected, Yvonne's worried voice came over the phone, "Lukas! You are

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