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!"

and affection, "I understand. I'm relieved to know that you're back in

a warmth in his heart at Reese's concern for his well-being in spite of her own troubles. How

"You go ahead.

turned to the driver, "Take

his phone and was greeted with a series of disturbing messages. The messages included explicit images of Reese that were

frightening. The driver, sensing the change, glanced nervously

a few messages and understood exactly what was going on. He dialed Clive Parker directly, "Clive,

the

the one who looks like Reese, in the shortest amount of time possible. Find out everything you can about

and

addition to the barrage of calls from Reese and Elias, Lukas found his phone flooded with messages and missed calls from several senior executives at his company, as well as his

calling his mother, Yvonne Van

connected, Yvonne's worried voice

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