The smile on Gernard's face faded further as he looked at Lucas with a noticeable shift in his demeanor.

"Mr. Tudor, isn't it irresponsible to be so indecisive? You let rumors of your divorce spread, yet you didn't go through with it. Now, there's talk of an alliance through marriage between the Tudor and Thompson families, and somehow, my family has been dragged into this mess as well. What exactly are you playing at?"

Lucas let out a cold laugh. "You believed the divorce rumors just because I said so? What's next, if I claimed to be a god, would you believe that too?"

Gernard's expression darkened.

Aveline, puzzled, asked, "What do you mean, your family got dragged into this?"

Lucas responded, "Since I'm supposedly single, both the Thompsons and the Coopers are trying to marry me off. Isn't it hilarious? It's as if every other man in the world has disappeared." Aveline was speechless.

She knew about his engagement to Judy, but they wanted him to get engaged with the Cooper family's heiress too?

She hadn't been aware of that.

your words carefully," Gernard warned, his voice low. "Given your current situation, dealing with threats on all sides, can you really afford to make another enemy?" Lucas gave him a dismissive

mirthless laugh. "Such arrogance! I'd love to see how you plan to handle things when it all falls

Aveline felt like she was caught in the middle of a battlefield. She hesitated before saying, "Um... if you two need to talk, why not take it outside? I'd like to rest." Lucas spoke up immediately. "Did you hear that? She wants to rest. And you,

Gernard hadn't expected such bluntness from Lucas, and his face flushed

be a little more polite? The car accident wasn't entirely

curtly, "And it wasn't

and said, "Miss Young, if

words carried the implicit message that if she found herself dealing with difficult people, he was more than willing to step in

he couldn't

found himself increasingly irritated by Lucas' persistent presence around Aveline. It wasn't jealousy over Aveline it was more a sense of indignation that Lucas had no right to mistreat

nodded slightly. "I understand. Thank

"I've made myself clear. Since neither of us is willing to compromise, then let's

be it. She had already resigned herself to this downward

saying nothing, but also showing no

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