Linda Slater's eyes widened in disbelief. "How... how do you know all this?"

Lucas looked at her as if she were a fool. "Was your identity that hard to uncover?"

Linda's face instantly drained of color, and her body seemed to lose all strength.

She stared blankly ahead.

It's over... everything is over.

She had thought that if she just denied everything, she would be fine, and her family would be safe. But Lucas was far more terrifying than she had imagined!

Her family, who could be used as leverage by the man behind all this, could just as easily become pawns in Lucas' hands!

Lucas watched her expression and said calmly, "It looks like you've finally figured it out."

Linda closed her eyes, and after a long pause, she spoke, "I'll talk. You can punish me however you want, but please, spare my family. They are innocent." Lucas replied, "Start talking."

pleaded, "Mr. Tudor,

handsome face held a hint of mockery. "I'm not a philanthropist. Your tears won't suddenly inspire me to go out and save the needy. If you don't have anything valuable to say, the Slater family will be

with every word, a sense of intense pressure filled

whispering, "Is

lips twitched slightly as she looked at her. "Doesn't Mr.

Selena scoffed. "He's just an

Aveline was speechless.

her eyes. She had thought Lucas would be as easy

"Go ahead and talk. I'll consider

like we have a

and kept his focus

Linda's eyes as she began, "I know she's from Larbor City. She was a girl who contacted me a week ago and made me an offer. She wanted me to drug Mrs. Tudor and guide her upstairs

did she look like?"

was wearing sunglasses and

park," Linda replied, "specifically one without any

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