Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 409 409: Almost wishing for summons?

When Davis began reciting his biography, Luke Norman's brows cringed together in surprise. By the time Davis finished, Luke felt a storm of emotions coursing through him.

Nobody had ever been able to unmask his identity. Not even his closest staff at StevMel Group knew who he truly was.

He had lived in deliberate shadows, erasing every trace, severing every tie, and disassociating himself from the past…all for one purpose.

Yet here was Davis Allen, reading out his life as though it were a file laid bare before him.

A wry chuckle escaped Luke's throat, and with a resigned gesture, he gave Davis a thumbs up.

He exhaled slowly, conceding silently that he had been caught off guard. Lifting his gaze, he met Davis's steady eyes.

"When did you find out?" he asked.

"Well, I've always had a feeling," Davis replied, his tone casual but sharp. "And thanks to my wife…she noticed the very first day you met."

At the mention of Jessica, Davis's expression softened. His lips curled upward, a fleeting tenderness replacing the steel in his features.

Luke caught it immediately. His eyes narrowed slightly, a faint smile touching his lips. "I suspected as much. Asking me to get her a cup of tea… How is she coping with the accident?"

The warmth drained instantly from Davis's face. His gaze darkened, and his fist clenched on the table.

Luke raised his hands lightly in defense. "Don't get me wrong. If no one else knew, I know. But not because I caused it. I never did. I simply understand a few things others don't."

Davis inhaled deeply, his voice low. "Not yet awake."

Luke nodded, sympathy flickering in his eyes. "I'm sorry about that." His voice softened, almost a murmur. "Why I became your assistant…"

The words seemed more for himself than for Davis.

He leaned back, reflecting. Thinking now, it almost felt absurd, ridiculous that a man like him with influence and wealth, had taken the role of an assistant.

Yet at the time, it had been the only path forward. If he couldn't unearth the truth from outside, then he had to step boldly into the lion's den.

Davis had his eyes trained on him, studying him intently, his cold gaze searching.

He didn't know why, but he felt the cold air that had always clung to Luke like a garment seemed to have dissipated totally, replaced by something almost human.

Or was it just his imagination?

that wasn't what mattered. He needed answers. He had to solve this case once and get

of the Allen Group, he wouldn't

like this, one ally was

and deliberate. "Actually, I

blow. His breath hitched. "Vendetta?" he asked quietly,

blame me. You'd have done

Luke had carried a vendetta all this

during the experiment test of the group and became orphaned with a brother at the age of three.

brows furrowed deeply. "That can't be right. I knew welfare was arranged and paid in full. It was

a bitter chuckle. "That's the point. It was

Davis's jaw tightened. "By who?" He asked, his mind already

tilted his head, smirking darkly. "Just who

Davis silent. His pen tapped rhythmically against the desk,

calm voice pierced the silence between

froze Davis's hand mid-motion. The air thickened. For several seconds, he said

he would never answer, Davis's cold voice dropped two words.

closing in on them.

Monica. His gaze snapped to Davis as he fired a

mother Monica

Siri become

father married

you the first

The barrage of

of the confusion he himself had once carried, until Jessica uncovered

an hour of tense exchanges, clarifications, and confessions, the

head, offering an apology for

him thoughtfully. Elder Allen had always wished to find the child

interested in completing what your parents began?" Davis

first time since he

I need to ask you? As an assistant, aren't you already in the know? Besides, you chose

Groups will officially prepare the partnership

something in Luke's tone, something he hadn't yet grasped.

out of the group with a termination letter? Maybe even

wishing for summons? Either way, someone has been searching

him and his brother all this time, even after the kind woman who once cared for them had died in the

"Grandpa Allen."

"Never thought of it. If I hadn't been trying so hard to be sure, I might have harmed the innocent. Never expected it