Chapter 1722:

Belinda squeezed his hand, her tone steady as she said, “Based on Faye’s recent actions and that question she asked you before, I’m starting to think that her identity isn’t as simple as it seems. I suspect she has known for a while that she’s not your niece by blood. That might explain why she has developed feelings for you and wants to test your reaction to that matter.”

Lucas went quiet, a sickening wave of disgust washing over him. The niece he had always treated as family actually had feelings for him?

It was unthinkable.

He didn’t know how he should face Faye from now on.

Just then, his phone rang.

Lucas glanced at the screen, checked the caller ID, and swiped to answer the call. “Hello.”

“How did things turn out?” Johnson’s voice crackled through the line, warm but edged with concern.

exhaled sharply, his fingers raking through his hair. “Not great. Faye had the nerve to touch my

while before muttering, “Belinda and the others were right! Women’s intuition is really something else.” After a pause, he asked, “So, what is your

wait for the investigation to wrap up before I decide anything,”

“Alright,” Johnson replied.

exchanged a few more words

bed. He tossed


turned beside him. “Don’t dwell on the matter,” she murmured, her voice soft but firm as she patted

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨.𝙘𝙤𝙢

let out a quiet sigh, his arm reaching out to pull

The next day,

into the office, dark circles

home, Belinda was free from work for the day. Her fingers hovered over her phone, replaying the piano recording Jazmine had sent her. She tilted her head,

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