Chapter 7

Howard froze in shock.

What did Mr. Joseph mean by suggesting that Lucille was wrongly accused?

And why was he bringing up Lucille's name all of a sudden? Wasn't he here because of Madam Collins?

Charles couldn't help but interject, "Mr. Joseph, you must be wrong. Lucille was not wrongly accused. She did push Zoey down the stairs last night."

Joseph gave him a cold glance and asked, "And who are you?”

"I am Charles Jules, Lucille's older brother."

Joseph's lips curved in a sneer. "No wonder."

Charles furrowed his brows and asked, "What do you mean?"

Joseph's eyes turned icy as he replied, "If even her own brother does not believe her and speaks up for an outsider, how can anyone else believe that Miss Lucille was wrongly accused?"

The color drained from Charles' face, leaving him at a loss for words.

Howard was struck with a sudden jolt.

His mind racing, he struggled to make sense of Joseph's cryptic words.

Lucille's eyes flicked with interest as she raised her eyebrow, taking an extra glance at Joseph. She never expected him to speak up for her.

Joseph noticed her gaze and looked up to meet her eyes.

As their eyes met, a spark of emotion flickered between them and silently grew.

Lucille kept her composure, appearing serene and unaffected.

Joseph chuckled lightly, gracefully standing up. "I've delivered the gift, so I won't disturb you any longer," he said.

Howard hurriedly offered to see him off.

"No," Joseph nonchalantly replied as he buttoned his suit. "Let Miss Lucille send me off."

words, the living room fell into an

and the weight of the attention was too heavy for her to stay quiet

way please," she said, walking out confidently

front of the Maybach. "Mr.

that, she turned to

Joseph blocked her way with his hand. "Wait

looked straight into his eyes with a clear

her, then abruptly

caught off guard, her heart

wonder if he was up

but then heard

that Lucille realized

up at Joseph, but he held out his hand and

he

narrowed her

She had put the USB drive in her pocket right after leaving the surveillance

his deep, sexy voice whispering, "Be careful not to be so careless with your belongings next time." "And, if you fall for me,

Lucille was rendered wordless.

did he have to act so flirty when

Bang!

Meanwhile, Culver, who was getting ready to open the car

glanced at him, tightly holding onto the USB drive.

Joseph's remark and turned around

Inside the villa.

from afar,

such refined tastes,

to find him a wife for his last days?" Howard furrowed his brows and cautioned, "The Collins family is an elite and influential household, and they despise those who spread gossip behind their backs. You must never

course, I'm only concerned that Lucille might offend Mr. Joseph subconsciously. After all, we can't afford to provoke the Collins family." Howard darkened his face. "This troublemaker, I'll

already

wrong in front of Mr. Joseph, did you? Let me tell you, Mr. Joseph is someone

L

and headed straight upstairs, leaving

went directly to Zoey's room and kicked the

Lucille, these things belong to Miss Zoey-" "Start working!" Lucille's voice was cold and unwavering,

the only person in the Jules family who genuinely cared about Lucille. Seeing her resolute attitude, she quickly gathered Zoey's belongings and followed Lucille's instructions, dumping

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