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."

living room fell into

weight of the attention was too heavy for her to

way please," she said, walking out confidently and ignoring

of the Maybach. "Mr. Joseph, take

that, she turned to

her way with

raised her head and looked straight into his eyes with

with her, then

guard,

wonder if he was up

paces, but then heard him let out a

only then that Lucille

Lucille looked up at Joseph, but he held out his hand and revealed what

dropped this in my car," he said,

her eyes in

that be? She had put the USB drive in her pocket right after leaving the surveillance room. How did it end

careful not to be so careless with your belongings next time." "And, if you fall for me, be

Lucille was rendered wordless.

act so flirty when he

Bang!

to open the

tightly holding onto the USB drive.

to hear Joseph's remark and turned

Inside the villa.

from

refined tastes, would

flickered as she pretended to be worried and asked Howard, "Dad, I heard that Joseph is terminally ill and has only a few days left. Is it true that Madam Collins wants to find him a wife for his last

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 deal

had already

"You didn't say anything wrong in front of Mr. Joseph, did you? Let me tell you, Mr. Joseph is someone you cannot even hope to

L

straight upstairs, leaving him to

room and kicked the door open, shouting,

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

cared about Lucille. Seeing her

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