Chapter138


    AssoonasLucasentered,hisgazndedonAveline.Seeingthetwobodyguardsholdingher,hisexpressionturnedicy.


    “Letgo.”


    Histonewascold,surroundedbyapowerfndchillingaura.


    ThetwobodyguardsinstinctivelyreleasedherandlookedoveratCrystal.


    Crystal,seeinghim,immediatelysaid,“Lucas,you’rejustintime.Thismaidnotonlyignoredmywordsbutalsohitmygrandson.Howarewegoingtoresolvethis?”


    LucasignoredCrystal’swordsandwentstraighttoAveline,hiseyes.fixedonher.“Areyouokay?”


    Aveline’shearttrembledslightly.Sheshookherhead.“I’mfine.Ididn’thithim.”


    “Iknow,”Lucassaidquicklyandconfidently.


    Atthatmoment,Aveline’sheartsettled.


    Regardlessoftheirpastconflicts,atleastfornow,hewasonherside.


    Avelineloweredhergaze,suppressingtheemotionsthatsurgedwithinher.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.


    Crystal’sbrowsfurroweddeeplyasshewatchedthisscene.


    Theonlookerswerealsoquitesurprised.


    Wasn’tthiswomanamaidoftheTudorfamily?


    WhywasLucastreatinghersokindly?


    Couldtheybehavinganinappropriatertionship?


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    Lucas’ssharpeyesturnedtoCrystal,hisvoicecold.“Mrs.Ross,


    you’regettingoninyears,soyoushouldavoidgoingouttoomuch.Thisismywife,AvelineYoung.”


    Crystal’sfaceturnedpalefromshock!


    Thesurroundingpeoplecollectivelygasped.


    ThiswomanwasLucas‘wife!


    Crystaltookadeepbreathandsaid,“Evenifsheisyourwife,she


    stillhitmygrandson.Doesherstatusmeanthismatterwillbebrushedoff?IsthishowtheTudorfamilyhandlesthings?”


    Lucas’snarroweyesfellonthelittleboy’sface.Theboy,hidingbehindCrystal,peekedoutatthem.


    MeetingLucas‘coldgaze,theboyimmediatelytrembled.


    “Didshehityou?”Lucasaskedinadeepvoice.


    Thelittleboylookedlikehewasabouttocry,butLucas‘eyes grewcolder,andtheboywastooscaredtocry.


    Clutchinghiscandytightly,hemovedhislipsbutdidn’tsayanything.


    Lucassaidcoolly,“Childrenwholiewillseetheirnosesgrowlong,andnoneoftheirfriendswilllikethemanymore.”


    “No!”the boyimmediatelyblurtedout.


    Crystalquicklykneltdown.“Mydeargrandson,don’tbefooledbyhim.Didshehityouornot?”


    Theboysobbed,“No..Idon’tlikeherbecausesheignoredyou,soIwantedtoshoother…”


    Crystal’sexpression changedrapidly,flushingredwithanger,then.turningpalewithshock,andfinallydarkeningwithembarrassment.


    Thepeople aroundwerealsostunnedbythesuddenturnofevents..


    Atthismoment,Yvonnespokeup,“Soitwasamisunderstanding.Childrenhavepoormemoriesandcaneasilygetthingswrong.Alright,sinceit’samisunderstanding,let’smoveonandcontinue.


    ourtea.”


    ShethenturnedtoLucas.“Lucas,it’sgoodyou’reback.Yourfatheriswaitingforyouinthestudyupstairs.Youshouldgoup.”


    Aveline’sexpressionturnedcold.


    Earlier,Yvonnehadn’tmentionedheridentityandinsistedonanapology.Nowthattheissuewasresolved,Yvonnesteppedinasamediator.


    WhatifLucashadn’eback?


    WouldYvonnehavejustwatchedasCrystal’speopledraggedherout?


    Crystal’sexpressionsoftenedabitassheturnedtoleavewiththeboyinherarms.


    “What’stherush?”Lucas’scoldvoicerangoutagain.


    Yvonne’sexpressionbecamemoreserious.“Lucas,whatareyounningtodo?TheRossfamilyhaslong