Chapter144
Afterleavingthehospital,LucascalledAveline,butshequicklyhunguponhim.
Hisbrowsfurrowed.
Theirrtionshiphadjustbeguntoreachadelicatebnce,butSophia’ssuddencrisishadshatteredit.
Lucashadneverfeltsoagitatedbefore.Hetuggedathistie,tryingtoreleasethefrustrationtighteninghischest.
Butitwasallinvain.
Sittinginhiscar,helitacigarette.Thesmokeswirledinfrontofhimashehalf–closed hiseyes,staringahead.
Justthen,hisphonerang.Hequicklygrabbedit,expectingittobeAveline,butitwas<b>a</b>messagefromMariainstead.
“I’vefoundDarren’slocation.”
Lucasreplied,“Senditover.”
Mariatexted,“No.”
Lucasreplied,“What?”
Mariateased,“Haha,I’mjustrebelliouslike that.”
Lucastextedback,“Thenyoucanspendtherestofyour lifebeing
rebelliousintheSoutheastregion.Don’eback“Yourlifebeing
Mariaimmediatelyapologized,“Boss,I’msorry.I’llsendittoyourightaway.”
Soon,LucasreceivedDarren’scurrentlocation.
Itwasaslumareaontheoutskirtsofthecity,farfromwherehewas.HeimmediatelycalledBrian,askinghimtobringateamand
+15BONUS
joinhim.
Asnightfell,theslumwassparselylit,withonlyafewscatteredlights.Fewpeopleventuredoutatnight.
Thecarstoppedatthenarrowroad’sentrance.Brianledagroupofbodyguardsoutandwalkeddirectlyinside.
Thebuildingwasdpidated,withdozensoffamilieslivingoneachfloor.
Brianandhisteamapproachedoneofthedoorsandknocked.
“Who’sthere?”Aman’svoicequicklyrespondedfrominside.
Brianloweredhisvoice.“Plumbingrepair.”
Itwentquietinside.
Thesilencstedforaboutfiveminutes,withnooningtoopenthedoor.Brian’sfacedarkened,andheimmediatelykickedthedooropen.
Thenarrowroomwasclearlyempty,butthewindowoppositethedoorwasopen.Brianmovedtothewindowandsawafigurequicklyrunningawayinthedistance.
“Chasehim!”Brianorderedinalowvoice.
Lucassatquietlyinhiscarattheroad’sentrance,waiting.Minutestickedby,andhalfanhouter,Brianreturned,drenchedinsweat.
“Mr.Tudor,hegotaway.”
Lucasstaredcoldlyathim.“Youhadhimcorneredathome,andhestillescaped?”
Brianreplieddejectedly,“Hejumpedoutthewindow.Heseemsveryfamiliarwiththisarea.Ourmencouldn’tcatchup.”
“You’resouseless.Maybeyoushouldconsidermovingtothe
Southeastregion,”Lucassuggestedcoldly.
Brianstraightenedupimmediately.“Mr.Tudor,Iwillfindhimassoonaspossible!”
Withthat,heturnedandleft.
Lucas’sfacegrewcolder,andachilling,oppressiveaurasurroundedhim.Hencedathisphone.
Whilewaiting,hecalledAveline sevenoreighttimes,butshekepthangingupon him
Lucaswasinafoulmood
Hestartedthecaranddrovestraighttothe No.9Mansion
Aators,afrequentvisitorhete,walkedintoaprivateroomwithbinasstifulwomanughingandchatting.HeturnedhisbeadandsawLucassittingonthesofa,shroudedinshadows,andwimmediatelystartled
|slides’tjousayanythingwhenyouarrived?
Aaronnendatthewomanandsaid,“Youshouldgo now.I’lltreatyoutodinneranotherday”This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.
Reluctant,thewortsatleft.
AaronsatdownnexttoLucas,notinghisgloomyandunpleasantexpression.“What’sgoingon?Didyourwifekickyouout?
Lucasdidn’trespond,pouringhimselfadrinkanddowningit