Under Erik’s invitation, L stayed for lunch.


    Kiera and Rowan also joined them as they hadn’t eaten yet. During the meal, Erik’s attitude towards L noticeably improved, returning to their previous rtionship trend. Today, L saved Chloe which greatly eased tensions between him and the Ward family.


    To be honest, no one can truly empathize with a situation until it happens to them personally.


    When Chloe was in trouble this time around, Erik felt anxious and panicked just like how L did before. Therefore, his resentment towards L wasn’t as deep anymore.


    While Erik chatted with L over drinks while Kiera and Rowan kept thempany in the living room area, someone walked into the reception room quickly.


    “Mr. Ward ,” the person said urgently. “Someone from the Ward family in Iylonio is here to see you.”


    Upon hearing this news, Erik’s face stiffened slightly as he frowned.


    “Who is it?” he asked calmly.


    “It’s Edward Ward from the third generation,” replied the messenger before leaving promptly.


    Erik nodded lightly and said, “Let hime.”


    The person acknowledged and then exited the room.


    At this moment, Kiera frowned, a hint of resistance visible on her face.


    “Grandpa, why did they send him over?” she asked.


    Erik shook his head lightly and didn’t say anything.


    Kiera nced briefly at L, then decided not to ask further.


    Observing Kiera’s reaction, L raised an eyebrow…


    The Ward family in Iylonio? What connection did it have with the Ward family in Ednd?


    Last time, when that chubby guy from the Smith family in Iylonio harassed Kiera, L heard him mention something about the Ward family in Iylonio.


    Judging from Kiera’s reaction, it seemed that the two “Ward families” didn’t have a good rtionship with each other.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    “Mr. Ward, I have something else to attend to, so I’ll take my leave,” L said with a smile, understandingly getting up to leave.


    Seeing Erik’s mysterious expression, he felt it was better to avoid any suspicion as an “outsider.”


    Erik hesitated for a moment, nodded apologetically, and said, “Alright, L, take care! Come visit again when you have time!”


    “Rowan, see Mr. Willis off.”


    “No need, I’ve been here before, no need for an escort,” L waved his hand with a smile, ready to leave.


    However, before he had taken a few steps, he saw several peopleing towards him, coincidentally entering the reception room at the same time.


    Leading the group were two young men, one with a well-built and athletic physique, and the other noticeably overweight.


    Behind the two were several men dressed in suits, resembling attendants.


    Seeing the stout figure, L’s eyes flickered briefly, but he quickly averted his gaze, not wanting to engage with the person.


    However, the other party also noticed him and immediately blocked L’s path.


    “It’s you?”


    The stout figure looked at L, his expression darkening as he eximed in surprise.


    With his small eyes, which were never big to begin with, he squinted unfriendly.


    This person was none other than Jude, the pursuer of Kiera.


    He imed to be the second generation of the noble Smith family in Iylonio.


    “Huh? Mr. Smith, do you know him?” Edward, the third-generation member of the Ward family in Iylonio, asked with some surprise.


    Jude stared at L, his expression filled with anger and coldness.


    “I know him, of course!”


    “He is Kiera’s boyfriend.”


    Saying that, Jude stood in front of L, smirking coldly as he asked, “You’re leaving? Since you’re Kiera’s boyfriend, why don’t we all sit down and have a chat when we meet? Are you… feeling guilty? Tsk tsk…”


    This time, encountering L again, how could Jude easily let him go?


    Last time, he was severely pped by L, publicly humiliated, which Jude considered a great shame.


    That “heart-of-the-sea” sapphire ne, L treated it as a fake and shattered it, making Jude lose face.


    The esteemed second generation of the Smith family had actually bought a counterfeit and gifted it to his goddess?


    This undoubtedly became a big joke!


    Fortunately, it happened in Ednd, where not many people knew him; otherwise, if it had happened in Iylonio, he would have be theughingstock.


    After returning to Iylonio, Jude angrily confronted the friend who helped him buy the “heart-of-the-sea” ne, questioning why he had fooled him with a fake gem.


    The friend insisted with conviction that it was a rare treasure bought at an auction and couldn’t possibly be a counterfeit.


    After further investigation, Jude learned that he had been yed by L.


    The ne was indeed genuine, but he had been fooled by L…


    This infuriated him to no end, and he wished nothing more than to tear L apart to find some relief.


    So, seeing him again this time, how could Jude easily let L go?


    At this moment, noticing the situation, Kiera’s eyes flickered and she quickly stood up, rushing over to L’s side, and directly linking arms with him.


    “What guilt? L is just leaving coincidentally,” she said. With that, she discreetly pinched L’s waist and gave him a signal.


    L silently sighed, thinking to himself, “Is she trying to use me as a shield again?”


    Before dinner, Kiera had brought up this matter, even treating it as a way to express her gratitude towards him.


    But who would have thought that it would actually e true” so quickly?


    Erik noticed the situation and furrowed his brows, asking, “What’s going on?”


    Edward gestured to Jude, and the two of them respectfully greeted Erik.


    Then, Edward smiled and said, “Erik, Mr. Smith has a liking for Kiera, as you are well aware. It seems that my sister Kiera has… found a boyfriend?”


    Upon hearing this, Erik nced at Kiera and saw her holding onto L’s arm with an intimate gesture, instantly understanding what was happening.


    He knew that his granddaughter had no interest in Jude. In his eyes, this chubby guy was not worthy of his granddaughter, even with the background of the Smith family.


    Erik had no intentions of using his granddaughter’s happiness to exchange for any benefits.


    Seeing his granddaughter using L as a shield at this moment, he nodded in agreement and said, “That’s right, Kiera and L have mutual feelings for each other. Is there a problem?”


    He then looked at Jude and nodded solemnly, saying, “Jude, you can’t force matters of the heart.”


    Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure appeared on Jude’s face. “Mr. Ward, is he really Kiera’s boyfriend? I think he’s just a fake. I don’t believe Kiera would be interested in someone like him!”


    Jude then proceeded to tell Erik about the incident where L had deceived him, distorting the truth and turning a genuine sapphire ne into a fake.


    He seemed to be trying to tattle on L.


    “Mr. Ward, this guy is nothing but a swindler. Don’t let him deceive you!” Jude pointed at L, speaking with a tone filled with hatred.


    After hearing this, Erik looked at L and couldn’t help but chuckle.


    He thought, “Oh, there’s this as well? L truly is…”


    At the same time, Erik looked down on Jude even more.


    No matter how he looked at this young member of the Smith family, he seemed like a foolish and dim-witted person.


    To be fooled and still have the audacity toin?


    If L can deceive you, it’s because he has the skill. If you can’t outsmart him, it’s simply your own ipetence!