Chapter 338
Lucas’s attitude was sincere, and there was even a hint of caution in his eyes-he didn’t look like he was lying at all. But Lydia didn’t believe for a second that he’d suddenly change his attitude for no reason.
She shot him a suspicious look and asked, “You’re really here to apologize?”
Lucas nodded eagerly. “Yeah, Vincent already gave me a good scolding.”
Lydia was still skeptical. She thought, ‘Lucas had rather be kicked out of the family than apologize to me before. How could Vincent’s words have changed his mind so easily?’
Back when Lucas suddenly softened up to the family and tried to come back, Lydia already felt something was off. That just wasn’t like the impulsive, proud Lucas at all.
Now, seeing him show up in her room, Lydia was even more convinced of her suspicions.
But she didn’t call him out. Instead, she just played along with a bright smile. “How could I ever blame you, Lucas? You’re my little brother.”
Something flickered quickly in Lucas’s eyes when he heard that. He kept a smile on his face the whole time, and then finally looked relieved. “Good thing you’re not mad.”
He bent down, picked up the necklace from the floor, put it back in its box, and then set the box on the bed. As he turned around, his hand slipped into his jacket pocket for a moment.
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If Lydia had looked closely, she would’ve seen that he was holding a few long strands of hair. But since his body was in the way, Lydia didn’t notice a thing.
Lucas turned back to her with a warm smile. “Lydia, just take this gift for now. Next time, I’ll get you something even better.”
Lydia smiled and nodded. “Okay.”
They acted as if all the unpleasantness from before had never happened. But the second Lucas disappeared through the door, Lydia’s smile vanished.
She walked over to where Lucas had been standing, searching the bed for any signs of something off. She even flipped the mattress over to check, but found nothing.
Then she pulled out the earrings Lucas had given her and inspected them. She even took apart the box, but still found nothing suspicious.
She wondered, ‘Am I just overthinking it?’
After a long pause, she suddenly spoke up. “Can you find out what Lucas was doing in my room just now?”
Her voice echoed through the spacious room, carrying a strangely unsettling vibe. No one answered her question.
After a brief silence, Lydia suddenly spoke up again, her tone full of annoyance. “There’s nothing you can do! What’s the point of having you around?”
She angrily tossed the box onto the floor, as if she was venting all the anger she’d bottled up after hearing that Emily had become the company’s vice president.
Just then, her phone suddenly rang. Lydia, still full of pent-up anger, grabbed her phone, ready to hang up, but paused when
she saw the caller ID.
She thought, Jeremy? What is he calling for?’
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The Bennett Family all assumed that Jeremy had helped them out for her sake, but she knew all too well just how distant he was toward her.
After hesitating for a moment, she still chose to pick up, her voice instantly softening. “Mr. Windrose, what can I help you with?”
Jeremy’s voice was as gentlemanly as ever. “Ms. Bennett, every time you’ve invited me to dinner before, I’ve always turned you down. But I happen to be free lately. Would you have some time?”
Lydia was taken aback. She knew there was no way Jeremy would just invite her to dinner for no reason, but no matter what he was after, she really had no reason to refuse him.
