Chapter 499 Even Luke''s Smoke Rings Seem Dissatisfied!


    When Luke brought Nina to the hospital ward, she still had faint streaks of tears on her face. It seemed


    as though she had suffered a huge fright.


    Bianca was instantly furious when she saw Nina''s expression.


    She grabbed Nina''s elbow and examined her from head to toe. "Did Percy bully you? How could that


    scoundrel...’’ She did not hide the anger in her voice.


    Then, she looked at Luke with an usatory gaze, as though ming him for not protecting her friend.


    "He didn''t. Percy only pulled a prank on her. He did not do her any harm." Luke spread his arms and


    looked helplessly at Bianca. He did not sound like he was lying.


    He was friends with Percy Mallory for many years, and he understood Percy''s distant and frigid


    character.


    Percy might be ruthless, but he had no interest in women. Viting a woman was something that he


    would never do.


    After all, with his looks and wealth, countless women tried to court him.


    If he were not interested in a woman, he would not hesitate to throw them out, even if they took off all


    their clothes and climbed onto his bed.


    Indeed, Luke did not lie to Bianca.


    He remembered that there was a beautiful woman from a wealthy family who had admired Percy for


    many years. One night, she sneaked her way onto his bed, but before she could touch him, he sent her


    flying with a kick.


    Not only did the woman break half of her ribs, but Percy also bankrupted her family business in a fit of


    rage.


    That made the woman the subject of ridicule in upper society, and also caused Percy''s admirers to put


    an end to having any impure thoughts about the man.


    If he could injure a woman in his anger, being his wife would be nothing but suffering.


    Bianca did not know that. All she knew was that her best friend had suffered a fright under Percy.


    "Why would she be so frightened if Percy hadn''t done anything?" She spoke agitatedly.


    Wanda told her niece to calm down, then poured a ss of water for Nina and gently patted the back of


    her hand. "At least you''re back in one piece. How did you get into trouble while buying food? You have


    a good character. Who could have been offended?"


    Wanda knew that Nina and Bianca were good friends.


    The young woman had a cheerful and direct personality, which was totally different from her gentle and


    introverted niece.


    Nina might be rash sometimes, but she had a kind heart. Wanda quite liked her.


    "You''re Bea''s good friend, child, and I''ve treated you like my granddaughter, " Old Master Rayne said


    endearingly, "You have to tell us your troubles so that we can help you."


    Tears welled up in Nina''s eyes as she took the ss of water from Wanda." Thank you, Grandpa


    Rayne and Aunt Wanda... I''m fine, Bea. Fortunately, Mr. Crawford came in time. Percy Mallory didn''t do


    anything to me. Really.''


    Nina was moved by the amount of genuine care the Rayne family showed her, even though they were


    not rted by blood.


    Her family was like a bunch of leeches. They only cared about how much money she had for them, and


    they would not show her an ounce of care even if she were dying from sickness.


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    "It''s good that you''re fine." Bianca breathed a sigh of relief and continued asking, ''How did you manage


    to cross Percy Mallory? What happened?" "I met Pierre and his fiancee at a nearby mall. After they left,


    I vandalized their car, but Percy caught me in the act. He detained me and asked me topensate


    him with ten percent of the car''s value. The car is worth thirty million dors, and I couldn''t afford to fork


    out three million dors. I''m sorry, Bea, I''ve caused trouble for you and Mr. Crawford..."


    Indeed, she did not have the money to pay for the brand new Bugatti Veyron.


    Nina knew that she should not have troubled Bianca, but she had no other choice. She did not know


    that Bianca was acquainted with Percy, but she knew that Luke was friends with Percy. She was


    hoping that Bianca could talk to Luke so that Luke could ask Percy for a discount.


    She suffered a huge fright because of Percy''s horrific collection of pets in his house: menacing African


    pythons, glowering Tibetan mastiffs, and so on


    She had probably hit a soft spot while they were arguing, and the man tossed her into a dark room full


    of snakes. Nina had a phobia of creepy- crawlies, and she almost wet her pants.


    Percy had shown her that the snakes were harmless, but Nina could not forget the disgusting feeling of


    being wrapped by those slimy bodies!


    Bianca''s face changed several colors after listening to what Nina had to say.


    She thought of how Pierre had harmed Nina and said helplessly, "You''re not the one at fault, Nina.


    Pierre deserves to be taught a lesson. I thought you''re too kind to him for only vandalizing his car; I


    would''ve doused it with gasoline and threw a lit match. Too bad that there are legal consequences for


    that, sigh..."


    Luke was speechless.


    He did not know that the gentle woman he knew could be so vengeful.


    "Bea, I..." Nina felt bad.


    She thought that Bianca would reprimand her for being rash, but she did not expect that Bianca would


    be on her side.


    Bianca had always felt guilty about what happened to Nina because of her.


    If Nina could not find her happiness, Bianca would feel guilty for the rest of her life.


    While everyone chatted, Jason knocked on the door.


    He entered the ward and greeted everyone.


    Then, Luke followed him out of the ward, walked past a quiet corridor, and went into a smoking room.


    Luke was craving for a smoke. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Jason.


    Jason lit up Luke''s cigarette and took a puff of his own. Then, he went straight to the main point,


    "ording to the car te and model given by Young Master Crawford, we’ve found that the car te


    is indeed a fake. However, we managed to find some leads from the traffic surveince cameras. The


    perpetrator is a five-foot-nine man in his mid-thirties. He was in a call before he crashed into Ms.


    Rayne, but he was using a voice changer, and he had destroyed the SIM card after the call. The


    mastermind seems to be very well-prepared."


    Luke scowled icily. Even his smoke rings seemed dissatisfied. "So that was all in vain?"


    Jason did not have a reply for that. He took another puff of his cigarette and continued speaking,


    "That''s not entirely true. The perpetrator is cunning and deceptive; he''s probably trained in anti-


    reconnaissance. However, half an hour earlier, Sean managed to detect a telmunications signal


    from the perpetrator and locked onto his location..."


    Sean''s full name was Sean Zander. He was Bianca''s driver, and he was tasked to investigate the truth


    with Jason.