Nina noticed the worry in his eyes and said softly, "Are you struggling with what to do with Pierre?"


    Percy looked at her. After she was rescued, she no longer resisted him. Her tenderness was hard-won


    as the price was for her to experience those terrible things.


    He would rather she did not experience them and for her to see his love for her bit by bit through his


    hard work so that it would hurt her a lot less.


    "No, don''t read into it." Percy put his hand on her forehead and removed it only when he felt that her


    temperature was normal.


    "Don''t lie to me. Pierre is your younger brother. If you go after him for my sake, you won''t be able to


    exin it to your family. Since I''ve woken up, your phone has rung three times and you didn''t answer a


    single call. It''s someone from the Mallory family who''s calling you, no?" Nina hated Pierre, and she did


    not want to let the matter slide.


    However, she could not deal with this mad man alone. She could only do it with Percy''s help...


    If Percy stood on her side, however, he would be fighting against a whole lot of people. She could not


    bear to let Percy face something as such.


    She med herself for everything. If she had epted Percy''s feelings for her and his protection,


    Pierre would at least have his scruples and not do anything to her.


    "It has to do with thepany." Percy tucked her in and reassured her. "Don''t read into it."


    Nina knew that he was saying this only because he did not want her to feel guilty, so she nodded. She


    knew that no matter what she said, it would not change Percy''s decision.


    She was incapable of fighting against Pierre, but Jean...


    Nina lowered her gaze slightly. She was unwilling to forgive Jean after she learned from Pierre that


    Jean had worked with him to lie to her so that she would show up at the bar... ...


    Luke drove to the vi.


    Luca breathed a sigh of relief after she personally made sure that Nina was fine. She felt much more


    rxed sitting in the passenger seat.


    Luke said thoughtfully, "You care about Nina a lot."


    "Why do you say that?" Luca looked at the reversing scenery outside the window and wondered. ‘How


    did he notice the change in my mood when he''s driving?''


    In front of him, there seemed to be a detector for the emotions she wanted to hide. He knew


    everything.


    "You look much more rxed than before," Luke said.


    Luca nodded and exined, "I was worried that Nina would be bullied by Pierre when she was held


    hostage. Her mental state is too fragile. She wouldn''t be able to deal with it if she encountered


    something like that. Fortunately, that''s not what happened, so the trauma isn''t as bad. Also, after this


    incident, she knows who matters most in her heart. So it''s somewhat a blessing in disguise."


    Luke listened to her words of concern for others, stared ahead, and said thoughtfully, "You''re d she


    found out who''s the most important person in her life, but how about you?"


    "What?" Luca looked at him. She did not understand what he meant.


    "What are you thinking about? When will you recognize your true feelings?" Luke asked.


    Luca turned her head away and sped her hands together uneasily. "I don''t understand what you


    mean."


    Luke did not continue talking. Since Luca wanted to be an ostrich, he could not force her. If he pushed


    her too hard, she might resist him.


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    His phone rang. He nced at it, picked up the Bluetooth earphones beside him, put them on, and


    answered the call. "What''s the matter?"


    Luca knew from the tone of his voice that it was not the children who called.


    Luke had a different tone of voice when he talked on the phone with different people. To Bianca, he


    was gentle and loving. Although he was more stern when he spoke to the kids, his tone was still gentle


    and affectionate. He was respectful toward Old Master Crawford. With other people, he spoke


    indifferently as though there was no warmth to him at all.


    The person on the other end of the phone said something. Luca did not hear anything since he was


    wearing earphones. However, she noticed that his tone had be more serious. "I''m on my way."


    She watched as Luke hung up the phone as soon as he finished talking. She asked with a frown,


    "What happened?"


    "Something happened at Crawford Manor. I need to go back now," Luke said. Although he just


    mentioned that ‘something happened'', Luca knew that it had to do with Allison.


    She began to cause drama only after a few days of silence.


    When Luca heard that it was about Crawford Manor, she thought that it would be inappropriate for her


    to be involved. She said, "Drop me on the side of the road. I''ll take a cab back."


    Luke nced at her and knew what she was thinking about. He said, "I have to trouble you toe


    with me. I can''t solve this matter alone."


    ‘He can''t solve it alone...''


    "Okay, I''ll try my best." Luca nodded in agreement as she knew that it involved Allison.


    Allison paid a lot of attention to her appearance. Although the concoction she prescribed had prevented


    her face from getting worse, it did not cure her condition.


    As such, Luca had been expecting her to make a scene sooner orter.


    Seeing that she consented to be involved, Luke turned around at the intersection ahead and headed


    for Crawford Manor.


    It was the weekend, so there were more people on the road. They took more than half an hour to reach


    Crawford Manor.


    As soon as Luke stopped the car, the butler hurried over, looking utterly anxious. "Young Master Luke,


    you''re finally back. Please get Madam Allison to calm down."


    "Where''s Grandpa?" Luke asked. In the past, Allison would still be a little afraid of Old Master


    Crawford. If Old Master Crawford was at Crawford Manor, she would not dare to make a scene.


    "Old Master Crawford went on vacation with his friends to a vige in the suburbs. He won''t be back


    until evening at the earliest. It''s a mess inside. I think Madam Susan and Madam Allison are about to


    get into a fight," the butler frowned as he spoke. He was just the butler. If the two of them fought, he


    would not be able to diffuse the situation.


    As such, when he felt that something was about to go down, he immediately called Luke and Louis to


    get them toe back.


    Luke nodded and said, "Let''s go in."


    Luca followed by Luke''s side. Considering the situation inside, she slowed down slightly and followed


    behind Luke instead.


    As they approached the house, they heard the sound of quarreling inside and the vague cries of a


    child.


    Luca guessed that it was Thea who was crying.


    After they entered the main house, Luke saw how agitated Allison and Susan were. They were being


    pulled aside by two maids.


    Thea, on the other hand, was standing in the corner, crying. She was obviously frightened by what was


    happening.


    "What''s the matter?!" Luke frowned, his shout interrupting the quarrel between the two. No matter what


    social ss someone was in, they would go out of control when they quarreled, including Susan and


    Allison.