"If you don''t like him, why won''t you let him go? Didn''t I give you a sum of money? You don''t want it


    anymore? Or... do you think it''s too little? That sounds about right. A woman like you would only


    approach my son to get to me. Tell me, how much do you want this time?" Madam Mallory despised


    Nina. She took out the checkbook from her handbag and was about to write Nina a check.


    "I don''t need money. I didn''t need it before, I don''t need it now, and I won''t need it in the future." Nina


    held Percy''s hand tightly. She initially nned to stand aside and let him solve the matter on his own.


    However, she could not keep quiet any longer.


    Since she loved him, she was willing to share weal and woe with him. They would get through


    hardships together. That was what true love was.


    She would never back down because she was afraid.


    "What do you want?!" Madam Mallory was fuming from what she said and threw the checkbook on the


    sofa.


    "I didn''t know how I felt before, so I told you that I had no interest in Percy nor did I like him. However,


    Pierre, your youngest son, made me acknowledge my true feelings," Nina said as she looked back at


    Pierre.


    His face was ashen. She was unsure if it was because of his health or because he was angry with what


    she said. He looked like he was going to get out of bed and strangle her to death.


    Nina did not know that with Pierre''s temperament, he would have most certainly gotten out of bed in an


    instant. However, he was still half-lying on the bed.


    Could it be that Luca hurt him so badly that he could not even move?


    Nina admired Luca in her heart. At the same time, she was worried that he would pick on Luca once he


    got better.


    Hopefully, when the time came, Luke would step in and help Luca...


    "What do you mean..." Madam Mallory was stunned. She looked at her youngest son and found that


    his expression had turned ugly. She was worried it was because he was sick.


    The doctor had prescribed him painkillers the day before. At first, the painkillers could only numb the


    pain for four hours. Although the pain was still there, Pierre, who had an active lifestyle, was able to


    manage it.


    However, since the middle ofst night, he started to feel the pain again. The pain was not subdued


    even after he took painkillers. The painkillers'' effect was getting weaker and weaker. It was unable to


    keep the pain in check any longer.


    The doctor had no choice but to ask him to endure it when he cried out in pain. He told Pierre to only


    take the painkillers if he could not deal with the pain anymore.


    The consideration of the side effects from the heavy dosage had to be thrown out the window...


    That was because his pain was real.


    "Pierre kidnapped Nina for his selfish reasons. The police station has already followed up on this


    matter. Although they have yet to bring him in for questioning, based on the current progress, it won''t


    be long until it happens.” Percy looked at Pierre, whoy on the hospital bed with a chilly expression.


    With Pierre''s character, even if the matter was exposed, he would not tell Madam Mallory and Old


    Master Mallory the truth until the absolutest moment. To them, he was nothing but a fop. He could


    only get more of their love if he stayed out of trouble.


    For as long as Percy could remember, every time Pierre got into trouble and was unable to deal with it,


    he would step in to help out as his elder brother. When Percy had no time or it was a time-sensitive


    matter, only then would Pierre ask for help from the family.


    Therefore, in their hearts, although Pierre was arrogant and domineering, he rarely caused any trouble.


    "What did you say? That''s impossible." Madam Mallory did not believe that Pierre would be interested


    in someone like Nina. She was raging. "Don''t frame your brother for your own desires!"


    "Previously, he held Luca hostage in his vi to force Luke out of the bidding. At that time, he settled


    the matter by paying people off. You were so happy because he started his own business, so I didn''t


    pursue it. This time, he learned his lesson. After he kidnapped Nina, he imprisoned her in your vi and


    got our former maid to take care of her. Now, that maid is in the police station. When Nina was rescued,


    the maid admitted that Pierre was the person behind this." Percy shook the phone in his hand and


    continued talking, "Luke and I have a copy of her confession. There''s no reason for the maid to frame


    him."


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    "My vi?" Madam Mallory frowned and nced at her younger son who was on the hospital bed.


    "Every one of my vis is taken care of by a dedicated person. If he was hiding someone in my vi,


    how could I not know?!"


    Percy was a little disappointed when he saw that she still chose to trust Pierre instead of him. This


    might be the difference of not having grown up by her side.


    "The vi is in your name but you gave it to him. You just haven''t transferred the title yet," Percy


    continued. "Do you want to listen to the recording? Actually... you don''t need to listen to the recording.


    The police areing today."


    "What the hell do you want?!" Pierre curled up. He had just felt better because of the painkillers he took


    an hour ago, but Percy and Nina''s presence caused him to be in pain again.


    Percy did not feel anything when he saw how distressed Pierre appeared. Pierre would be fine. That


    was what Luke told him.


    Percy said, "I don''t want much. I can choose not to hold you ountable, but the Mallory family can''t


    stop me from being with Nina!"


    Madam Mallory cked out for a little after she heard what he said. ‘There are many socialites in A


    City. Why did he fall in love with this ordinary woman?''


    It was not just Percy. ording to what he just said, even her favorite youngest son was interested in


    Nina...


    ‘Were my sons bewitched?''


    Madam Mallory was so angry that she did not know what to say. Old Master Mallory knew that she was


    worried that Percy would hurt his brother for Nina, so he stood up and firmly objected to it. "I


    disapprove of this rtionship. "


    Percy looked at Old Master Mallory. Although the old master had kept silent, Percy knew that


    something was up and kept his guards up.


    That was because he knew that the stance of the elders in the Mallory family was the same as Madam


    Mallory''s.


    They thought that it was no big deal to sacrifice oneself as long as it was for the good of the Mallory


    family.


    They did not see it as a sacrifice. It was just a marriage of convenience to them.


    They loved Pierre so much because he would do exactly as they said. He had agreed without a second


    thought when they arranged his marriage.


    "Grandpa, even if you disapprove, I''ll still be with Nina." Percy expressed his stance.


    Old Master Mallory squinted, his cloudy eyes looking at Nina grimly.


    Even though he had been out of the corporate world for many years, his strong aura was still present.


    Nina felt a little overwhelmed and breathless.


    Old Master Mallory said, "If you insist on being with this woman, I can''t guarantee what she''ll have to


    face in the future. Percy, you know as well that even though I''ve retired, I still have my ways."


    Old Master Mallory''s aura was like a storm that was brewing, pressing down on everyone below him.