Jean squinted his eyes and looked at her red and swollen cheeks without a semnce ofpassion.


    Instead, he felt resentment.


    Marie saw that he did not respond, so she immediately pounced and hugged him. “Jean, I really love


    you. Don''t give up on our rtionship okay?"


    Jean listened to her weeping with disgust and said, "You can''t lie to me anymore."


    "I swear, I''ll never lie to you again! Let''s live a happy life together, okay?" Marie reassured him.


    It urred to Jean that Marie still had the Rayne family behind her, and he became gentle. He touched


    her red and swollen face and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"


    Marie nodded.


    "I did this because I got too angry just now. I''m sorry. Don''t be angry at me," Jean apologized. He knew


    that Marie wanted to get close to him for a reason, but at the same time, he had an ulterior motive for


    getting close to her as well


    The reason he overreacted was that he had just found out from Nina that Marie set him up.


    After Marie exined things, he was no longer mad.


    "I''m not angry with you. I did do some things that hurt you. Jean, after being through so much together,


    please don''t give up on me." Marie hugged him.


    Jean pushed her away and said, "I won''t leave you. Sit down. I''ll go get you an ice pack."


    After saying that, he walked into the kitchen.


    Marie''s pitiful appearance changed instantly. She looked at a certain corner in the living room with sad


    yet vicious eyes.


    Nina...


    Jean...


    She must remember what they did to her and make them fall into an abyss of doom!


    In the Rayne family''s house.


    After Old Man Rayne and Old Master Crawford were done enjoying their snacks, they continued


    ying chess. Luca sat aside and watched with great interest.


    She would even talk to the old masters from time to time.


    Wanda was doing some work in her little workshop. She was at ease as Luca was there to help look


    after the old masters.


    When it was 4:30 in the afternoon, Luca nced at the time and realized that it was time for her to go


    pick up the children.


    If she waste, Lanie and Rainie would understand, but Tommy, the little one who did not want to go to


    calligraphy ss in the first ce, would have something to say.


    Luca saw that the two old masters were still ying chess, so she waited for a while. When the game


    was over, she said, “Grandpa Rayne, I have something to attend to, so I''ll be leaving."


    Old Man Rayne stopped rearranging the chess pieces and looked at her, "So soon? Aren''t you staying


    for dinner?"


    Lucaughed when she heard him persuade her to stay. She wanted to spend more time with the old


    man too, but now was now the time. "No, I have some things to do, and I''ve promised some other


    people."


    "It''s a pity. I was going to ask Wanda to cook more food tonight." Disappointment could be seen in Old


    Man Rayne''s eyes.


    Very few young people could sit here and watch them y for more than an hour. This showed that


    Luca was patient, and the old man liked patient people.


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    Old Master Crawford guessed that the people Luca said she had made a promise to were the three


    children, so he assisted her and said, "The most important thing for young people is to keep their


    promises. Don''t make things difficult for Luca."


    "Alright, let Wanda send you off." Old Man Rayne agreed with Old Master Crawford''s words that one


    should keep their promises.


    Before Luca could say no, the old master had already called for Wanda, "Wanda,e out for a


    moment."


    His voice was sonorous when he called for her, which made Luca smile. It seemed like his health was


    getting better every day. He waspletely different from back then when he always experienced


    shortness of breath.


    Wanda walked out of the workshop and asked curiously, "Dad, what''s wrong?"


    "Luca wants to leave. Please send her off," said Old Man Rayne.


    Wanda looked at Luca and urged her to stay. "Going back so soon? Why don''t you stay for dinner?"


    "I can''t, Aunt Rayne. I''ve made an appointment with others, so I have to keep my word," said Luca.


    Wanda could only nod and send Luca downstairs.


    When they arrived at the entrance, Luca picked up the jacket that had been dried off by the maid.


    When she saw Wanda put on her jacket as well, she hurriedly said, "Aunt Rayne, you can just see me


    off here.


    I''ll go out by myself. It''s cold outside."


    "It''s not a big deal. I''ll wear something warm. I won''t freeze no matter how cold it is," Wanda insisted on


    sending her off.


    Luca had no choice but to agree as her Aunt Wanda was very stubborn.


    They both walked out the door and to the entrance of the neighborhood.


    While walking, Wanda asked, "Luca, can I ask you a question?"


    "Sure," said Luca as she could guess what she was about to ask.


    “Do you have a boyfriend?" asked Wanda.


    Luca was stunned as she did not expect her to ask such a question. “No."


    “I was just curious. I hope you don''t mind." Wanda did not say that she was going to introduce her to


    someone after Luca said that she did not have a boyfriend like how others would. She just wanted to


    make sure of something.


    “I don''t mind. Besides, I don''t think I have time for things like dating, mainly because I''m too busy right


    now. My career is still on the rise, and I don''t want to waste time on rtionships," Luca said with


    duplicity.


    She used to devote her time to love, and at that time, she constantly put in the effort to be good


    enough to stand beside Luke.


    However, it seemed like now, she could only keep herself busy with work without even thinking about


    Luke or her love life.


    “I heard from Luke that you stayed abroad before this, right?" Wanda smiled.


    “Yes, I went abroad with my mother." Luca lowered her gaze and lied.


    “The mindset abroad is very different from here, but no matter what, follow your own gut," said Wanda


    as she mentioned Bianca. “My niece wanted to focus on her studies, but my brother unexpectedly fell


    sick, so she did a lot of things to take care of him, and her studies got dyed. She went through a lot


    to go abroad. After she returned, she wanted to focus on her career, but little did she know that she


    would fall in love and get married. I didn''t think that she would be able to juggle both her family and her


    career. Unfortunately,ter..."


    “I heard that Brilliant Architectural Design LLC was established by the CEO''s wife?" Luca listened to


    Wandamenting her past and got a heartache.


    She also felt pity for what could have been. Unfortunately, she was powerless, and she could only


    watch as the past evolved into the way it was now.


    “Yes, it seems like you know a lot too. But after she went abroad to study, thepany went under


    Luke''s management," said Wanda.


    “I''ve heard about it," said Luca, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the gate. She stopped in her


    tracks and looked at Wanda. “Aunt Rayne, you can just see me off here. My car is just parked right


    outside."