"Okay, got it. How did they know Nina was here?" Luca''s expression was stern. It seemed that the


    Mallory family was dead serious about wanting Nina to leave Percy.


    However, how was Nina at fault?


    She did not cause the misfortune that came upon her blood family nor did she have an option.


    Pierre was the one who caused all of Nina''s recent suffering. She was the victim!


    Nina sighed when she saw Luca''s sour expression. "It should be Joanne... They came for me. I''m sorry


    for putting you in such a difficult position, Luca. I''ll go out."


    "No, you stay here." Luca wanted to make a call but realized that her phone was not there. She then


    remembered that she left it in the bedroom.


    She said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile, I''m going to make a call. In the meantime, please open the door for


    the Mallory family and have Lanie and the others go upstairs. I don''t want the Mallory family to scare


    them."


    "Okay, I''ll do it right now." Aunt Neile nodded and was about to leave the bedroom.


    "Another thing, Aunt Neile, please entertain them downstairs. You''ll have to leave work a littleter than


    usual today," Luca said.


    Aunt Neile replied, "Okay, no problem."


    After Aunt Neile left, Luca looked at Nina and said, "You haven''t done anything wrong, so you have


    nothing to apologize for. I''ll go meet them, and you can wait here. Don''te down if you don''t hear


    anything from me."


    "The Mallory family is very..." Nina hesitated to continue speaking. "Luca, I can''t let you face them


    alone. I''ll do it. You''re innocent."


    "Don''t worry. I''ll give a call to Mr. Crawford before I head down." After Luca finished speaking, she


    walked out of the bedroom and closed the door. She then went to her bedroom to grab her phone. She


    felt ufortable when she thought of how they had not been in contact for nearly two days. At that


    moment, she had no choice but to take the initiative to talk to him.


    She did not expect that the Mallory family would pay them a sudden visit. She knew she had to inform


    Luke about what was happening and get his opinion on how to manage this matter that involved Nina


    and deal with the Mallory family.


    No matter what Luke said, she was determined to protect Nina.


    Luca made up her mind and called Luke.


    Luke answered her call fairly quickly. Luca did not wait for him to speak before she said, "Mr. Crawford,


    I need to get your opinion on something."


    Luke stayed silent for a few seconds before he asked, "What''s the matter?"


    Luca could hear the hoarseness and exhaustion in his voice. She lowered her eyes, suppressed her


    worries about him, and said, "I assume you know about what happened to Nina?"


    It had caused a bigmotion, so even though Luke was not around, Luca assumed that he was


    aware as he had always kept a close eye on what was happening in A City.


    "Yeah." Luke''s response was short and simple. She blinked. If it were not for the silence on her end,


    she wondered if she had hallucinated his response because she missed him too much.


    "She''s staying at your vi now, but the Mallory family is at the door. I want to shield her from them. Do


    you have any concerns?" Luca made it clear that she wanted to help Nina. Nevertheless, it was Luke''s


    vi, after all. She was certain that the Mallory family knew that. As such, she still had to get his


    opinion.


    Otherwise, she might offend the Mallory family and they would me Luke. If that happened, their


    partnership would be affected.


    "Do what you think is right. If they don''t back off, deal with it however you deem fit." Luke said more


    words this time.


    Luca felt at ease when she heard what he said. She understood that he meant for her to protect Nina


    and not worry so much.


    "Mm." This time, she was the one who gave a brief one-syble response. Her voice was slightly


    trembling and contained a hint of helplessness.


    Luke noticed her emotions and sighed helplessly. He wanted nothing more but to take her into his


    arms, but he was facing some difficulties with the task at hand. He had to be here to take charge, which


    was why he had to go on this business trip.


    "I didn''t expect you to call me for someone else," he said.


    His hoarse voice passed through Luca''s eardrums. It was electrifying. She was at a loss, and her mind


    went nk as she was unsure what Luke meant when he said that.


    "Huh?" she said subconsciously, her brain a nk te.


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    "Don''t worry about it. Remember, if Old Master Mallory is the one who came to visit and you aren''t able


    to manage him, call Grandpa and have him step in to deal with this matter. If it''s someone else from the


    Mallory family and you can''t have them settle down, call me." Luke urged. Old Master Crawford was


    the only one who could ease the situation if Old Master Mallory was involved.


    "Okay... But will Old Master Crawford be willing to help Nina?" Luca hesitated. She was unsure if she


    wanted to involve Old Master Crawford.


    There was already a rift between the Crawford and Mallory families. If Old Master Crawford stepped in,


    the rift would run deeper and it would lead to a negative impact on the Crawford family.


    "Don''t worry, he''ll help. Percy is my business partner. Grandpa will be annoyed at me if he finds out that


    I didn''t help Nina," Luke reassured her.


    "Okay, I see." Luca held the phone tightly in her hand and looked at the door. The kids were standing at


    the door. She could even hear the sounds from downstairs because the door was not closed.


    It seemed that the Mallory family had arrived.


    "I''ll deal with it now," Luca said.


    "Mm, I''ll help inform Grandpa and let him know what''s going on," Luke said.


    Luca hung up the phone, looked at the kids who were standing by the door of her bedroom, and walked


    out with a gentle smile on her face.


    Rainie said, "Ms. Luca, Old Master Mallory and the others are here."


    "Got it. Could you go to theboratory to get Aunt Nina and stay in one of the bedrooms with her?"


    Luca asked the kids to apany Nina so Nina would notunch herself into a state of overthinking.


    "Okay, Ms. Luca." Rainie nodded.


    Tommy''s chubby face was slightly wrinkled as he was worried. "Ms. Luca, they look so fierce. You have


    to be careful."


    "Okay, I know. If you don''t hear anything from me, you and Aunt Nina can''t go downstairs." Luca urged


    them.


    The children nodded, walked to theb, and brought Nina out.


    Nina walked out of the room and looked at Luca.


    Luca nodded, turned around, and went downstairs as she held her phone tightly in her hand. Even


    though she was no longer on a call with Luke, she knew that Luke would support her. Hence, she did


    not feel as panicked.


    At the same time, Rainie held Nina''s hand, and they went into her bedroom.


    Luca went downstairs. She saw Old Master Mallory, Pierre, and a middle-aged couple. She frowned.


    ''Who is this middle-aged couple? Are they Percy''s rtives? How do these people have anything to do


    with Nina?''


    When Pierre saw Lucae downstairs, he looked her up and down with his sinister eyes. ''This


    woman is indeed dating Luke.''