"What news is it?" Luca, curious once again, pulled a chair and sat beside Luke.


    Luke picked up his tablet, opened today''s forum homepage, and handed it to her.


    Luca looked at the article pinned on the top of the forum with surprise. The rumors about her and Luke had been removed, reced by a new report.


    The new headline featured Karen Ruiz.


    "Madam Mallory?” Luca did not click on it immediately but instead nced at the man beside her. Luke nodded. "It was her who leaked our story to the reporters. She thought she could clean up the mess and have someone else do the dirty work, but little did she know..."


    Luke''s eyes darkened. He picked up a lighter beside him and toyed with it. Was Karen trying to scheme against him? She seemed a bit inexperienced.


    If he could not continue to deal with Pierre, then dealing with Karen would be the same.


    After all, the things he had the media report on were just the shady deeds Karen had done in the past. It would not have a significant impact on the Mallory family''s finances, and it would not cause trouble for Percy.


    "It''s her..." Luca did not expect it to be Karen. She clicked on the article and casually read a few lines. The things mentioned in it were like something out of a dramatic TV show.


    She could not help but secretly let out a sigh as she thought to herself, “Art really doese from life."


    Without all these dramatic events happening in real life, how could the TV show writerse up with such storylines?


    Luca asked curiously, "Who helped her..."


    "You know them too." Luke did not keep it a secret and revealed the names, "Myra Chavez and Margaret Sutton.”


    Luca frowned, thinking about the things these two had done and the consequences they bore. She was not surprised anymore.


    These two were just like Karen. They hated her and wanted her gone.


    As for Luke, they not only hated him but also feared him.


    However, even with all that, they carried out such actions at Karen''s instigation. Perhaps they believed that there was strength in numbers. Even if Luke found out about them, as long as Karen backed them up, he would not dare to do anything to them.


    "They probably didn''t expect you to put Madam Mallory in the spotlight,” murmured Luca as she read the article. The things mentioned were not honorable things.


    Karen was certainly losing her reputation now. Luca did not sympathize with her. After all, Karen brought this upon herself.


    "If they dare to harm you, I''ll dare to deal with them," said Luke. He could not be bothered about Myra and Margaret.


    As for Karen...


    He had not nned to take action against her either. If Karen learned her lesson this time, this matter would end. However, if she continued to be at odds with him, she should not be surprised if Luke went in hard.


    Luca was startled for a moment, then she immediately smiled. Luke was protecting her.


    "But the heat of this report won''tst long," said Luca. While she was talking to Luke, she had already finished reading the entire article.


    Overall, it could be summarized with a headline that had gone viral on the inte: [Karen Ruiz''s Misadventures in Her Youth.]


    None of these misadventures were good things.


    If Old Master Mallory saw the news, it would get on his nerves.


    "After this buzz dies down, there''ll be more celebrity rumors,” replied Luke.


    "Okay, but is Mr. Percy okay with this?" asked Luca. Even though Percy and Karen had a falling out, they were still mother and son. Would Percy not feel upset to see Luke exposing his mother''s secrets like this?


    "He agreed.” Luke gently brushed her petite and perky nose. Despite her changed appearance, his love for her remained unchanged


    Luca blinked her eyes. Percy even agreed to this?


    "Percy''s perspective is that Karen seems a bit restless now. Giving her something to do might keep her from causing trouble for the Mallory family,” Luke conveyed Percy''s thoughts.


    He was cautious in his actions. There was no way he would expose Karen''s dirtyundry without his friend''s consent.


    Even the report was reviewed and approved by Percy himself before it was released.


    Luca gasped but then quickly understood why Percy had agreed.


    Many of the problems guing the Mallory family had been caused by Karen. When they were on the verge of resolution, Karen stirred up trouble again. Things then gotplicated once more. Moreover, due to Pierre''s connection with Karen, the Mallory family had offended many people. However, because of the Mallory family''s power, most people dared not voice their grievances openly. Still, they were all watching the Mallory family closely, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge and vent their frustrations.


    If it were not for Percy''s presence in Mallory Corporation, they might have faced more dire circumstances.


    "It''s gettingte. Let''s go downstairs for breakfast. We''ll need to return to the officeter," said Luca as she ced the tablet on the table.


    She was not particrly interested in Karen''s news. Now, she only hoped that these reports, as well as Luke''s rification, could help them to cover up their news.


    Furthermore, she hoped Luke''s rification would make the people she cared about believe in their rtionship.


    "Sure, let''s have breakfast,” Luke agreed. He rose to his feet and held Luca''s hand as they made their way down the stairs.


    The three children were already having breakfast at the table. When they saw their parentse down, they greeted them with smiles and hellos. "Good morning, Dad, Ms. Luca.”


    "Good morning," Luke and Luca replied in unison.


    The three children exchanged nces and smiled at each other. Then, they continued eating their breakfast.


    Rainie, who saw her parents holding hands tightly, smiled sweetly and said, "Ms. Luca,e and sit down. Aunt Neile made your favorite tomato soup today.”


    "Okay," Luca sat down, while Luke took a seat at another spot.


    Aunt Neile served them breakfast and then returned to the kitchen, giving the family of five some quality time together.


    After breakfast, the kids went off to school. Luca and Luke each took their separate cars and left for work.


    Worried that reporters might still be waiting at the entrance, Luca asked Warren not to leave from the same exit as Luke.


    Warren, understanding her concerns, left from a different exit.


    Luca noticed that there were no reporters at the entrance of the residential area. She let out a sigh of relief. It seemed like those reporters had been drawn in by Karen''s article.


    While she was lost in thoughts, her phone rang.


    Luca nced at it and saw that it was a call from Vivian. She answered, "Vivian, good morning." "Good morning, Luca," Vivian greeted her before getting straight to the point. "I''ve been really busy with my studiestely, and I haven''t had much time to keep up with the news. Are you doing okay?" Vivian was currently immersed in her studies. Even though her English had improved, reading aplete news article was still challenging for her. That was why she did not pay much attention to news in A City.


    If it were not for her roommate mentioning Luca and Luke today, she would not have known about this at all.


    After Vivian learned that their story had been exposed by the reporters, she immediately picked up her dictionary and started reading the article.


    After finishing it, she did not hesitate and called Luca right away.Têxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.