Linda Slater's eyes widened in disbelief. "How... how do you know all this?"

Lucas looked at her as if she were a fool. "Was your identity that hard to uncover?"

Linda's face instantly drained of color, and her body seemed to lose all strength.

She stared blankly ahead.

It's over... everything is over.

She had thought that if she just denied everything, she would be fine, and her family would be safe. But Lucas was far more terrifying than she had imagined!

Her family, who could be used as leverage by the man behind all this, could just as easily become pawns in Lucas' hands!

Lucas watched her expression and said calmly, "It looks like you've finally figured it out."

Linda closed her eyes, and after a long pause, she spoke, "I'll talk. You can punish me however you want, but please, spare my family. They are innocent." Lucas replied, "Start talking."

streamed down Linda's face as she pleaded, "Mr. Tudor, I beg you, please

go out and save the needy. If you don't have anything valuable to say, the Slater family will be erased from

and measured, but with every word, a sense

Aveline, whispering, "Is this the

looked at her. "Doesn't Mr. Fletcher

scoffed. "He's just

Aveline was speechless.

thought Lucas would be as easy to deal with as Russell. But she hadn't expected his heart to be so cold and

up, "Go ahead and talk. I'll consider helping your

like we have a philanthropist in the room." His tone

and kept his focus

"I know she's from Larbor City. She was a girl who contacted me a week ago and made me an offer. She

did she look like?"

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