Damian noticed Luke’s silence and the distant look in his eyes. He was clearly deep in thought.Damian let out a quiet sigh.“But you shouldn’t worry about it for now. It was only Lord Duncan’s suspicion. There are still other possibilities regarding what happened.”Luke looked at him but made no effort to respond.‘No. This could be the most likely answer.’His expression remained serious.Now that the pieces of what had been troubling him were slowly beginning to fall into place, it was becoming harder to ignore that possibility.Still, he needed to meet Jason Zheng first. Only then could he confirm whether his suspicion was correct.“Another thing is that the Zheng family is remaining neutral for now. They didn’t seem particularly bothered by the fact that someone was secretly attacking the Cruise family, even when Lord Duncan confronted them personally,” Damian added.Luke looked at Damian with slig

It was already past midnight, yet there were still plenty of people inside the campus of La Fernandia University. Most of them had gathered around the parking lot, as if they had turned the place into their regular hangout spot.The security officers had already given up trying to drive them away. The crowd was simply too stubborn, and no one seemed willing to leave.They were all waiting for the famous red sports car to arrive.Some whispered among themselves out of boredom, while others discussed a particular man who had been standing in the middle of the parking lot for quite some time, surrounded by his bodyguards and several other young masters.That man was none other than Lance.Upon learning that Luke had taken Kina out, he had immediately rushed to the university.His intentions were obvious from his dark expression, which looked even more gloomy beneath the dim light of the nearby lamppost.“This could be exciting. What do you think Lance will do to that guy?” someone whispe

The sudden attack was fast and decisive.If Luke hadn’t already been familiar with Lance’s temperament, he might have been caught off guard.Unfortunately for Lance, Luke had already expected something like this.Instead of retreating, Luke simply raised one hand.The incoming foot struck his palm.Bang!The force of the impact made the air around them tremble slightly, but Luke remained firmly in place.Just as he had done before, he blocked Lance’s kick with a single hand.However, Luke’s expression changed slightly.He felt it.Lance had gotten stronger.Compared to the first and second times Luke had blocked his kicks, this one carried noticeably more force.A faint ache spread through Luke’s arm.His eyes narrowed slightly.‘He’s stronger than before.’Luke had expected Lance to improve, but the increase in strength was still somewhat surprising

“Lance, answer me! Did you really do that to Kina?” Jackielyn demanded angrily.Lance, who had been standing there in silence, quickly looked at Kina. The anger on his face slightly subsided, replaced by a faint trace of concern.“He... He’s lying. I wouldn’t do that to you...” he said as he tried to approach Kina, intending to grab her arm.However, Natalia stepped between them with an indifferent expression on her face. Lance had no choice but to stop where he was, his eyes fixed directly on Kina while completely ignoring Natalia.“Listen to me, okay? None of what that man is saying is true. He’s only trying to turn you against me because he wants to take you away from me. You’ve known me for years. You know I wouldn’t do something like that to you.”Lance spoke in an almost pleading tone, desperately hoping Kina would believe him.Kina remained silent, her expression blank as she stared at Lance. It was impossible to tell what

Luke fell silent after hearing Jason’s offer. A few moments later, he let out a quiet laugh, but there was an unusual coldness behind it.“Do you really think I’ll accept that?” he asked, the seriousness in his voice unmistakable.“For the sake of that girl, I guess...” Jason replied calmly.Luke’s expression turned cold.“Do you think I need your permission to be with her? And do you really think she’s some kind of prize that I need to win through a business deal? No, thanks.”He deliberately kept his voice low so Kina and the others wouldn’t hear their conversation.A soft sigh came from Jason through the other end of the call.“I don’t think you’re getting what I’m saying, Luke. It may sound like I’m asking you nicely, but I’m not. You already know the situation you’re in. Being with her is only going to bring more trouble your way.”Silence briefly settled between them.Luke’s expression became even darker.“Threatening me doesn’t exactly sound like asking nicely. And I’m already