Luke furrowed his eyebrows and stared coldly at Alan. Suddenly, his behavior changed for the worst.
He snorted loudly and rested his feet on the tea table in front of him. "I'm not leaving this place unless
you give me some money."
It was clear that Luke had everything planned. After Cherry escaped, he had foreseen the future.
Considering her status, she must have kept an infinite amount of gold and silver jewelry. Unfortunately,
he couldn't find any in the house.
In fact, Cherry left as fast as she could. She might have taken some away, but it was safe to assume
that she must have left behind most of it.
If Luke wasn't able to find the invaluable jewelry on his own, then there was only one possibility. That
was Alan had taken them.
Luke had lost his job and he had yet to recover from his injury. Of course he wouldn't leave without
getting anything.
"How much do you want?" Alan turned to Luke with a faint smile.
Suddenly, the latter's body stiffened under Alan's sinister gaze. Fortunately, Luke noticed his own
abrupt change. So, he puffed up his chest and pretended to be unfazed by the tension. Cherry and
Alan were nothing alike. In fact, he figured that Alan was just playing with him and that, in reality, he
wouldn't even dare to kill a fly.
'Why would I be afraid of Alan?'
Luke completely forgot the reason why this man had been imprisoned.
"Five hundred thousand!" he said without batting an eye.
That wasn't even what ordinary people would save in half a lifetime! For a star like Cherry, however,
she probably wouldn't even notice that sum of money was gone from her bank account.
Therefore, this task was a piece of cake. Alan wouldn't have any difficulty in getting that amount of
cash.
But he had forgotten something major. He furrowed his eyebrows as he squinted his eyes at Luke.
Cherry might be oblivious, but she was not a fool. How could she tell him the password without asking
why he needed it in the first place? Alan had some money; he had just sold her jewelry!
Five hundred thousand, however, was just too much for him!
Besides, why would he willingly share the money he got of the sell-off with Luke? Cherry owed Alan,
not him.
After all, Luke had nothing to complain about, since he had enjoyed some time with the beautiful star.
Even if it was only for one night.
"No!" He denied directly, "I won't give you a penny!"
Luke's face contorted with anger due to Alan's refusal. "Do you really want to end up like this? Don't
burn the bridge, Alan, otherwise I won't speak for my actions."
The latter could only sneer. He wasn't bothered at all by that ominous threat. "Really? What do you
plant to do?"
Luke stood up abruptly and walked up to Alan with sinister eyes. "Give me the money, or I'll personally
throw you in jail," he returned without batting an eye.
Alan snorted loudly. "And how will you do that?" he asked confidently.
Indeed, he was the one who used Luke to make Cherry suffer. However, he didn't force him to do so.
What was more, what charge could Alan be convicted of?
As far as he knew, no one could be put in jail for that.
Luke, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fists tightly. He couldn't believe this
man's audacity.
"What? Do you want to hit me?" Alan leaned forward. "You wouldn't dare." He was clearly trying to get
a reaction from the man.
This was the last straw for Luke. However, he couldn't even dare to lay a finger on Alan. He raised his
head slowly and took a step back. "This isn't the end. Just wait and see!"
All of these threats meant very little to Alan. They didn't have any effect on him.
It was just impossible to take Luke seriously. Besides, he was unemployed. That meant no money, no
connections, nothing. What could he do?
He stormed out and the sound of the slamming door was the only trace he had left behind.
After their heated altercation, Alan took a seat. The tapping of his fingers got progressively louder as he
began to get immersed in his thoughts. Cherry's identity was well-hidden. The only thing that could
prove her real identity was the DNA test results in his hand.
But where did the reporter actually get the evidence?
Somehow, deep inside, he knew this wasn't something to be taken lightly.
Speaking of the devil, Cherry was still locked inside the detention room. In fact, the stress had caused
her to curl up in a corner with fear spread all over her face. She was trembling and biting her lips
incessantly. Her mouth, which emitted a strong smell of blood, had stiffened. All in all, it was impossible
for her to relax.
Cherry was scared. She felt her world crumbling down around her. Who could save her?
Tears slowly streamed down her cheeks, leaving her face slightly damp. She felt secluded from the
world, all alone in the detention room. So, Cherry had no choice but to bury her head between her legs.
Through the muffled noises, her incessant sobbing could be heard clearly.
The only thing she wanted was to wake up from this horrible nightmare, because the fear she felt was
too great to be true. Deep inside she wished she could go back in time. None of this would have
happened, if she still was Kevin's woman.
Unfortunately, luck wasn't on her side. The only thing she could do was to continue dreaming of better
days.
Last time, it was Kim who came to her rescue. Who would be her knight in shining armor this time?
When Kevin arrived at the LF Group, the lawyer had been waiting for him for a long time. So, as soon
as the man noticed his arrival, he immediately stood up and greeted Kevin. The latter nodded at the
lawyer and took a sit in front of him. "What's going on now?"
The lawyer opened the file, in which he kept all the designers' photos that belonged to the LF Group.
The lawyer furrowed his eyebrows. The confusion in his eyes was noticeable from afar. "Yesterday, the
LF Group was broken into. Unfortunately, the security cameras were destroyed. As for the contracts
with those designers, they are all gone now."
Kevin could only nod. He had figured that all of this would happen. This destructive behavior was
obviously in line with Kim's character. Only he was brave enough to do that.
"Miss Rose has already got in touch with the police. She's currently cooperating with them and giving
them all of the information they need to solve this issue. Unfortunately, these aren't the works of an
amateur offender. They are clearly very skilled, since they have left without a trace. It's going to be
difficult for the police to find the thief. The only thing we can do is wait." The lawyer looked back at
Kevin helplessly. "The court session is coming soon. We don't have enough time."
The latter nodded again. He rubbed his temples with his slender fingers, slowly trying to analyze the
situation in which the whole company was in. "All of our contracts with the designers have disappeared.
Plus, they changed their confessions, saying that they had given the drafts to the TS Company and the
LF Group had used them without authorization."
The lawyer sighed heavily. He had thought that this would be an easy case to solve. However, no one
expected that the designers would flip the whole story and betray them.
"What should we do?" Kevin asked in a cold voice.
He had experienced this type of situation so many times, and it didn't take much for him to figure out
that it was one of the consequences of being Kim's target. He was definitely the one who threatened
the designers.
Anne was known to be very generous to her employees. In fact, they were all provided with a high
salary to live a good life. Unfortunately, sometimes this wasn't enough.
Kim was a vicious man. He was skilled at using people's weaknesses for his own benefit, even if that
meant destroying someone else's life. Kevin was sure that he was behind it all. He must have forced
the designers to work for the TS Company.
The head of TS Company had recently held a press conference in person. He released a statement
saying that the plagiarist was none other than the LF Group. So, he assured that they wouldn't stop
until this firm made reparations for what they had caused.
The news spread like wildfire and, in a blink of an eye, the whole Internet was in uproar again.
The model show was held by the TS Company first. Therefore, people naturally figured they were the
original. Because of this, there was no way someone could be on the side of The LF Group. They were
the guilty ones in everyone's eyes.
To make matters worse, Anne and Kevin had spent the last few days in the hospital. They weren't in
the mood to manage the company. They hadn't given out orders to their people or bothered to explain
themselves, as though they were afraid of what the TS Company could do.
In the beginning, many netizens had voiced their support for the LF Group. After all, it was obvious to
them that the good quality clothing and the impeccable designs could only belong to the LF Group.
However, due to their silence, their online supporters turned against them and joined the side of the TS
Company.
"Nothing and no one is in our favor. Unless we have strong evidence, there's no way we'll win the case
after the trial." It was safe to say that the lawyer was a bundle of nerves.
Kevin agreed with what the man had said. He slowly stood up from his seat, trying to gather his
thoughts. "Someone is clearly getting in our way. At this moment, we're at a disadvantage, so reversing
the situation won't be easy. It's still true, nevertheless, that the TS Company is playing some dirty tricks
to win.
On the day of the model show, the designers were boiling with rage. Everyone could clearly see their
feelings toward the LF Group. We can hope for a breakthrough if they come to their senses."
The lawyer nodded in agreement. When Kevin made his way to the door, he immediately stood up. "Mr.
Kevin, are you leaving again?"
As Anne and Kevin's lawyer, he felt helpless and alone in this case.
He was also aware that the breakthrough point lay in the designers. However, he didn't know them at
all. He needed his client's help, because, even if he visited them in person, the designers wouldn't trust
in him and tell everything.
Without Kevin here, there was nothing for him to do. The meeting he had with him was basically
useless.
Even though, he finally got in touch with Anne today, the lawyer realized that she was also not bothered
by the situation.
Indeed, compared with Kevin's AN Group, the LF Group was nothing. So, why was he asked to find
evidence?
Kevin stopped and turned to him slowly. He let out a heavy sigh. "My eldest son recently had a heart
transplant surgery," he said in a low voice.
"What?" The lawyer was evidently surprised.
"I don't care whether it's the LF Group or the AN Group. It's nothing comparable to what my son's going
through." Kevin stepped forward and patted the lawyer on the shoulder. "You couldn't get in touch with
us during the past three days, because we have been waiting outside of the ICU day and night."
The attorney's mouth was left hanging open. He was completely speechless.
He was certainly clueless as to why they felt so unbothered by the current situation. But now,
everything was much clearer. The fact that their young boy had gone through a heart transplant
surgery, however, was the most unexpected reason for this.
So, Kevin sighed again, after letting out his frustration. The lawyer could see the weariness in his eyes.
After three days of waiting, he finally got three hours of sleep. Unfortunately he needed to drive here.
There was no time to rest.
"My mother is still outside the ICU. I'm going to take her place for the day. So, I'm afraid I have to leave
the case to you." He bowed slowly to the lawyer.
The man was surprised by his politeness. He helped his client up and shook his head. "Mr. Kevin, I'm
sorry if I came off as rude. I just didn't know what had happened. But now, I will try my best to solve
this."
The latter, in return, nodded with a smile.
'Just do your best!'
When Kevin arrived at the hospital, Selma and Ella were sitting on the chairs in the corridor. The two of
them had a straight posture, but their eyes were closed. They had fallen asleep.
He let out a helpless sigh at the sight of the two ladies. As a matter of fact, the whole family had been
really tired these past days.
"Here you are." Suddenly he heard another man's voice.
Kevin turned his head back slowly and found himself in the company of his good friend Sam.
The latter was wearing a black suit. He looked more slender and handsome.
He got closer to the window and took a look at Eddy in the ICU. "A few minutes ago I had a chat with
the attending doctor. He thinks that there's little to no possibility that Eddy's cells will reject the new
heart."
Kevin's eyes immediately widened. "That's fantastic news!"
"Eddy woke up not so long ago, but he fell asleep again. The boy is still recovering. So, don't worry too
much about him." Sam resumed his speech.
Kevin nodded. "I'm relieved to hear that."
Kevin never thought of doubting his great medical skills. So, the fact that Sam mentioned this with such
confidence left him extremely happy.
His friend turned to look at the woman and the little girl who were sleeping. "Auntie and Ella are both
very tired. Let them go home and get some rest."
Kevin nodded and walked over to wake up Selma. The latter looked perplexed when she finally woke
up and found his son in front of her.
Immediately, her eyes were filled with excitement. She smiled widely at him "Kevin, Eddy woke up
again just now! He is much better, thankfully."
Kevin's relief slowly vanished as he realized how worried she must have been. "Mom, don't worry. I'm
here now. You take Ella home and get some sleep," he urged her.
In the beginning, Selma wanted to stay here for his grandson, but it was undeniable that she felt really
tired. So, she yawned and smiled wearily. Maybe it was time for her to rest.
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