“Did Percy ever tell you about his plans?” asked Luke.

Perrie’s expression changed to dismay. Indeed, he was merely just someone who followed the orders given to him in the Mallory family. Perrie had a wild personality, and he did not care about handling the affairs of the Mallory family. Basically, he was not involved in the family’s plans.

He only followed what Percy said. He had no idea what he was planning this time.

Although many of the plans were executed by Perrie, it was still Percy who took the credit. He did not care about it at first, but he held some resentment after Luke said that.

He looked at Luke’s calm expression as if he knew what Percy’s plan was.

Could it be that there was something he did not know about and Percy had another plan?

“Luke, you’ve been minding your business in the past. Are you doing this today for the woman in there or the woman out here?” Perrie was suppressing the anger in him because he could not seem to figure out if Percy really had another plan. He dared not to act recklessly now.

His gaze fell on Luca as he stared at her from head to toe. After looking at her carefully, this woman was totally different from Bianca. Although Luke had freed himself from misery, he was not even that attentive to Bianca.

It looked like the relationship between these two was not what he thought it was. Regardless, the woman in front of him was his cup of tea.

Perrie suddenly had a terrible idea in mind. Since the woman in front of him dared to slap him in his face, then he would let her have a taste of regret.

No one was ever left unharmed after putting their hands on Perrie!

Luca felt as if Perrie was looking at her as though she was his prey. Even if he did not say anything, she knew that he was up to good with that stare.

She had slapped Perrie, and this man would make her pay for it sooner or later.

However, she was not afraid of him.

Luke was standing there, looking at Perrie closely. With Luke around, it naturally made Perrie not dare to put his hands on Luca.

Luke listened to Perrie but did not answer him. Instead, he asked calmly, “Are you still going to stick around?”

Perrie sneered, and he touched his face where Luca had slapped him. It seemed to have swollen up. This woman was much stronger than other women, but she was wild enough. He liked it.

“Just wait.” He leaned slightly closer to Luca and warned her.

She had completely offended him this time.

Nina heard that as well from behind the door. Even though everything was taking place outside the door, she did not have to take a look to know that Perrie must have said that to Luca.

He would not dare to say that to Luke.

Luca did not mind his words. She waited until he left before she knocked on the door and said, “Nina, he’s gone. You can come out now.”

“Alright. Let me move the cabinet away first,” Nina replied. Right after she said that, there were noises of furniture being moved away.

After a while, the door opened.

When Luca watched Nina walk out of her apartment, she asked caringly, “Are you alright?”

“I’m alright. I’m perfectly fine.” Nina shook her head, indicating that she was fine. She glanced at Luke, then looked at Luca again. She thanked them both. “Thanks for everything today. If it wasn’t for the both of you, I don’t know when Perrie would stop messing around here and leave.”

Luca let out a sigh. Luke was the one she should be thanking today.

If she had scared Perrie away herself, he would probably come looking for Nina again in the future.

However, it was different since Luke showed up. Perrie did not have the guts to do anything more, and what he said just now was intriguing as well.

Did he know about Percy’s plan?

“The one you should be thanking the most is Mr. Crawford,” said Luca. She was just being honest. She had nothing else in mind.

Luke did not care whether others thanked him out of sincerity or not. He would not feel much about it. However, when he heard what Luca said, it was inevitable that some sort of feeling flashed across his heart.

It was light and quick. It was gone before he was able to know what it was.

Nina nodded at Luke. The conversation between him and Perrie had made her even more puzzled. However, every time she thought of Percy, there was a surge of pain in her heart, so she might as well not think about him anymore.

She would not feel upset as long as she did not think about it. With that thought in mind, Nina did not question more about it. Instead, she said, “Thank you for your help, Mr. Crawford.”

“You’re welcome.” Luke kept his hands in his pocket. It was time to go back after settling the matter. His gaze fell on Luca.

Luca knew what he meant when he looked at her. She looked at Nina and said, “Nina, if there’s nothing else, I have to go first.”

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Luca shook her head. “No, I have to go back to do my research.”

“I’ve got work,” Luke added right after Luca said so.

Nina could only nod and say, “Alright.”

When Luca was about to leave, Nina came forward and held her hand. “Luca, you just slapped Perrie. Please be extra careful these days.”

Nina was worried that if anything happened to Luca, she would die of sheer guilt.

After all, if it had not been for her, Luca would not have offended that man.

“Don’t worry.” Luca patted her hand instead.

Luke watched as they interacted. Nina was this close with Bianca too back then.

Although Luca and Bianca had completely different appearances, Luke found the scene of Nina being best friends with Luca similar to when she was best friends with Bianca.

It was as if it was Bianca who was interacting with Nina.

Luca let go of Nina’s hands. She turned around and shot Luke a glance.

Luke did not say a word and just nodded his head before leaving together with her.

Nina watched as they left. The uneasiness in her eyes was getting stronger. She was more worried that Perrie would seek revenge on Luca now.

It was her who dragged her into this…

The phone that Nina was holding in her hands rang. It surprised Nina, and she lifted the phone. It was Jean calling her.

She rolled her eyes and answered the call. “What’s the matter?”

“You damned girl. How long has it been since you came to visit me in the hospital?” Jean said.

Nina asked irritatingly, “Say it. How much do you need for your medical bills this time?”

Anna O’Reilly was now seeking a new medical treatment. If the new medicine could get the disease under control, then there was no need for her to undergo the operation.

There were new advantages for taking the new medicine. Taking medicines was better than undergoing an operation. However, the new medicine was expensive, so Nina had to visit the hospital from time to time to pay the bills. She was pretty occupied lately, so she did not have time to go to the hospital. Jean must have called her to ask for money.