Nina glared at Jean. She did not expect him to use such a despicable method to sneak in. "Jean, you're so shameless."

"You brat! What are you talking about? I'm your brother!" Jean narrowed his eyes, his deep gaze focusing on the two of them who were guarding the door. He was thinking about how to get in.

He would not get in if he could not figure something out. He decided to force his way in. As soon as he got in, she would not be able to drive him off!

After Jean made up his mind, he insisted on barging inside.

Nina knew what he was up to and warned loudly, saying, "Jean, if you dare to barge in, I'll call the police!"

"Why? This is my home!" Jean stopped. He was a regular at the police station and was a little afraid of the men in blue.

"I didn't buy this place, I'm renting it. Also, you don't have a lease contract so how can you say it's your home?" Nina was worried that Jean would bump into Luca if he dashed in so she stood in front of Luca to protect her.

Luca held Nina's hand and told her that she could handle it.

Nevertheless, Nina insisted on protecting Luca.

Jean squinted and replied, "What's yours is mine! Get out of the way and let me in so we can have a good meal together. I'll live here in celebration of my discharge. Otherwise, you'll have to rent another apartment for me here!"

"On what grounds? Why are you demanding me to pay rent for the place you want to live in?!” Nina yelled at him out of dissatisfaction. Since all the neighbors had gone to work, she was not afraid of losing her reputation by arguing with him!

"On the grounds that I'm your brother and everything you own is mine! This is what our mother said. Nina, if Mom knows how you're treating me now, she'll be pissed!" Jean was unwilling to return to the crappy apartment.

The environment in that apartment was horrible. Every woman he brought back looked down on him for staying there. On top of that, Anna O'Reilly was not around, so no one cleaned the apartment at all.

He did not want to go back. Nina lived in a spacious, bright, and high-end place. If he brought someone back, they would definitely think highly of him. No matter what, he was going to make sure that he could stay.

"Go tattle to Mom, then. There's a house for you to live in but I'm guessing that you're dissatisfied with how old the house is, right? You lost the new house, so who can you blame? If you don't leave, I'll call the security guards and the police. Let's see what you can do then!" Nina gripped the door frame tightly and said, "You're trespassing and Mom is still in the hospital. Don't expect me to go to bail you out from the police station!"

Jean was raging when he heard that. He dumped the takeaway on the ground and was about to push Nina.

"What are you doing?!" Percy's voice sounded from the side. Jean stopped and looked at him, bewildered. "Mr. Mallory?"

Percy looked at Jean's raised hand, frowned, and repeated, "What are you doing?"

Jean quickly withdrew his hand and explained, "Nothing, Mr. Mallory. Why are you here?"

"This apartment is mine. Do I need to report to you every time I'm here?" Percy continued. He noticed that Nina's eyes were red. He guessed that she was in an argument with Jean before he stepped in.

She was always like this. Whenever she got into a disagreement with others, no matter if she could win the argument or not, she would always get teary-eyed out of distress.

He felt pitiful toward her.

Jean thought that the apartment was rented by Nina and that her relationship with Percy had come to an end. However, since Percy had provided her with a place to live, it seemed that something was going on between the two. He thought of Pierre Mallory...

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Jean figured that he could not afford to piss Percy off, so he quickly explained, "Mr. Mallory, I was discharged today and the house is messy since no one has cleaned it up in a while. That's why I plan to stay here for a few days. Once my mother recovers and is discharged from the hospital, I'll move back there—"

"What nonsense! If you move in, you'll never move out!" Nina ruthlessly exposed him. Everyone knew what kind of person Jean was, so there was no need to be polite.

Jean glared at Nina. He was pissed that she undermined him.

"What nonsense are you talking about, I—"

Jean was interrupted by Percy. "This is my apartment. No one is welcome if they're not invited."

Jean was stunned, but he eventually nodded shamefacedly. "Okay, I didn't do it intentionally. I'm going to leave now. By the way, Mr. Mallory, I assume you haven't eaten lunch yet? This is for you."

After he said that, he put the takeaway in Percy's hand and then bade Luca goodbye. "Dr. Craw, if you have time, let's go for a movie. Bye-bye!"

No matter how unwilling he was, he did not dare to cause trouble in front of Percy. After all, Percy was someone of status. If Nina could keep hold of him, Jean could enjoy a good life in years to come. Jean was happy when he thought of Percy's announcement regarding the cancellation of his wedding with the Johnston family's daughter as it meant that Nina stood a better chance.

If Nina became the wife of one of the Mallory brothers, he would benefit from it as well.

After she watched Jean leave, Nina looked at Percy and asked with a frown, "What are you doing here?"

"I was worried you'd be hungry," Percy said. He noticed that Luca was behind Nina. He raised an eyebrow and wondered why she was there.

Nina snatched the takeaway from Percy's hand and said coldly, "I have hands and feet. I won't starve to death. You can leave now."

"I just shooed Jean away for you and that's how you talk to me?" Percy looked at her takeaway and said, "The least you can do is to treat me to a meal. You ordered so much food. The two of you can't finish them all."

Nina did not give it a second thought before she turned him down. "This is the takeout I ordered. Why should I share the food with you? Also, I don't like eating with strangers. Goodbye!"

After she said that, she took a step back and shut the door.

Percy did not choose to continue knocking on Nina's door.

After all, Luca was there. He had always maintained a cold and distant image in front of outsiders. He had no intention of making a fuss.

He came because he found out that Nina was on leave again. He thought that she was too tired to go to work, so he made the trip to check in on her.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Jean and it turned out she had even invited Luca to come over.

It seemed that she knew him and knew that he would not cause a scene in front of outsiders.

How interesting...

Percy smiled. Nina was the woman he loved. She understood him so well...

However, Luca...

Percy had a headache and called Luke.

After Luke answered the call, he complained, "Luke, can you take your woman away? She's with Nina now. It's very inconvenient for me to make a move."

Luke listened to his complaints, which was mainly about how dissatisfied he was that Luca was in Nina's house.

He bluntly criticized Percy, saying, "Hurry up and make a move. Your woman is causing me to miss out on home-cooked food tonight."