Nina noticed the worry in his eyes and said softly, "Are you struggling with what to do with Pierre?"

Percy looked at her. After she was rescued, she no longer resisted him. Her tenderness was hard-won as the price was for her to experience those terrible things.

He would rather she did not experience them and for her to see his love for her bit by bit through his hard work so that it would hurt her a lot less.

"No, don't read into it." Percy put his hand on her forehead and removed it only when he felt that her temperature was normal.

"Don't lie to me. Pierre is your younger brother. If you go after him for my sake, you won't be able to explain it to your family. Since I've woken up, your phone has rung three times and you didn't answer a single call. It's someone from the Mallory family who's calling you, no?" Nina hated Pierre, and she did not want to let the matter slide.

However, she could not deal with this mad man alone. She could only do it with Percy's help...

If Percy stood on her side, however, he would be fighting against a whole lot of people. She could not bear to let Percy face something as such.

She blamed herself for everything. If she had accepted Percy's feelings for her and his protection, Pierre would at least have his scruples and not do anything to her.

"It has to do with the company." Percy tucked her in and reassured her. "Don't read into it."

Nina knew that he was saying this only because he did not want her to feel guilty, so she nodded. She knew that no matter what she said, it would not change Percy's decision.

She was incapable of fighting against Pierre, but Jean...

Nina lowered her gaze slightly. She was unwilling to forgive Jean after she learned from Pierre that Jean had worked with him to lie to her so that she would show up at the bar... ...

Luke drove to the villa.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief after she personally made sure that Nina was fine. She felt much more relaxed sitting in the passenger seat.

Luke said thoughtfully, "You care about Nina a lot."

"Why do you say that?" Luca looked at the reversing scenery outside the window and wondered. ‘How did he notice the change in my mood when he's driving?'

In front of him, there seemed to be a detector for the emotions she wanted to hide. He knew everything.

"You look much more relaxed than before," Luke said.

Luca nodded and explained, "I was worried that Nina would be bullied by Pierre when she was held hostage. Her mental state is too fragile. She wouldn't be able to deal with it if she encountered something like that. Fortunately, that's not what happened, so the trauma isn't as bad. Also, after this incident, she knows who matters most in her heart. So it's somewhat a blessing in disguise."

Luke listened to her words of concern for others, stared ahead, and said thoughtfully, "You're glad she found out who's the most important person in her life, but how about you?"

"What?" Luca looked at him. She did not understand what he meant.

"What are you thinking about? When will you recognize your true feelings?" Luke asked.

Luca turned her head away and clasped her hands together uneasily. "I don't understand what you mean."

Luke did not continue talking. Since Luca wanted to be an ostrich, he could not force her. If he pushed her too hard, she might resist him.

His phone rang. He glanced at it, picked up the Bluetooth earphones beside him, put them on, and answered the call. "What's the matter?"

Luca knew from the tone of his voice that it was not the children who called. owns all content.

Luke had a different tone of voice when he talked on the phone with different people. To Bianca, he was gentle and loving. Although he was more stern when he spoke to the kids, his tone was still gentle and affectionate. He was respectful toward Old Master Crawford. With other people, he spoke indifferently as though there was no warmth to him at all.

The person on the other end of the phone said something. Luca did not hear anything since he was wearing earphones. However, she noticed that his tone had become more serious. "I'm on my way."

She watched as Luke hung up the phone as soon as he finished talking. She asked with a frown, "What happened?"

"Something happened at Crawford Manor. I need to go back now," Luke said. Although he just mentioned that ‘something happened', Luca knew that it had to do with Allison.

She began to cause drama only after a few days of silence.

When Luca heard that it was about Crawford Manor, she thought that it would be inappropriate for her to be involved. She said, "Drop me on the side of the road. I'll take a cab back."

Luke glanced at her and knew what she was thinking about. He said, "I have to trouble you to come with me. I can't solve this matter alone."

‘He can't solve it alone...'

"Okay, I'll try my best." Luca nodded in agreement as she knew that it involved Allison.

Allison paid a lot of attention to her appearance. Although the concoction she prescribed had prevented her face from getting worse, it did not cure her condition.

As such, Luca had been expecting her to make a scene sooner or later.

Seeing that she consented to be involved, Luke turned around at the intersection ahead and headed for Crawford Manor.

It was the weekend, so there were more people on the road. They took more than half an hour to reach Crawford Manor.

As soon as Luke stopped the car, the butler hurried over, looking utterly anxious. "Young Master Luke, you're finally back. Please get Madam Allison to calm down."

"Where's Grandpa?" Luke asked. In the past, Allison would still be a little afraid of Old Master Crawford. If Old Master Crawford was at Crawford Manor, she would not dare to make a scene.

"Old Master Crawford went on vacation with his friends to a village in the suburbs. He won't be back until evening at the earliest. It's a mess inside. I think Madam Susan and Madam Allison are about to get into a fight," the butler frowned as he spoke. He was just the butler. If the two of them fought, he would not be able to diffuse the situation.

As such, when he felt that something was about to go down, he immediately called Luke and Louis to get them to come back.

Luke nodded and said, "Let's go in."

Luca followed by Luke's side. Considering the situation inside, she slowed down slightly and followed behind Luke instead.

As they approached the house, they heard the sound of quarreling inside and the vague cries of a child.

Luca guessed that it was Thea who was crying.

After they entered the main house, Luke saw how agitated Allison and Susan were. They were being pulled aside by two maids.

Thea, on the other hand, was standing in the corner, crying. She was obviously frightened by what was happening.

"What's the matter?!" Luke frowned, his shout interrupting the quarrel between the two. No matter what social class someone was in, they would go out of control when they quarreled, including Susan and Allison.