"Nia, you're doing well..."

Upon hearing this sound, Nia's entire nervous system exploded as if it had been pricked by a needle.

He was here! Spencer didn't even invite him!

"Heh..." Nia had long expected that she wouldn't dare to face him. The owner of the voice chuckled as he walked past her. Nia's voice reacted faster than her brain and called out to him, "Reynolds!"

Yes, the voice belonged to Reynolds, with Monty by his side.

"What?" Reynolds turned around and looked at Nia with a funny look on his face.

"You're not on the guest list. You can't go in!" Nia forced herself to have a brave expression and said to him in a cold voice.

"Me, with an invitation?" Reynolds laughed scornfully.

Nia was at a loss for words. He was Reynolds of the Brown family, and he had a high status. Even if he was not invited, no one would dare to stop him.

Seeing that Nia was silent, Reynolds withdrew his gaze and walked in with Monty.

Nia knew she couldn't stop Reynolds, so she quickly followed him into the ballroom, but she was there to warn Spencer.

Reynolds quickly spot Lucia in the crowd, and Monty was surprised to see her,

"Lucia's beauty is a foul!"

Reynolds glanced at Monty. Despite Monty's drooling expression, he headed straight for Lucia.

Reynolds had a great figure, and when he walked up to Lucia, she quickly noticed him. She didn't want him to have an unnecessary confrontation with Otis, so she walked up to him and told the three of them not to follow her.

"Reynolds, you're here," said Lucia softly as she came up to Reynolds and looked up at the man who had left her helpless.

"Lucia, there's still me," Monty, who was standing aside, reminded her with an aggrieved look.

"Monty." Lucia smiled at Monty. Knowing that everything he had done was for Reynolds, Lucia's attitude toward him had become more cynical. In fact, he was similar to Douglas, just a petulant child. Hearing Lucia affectionately call his name, Monty smiled broadly, but Reynolds was not so relaxed.

"Come with me," Reynolds said to Lucia, without any opening remarks or preparations.

"Reynolds..." Lucia didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Nia is wearing the same brand of dress as you, and she has a very expensive necklace around her neck. It's impossible for her to do that unless Spencer did it on purpose, and she was standing at the reception at the entrance. Lucia, Spencer has wronged you!" Reynolds' observation was astounding. With a few words, he had seen thorough Spencer's mind.

"You can tell we're wearing the same line of gowns, Reynolds. And you're interested in fashion?" Lucia smiled gently.

"Don't beat around the bush," Reynolds said aggressively. "If he's nice to you, I won't interfere, but if he's not nice, I won't let him!"

"Reynolds, even the best of relationships have their moments of quarrels, don't they?" Lucia was at a loss for words. She had no idea that she had to defend Spencer,

"I had a little conflict with him, and he just pissed me off with Nia."

"You're pregnant!" Reynolds resented Lucia's nonchalant attitude.

"Monty, help me talk to your mentor." She was grateful to Reynolds for taking care of her. Lucia knew he would do it even if she couldn't give him something back, but she couldn't.

Monty shrugged and said, half-jokingly, "If I had talked him out of it, there wouldn't have been so much mess today."

Reynolds gave Monty a quick look when he heard him say "mess" and Monty responded with a mild smile.

"Reynolds, if you mess with Spencer, you'll get your mom to make it up to him behind your back. Don't do that again," Lucia said helplessly.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"It's my business," Reynolds said defiantly.

Lucia now knew how reluctant Helena was to talk to him, and Reynolds' stubbornness was 100% straight from Esmae.

While the three of them were talking, Nia found Spencer and informed him that Reynolds was here, and Spencer rushed over with her.

"Mr. Brown, I didn't expect you to be in Athegate. I'm sorry. If I had known, I would have sent you an invitation." As soon as he walked over, Spencer immediately hugged Lucia to show his ownership. How could he do not know Reynolds was in Athegate?

"Mr. Davies, can we skip the pleasantries at this point?" Monty spoke before Reynolds. His smile was still warm, but his words were stinging,

"I heard your dad's company got some big deals out of nowhere. Aren't you thanking us?"

Spencer didn't know much about Monty, but seeing that he was able to speak up in front of Reynolds, he turned to him and said,

"Mr. Gallagher, I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. My father's company does business with the Brown family. Who do we have to thank?"

"Look, you said it yourself before I even mentioned the Brown family. Lucia, I remember an old saying, 'a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure', right?"" Monty asked Lucia with a smile.

Lucia didn't answer, but the smile in her eyes told him how she felt about it.

Spencer suddenly felt embarrassed, but Reynolds was really not someone he can easily offend. He thought about it and thought of a way to fight back.

Titling his head, Spencer kissed Lucia's ear and, in a low voice with tenderness, told her,

"Lucia, Mr. Brown and his friend seem to have a misunderstanding of me, so why don't you explain it to me?"

For the people who loved Lucia, only intimacy with her can hit the target. Spencer was clear about this point.

Being kissed on the ear by Spencer made Lucia disgusted, and before Reynolds could respond, she covered her mouth.

"Oh..." Lucia retched.

"Lucia, how are you? Are you that sick?" Monty was worried about Lucia, but wouldn't pass up the chance to mock Spencer. Spencer's face turned pale, then red.

Reynolds saw that Lucia was upset, and no longer cared what he had to say. He reached out and pulled her out of Spencer's arms, "Lucia, how are you?"

In the past, Lucia was extremely uncomfortable when pregnant with Theodore, and the pregnancy was very intense, so Reynolds was concerned.