“It’s my own fault. I can’t blame You.” Lucia was not the one to pass the buck.
There was no point in trying to find fault, and Jack said instead,
“In other words, Spencer is putting a lot of surveillance in place to prevent us from sending the baby away.”
“That’s right,” Nick said, stroking his beard. “Now the baby is the key to keeping Lucia at bay.”
“Let’s just get out of here. Whomever the hell Spencer is!” Victor said anxiously.
“Aren’t you putting Lucia in a difficult position?” The calmest was Gene, who said to Victor, “Lucia knows if she can leave or not.”
“Lucia, do you want to leave?” Jack asked Lucia. The other three looked at her, waiting for her answer. They would do anything to send her and the baby to Arthur’s side.
With a bitter smile, Lucia sighed and said helplessly,
“It’s not that simple… aunt told me the other day that she agreed to let me leave Spencer on the condition that I marry Reynolds. Do you think I can live with that?”
Looking at Lucia’s furrowed brows, they can know her helpless emotions were almost overflowing from her eyes. The four of them were so anxious that they were scratching their heads. It was difficult for them to understand Lucia’s concerns, but they were not the parties involved and can not decide whether it was right or wrong.
“Forget it, as long as we protect Lucia and the baby, we’ll deal with whatever comes our way,” Victor finally said it to raise a siege.
Victor’s words were echoed by the other three, and Lucia was emboldened by their devotion to protection, but she did not forget to say,
“By the way, Spencer has already called Dan back to his side. He’s probably the only one monitoring outside. You have to be careful. That person is not easy to deal with.”
“We’ve heard of him, so don’t worry. We’ll be careful,” Jack comforted Lucia.
Late at night, Lucia went back to her room to rest with the baby, but by this time, the four of them were in high spirits.
“Dan is the best at fighting and sniping,” Gene told the other three. “We promised Lucia that we wouldn’t let our guard down!”.
“I heard that there was a soldier in a special force. He was dissuaded because he refused to obey the order. I didn’t expect him to work for a rich man and become watchdog.” Victor’s sarcasm was merciless.
“We don’t care what he’s done in the past, but from now on, he’s our enemy. When it comes to fighting, there will be no mercy!” Nick said, squinting.
“Alright! We’ll do our best to protect Lucia and the baby’s safety!” Jack cheered up and shouted. The four of them worked together and started to carry out anti-surveillance.
Spencer, meanwhile, was so exhausted but he didn’t take a break right away. Instead, he cleaned herself up after an argument with Lucia and headed to the airport, where he boarded the latest flight to Chicago.
He had to explain to Esmae himself that if Esmae really wanted Lucia to break off her engagement with him, Spencer’s future plans would be in jeopardy.
That night, Lucia couldn’t sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she felt that the baby would be taken away from her, even if she was in her arms.
At this time, she really missed Arthur. She missed him very much.
Under the same moon, Lucia’s thoughts were silently answered, because at this time, Arthur also did not sleep. He was thinking of her.
Having learned from Otis this afternoon that Jacob may have fled to Mexico, Arthur had a heavy heart than Lucia did, and he was more disappointed than anything else. Not being able to do what he wanted for the woman he loved was the most saddest thing.
He wondered if Lucia can sleep now?
He hoped she can sleep well.
The next day, the news that Spencer was released spread through Athegate. The Cloudwork’s PR team, under Spencer’s guidance, issued a statement to the public. Although the statement didn’t directly point to Nia’s intention to frame him, the fact that he was released meant everything.
Nia smirked when she saw this statement, wondering if she should hit him back hard. But now she was afraid to take matters into her own hands, so she sat back and waited for Jacob to contact her. In that afternoon, Jacob got in touch with her. It was rare for him to make a phone call.
Looking at the number with a different prefix from the USA, Nia answered the phone suspiciously. After confirming that it was indeed Jacob, she asked worriedly,
“Jacob, where are you right now and why are you using this weird phone number?”
“Beware of eavesdroppers!” said Jacob, who was now so defensive that he won’t even reveal his whereabouts to Nia. He simply asked, “Is the Amasun’s shares thing done?”
“It’s done. Spencer is so mad right now, but there’s something I want to discuss with you,” Nia said.
“What?” Jacob was pleased with Nia’s attitude.
“Spencer asked Cloudwork’s PR department to issue a statement. Although he didn’t accuse me of malicious framing, the overall meaning is that he was released because he’s acquitted. Although I had taken the liberty of charging him with rape before, it’s very frustrating to let him get away with it so easily!” Nia became angrier as she spoke.
“It’s true. That man has always valued his reputation, because Arthur is a perfect being, flawless, and unsullied by scandal. It’s ridiculous that he would try to pretend to be so noble when he’s all dirty,” Jacob said with a laugh before he let out a strange moan.
“Jacob, what’s wrong with you?” Nia asked anxiously as she heard what sounded like a painful murmur.
“Yeah, the wound is just a little…” Jacob said too quickly, but stopped himself.
“What wound?” Nia was so worried that she stood up and asked. Did she just hear it right what he said? Did Jacob have any wounds? Did something happen to him?
“Nothing,” Jacob said, not wanting to say too much. “What are you going to do about Spencer?”
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Nia was more concerned about Jacob’s health.
“It’s really nothing…” Jacob said impatiently. “We don’t have a lot of time,” he continued. “Let’s get down to business. Tell me what you’re going to do.”
“I want to hold a press conference and tell the public and the media that I dropped the lawsuit because Spencer threatened me.” Nia could only care less.