Chapter 18

Allison quickly cut him off, “Not necessary, my friend’s driver is on the way; they’ll take me home.”

She clutched her phone nervously, her palms instantly drenched in sweat.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Lucian finally said, “Alright”

Allison heaved a sigh of relief, trying to chat with Lucian as casually as possible before hanging up.

Minutes later, Daisy’s driver was nowhere in sight. But a pair of car headlights lit up in front of her.

A black Bentley slowly pulled up.

When Allison saw the license plate, she froze for a few seconds.

That was Lucian’s car! Didn’t he say he wasn’t coming? Why did he suddenly appear?

The man in the car looked through the window. His gaze was accurately fixed on Allison before slowly winding down the window.

Allison had no idea why Lucian suddenly appeared here and she didn’t dare look him in the eye. Just as she was about to find a place to hide, Daisy excitedly grabbed her arm.

“Allison!” Daisy called out.

coming on. She reluctantly looked at Lucian

home yet? It’s late.” Lucian asked,

could hear the

Lucian’s eyes, she was

relaxed. She laughed and said, “We just

rainy night brought a touch of a

smile; it felt like a ray of sunshine piercing through the dark clouds.

to be traffic due to the rain and our driver might be late. Can you give us a lift?”

smile froze instantly.

asking for trouble! She was digging her

the situation, “Daisy, Mr. Lindberg is very busy; we can just take

in the car.” Lucian’s indifferent voice

her by the arm, opened the car door, and pushed her in, muttering. “What taxi? I know you, you’re just stingy. Besides, if you delay any longer, the Flanagans will bully you again when you get

furrowed his brow slightly upon

who had been forced into the car, through the rear–view mirror. As she inadvertently

head down for the rest of the time until Daisy got out of the car, leaving just the two of

was Allison’s imagination, but she felt the car was going much slower than before.

lessened considerably and he cracked the window a

was taken

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