"Luna, let me make it clearer," Lucas said in a low voice. "I won't marry you, not because Grandpa doesn't agree, but because I don't want to marry you."
Luna's calmness and composure were completely shattered. Her face instantly turned pale.
"Why not? You didn't like Jessica before, but you married her anyway. Why can't you do the same to me?" Luna asked.
"You are comparing apples and oranges," said Lucas.
Jessica had been secretly in love with him for years, and she never played any tricks on Lucas.
But Luna interpreted what Lucas said differently.
Luna always knew that her family background was only tolerable when compared to real wealthy families. But she thought Jessica was nothing but a commoner, so she never took Jessica seriously.
Yet Jessica turned out to be Morgan's daughter.
Justin, who used to despise Jessica, was now going out of his way to make Lucas remarry Jessica.
Luna felt inferior in front of Jessica.
The inferiority made Luna even more twisted. She thus hated Jessica more.
"I know my family background can't offer you any help, so I totally get it if you don't choose me. But I do like you," said Luna, almost weeping. "But, Lou, now that Jessica's reputation is ruined, Mr. Thomas won't let you marry her, either. He values the reputation of the Thomas family a lot."
"That's your plan. That's why you spread rumors online and smear Jessica, right?" Lucas said indifferently.
"I didn't. I know you were anxious because of that, but I won't admit a crime I never committed only to restore Miss Hall's reputation," said Luna. She looked as if she was a fighter against injustice.
"I don't need you to admit anything. I just need to hand the evidence to the police. I believe the LAPD will uphold justice." Lucas didn't feel like arguing with Luna anymore. He stood up and looked down at Luna while speaking.
"Lou, are you going to cut ties with me only for Jessica's sake?" Luna also stood up. Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"There have never been any ties between us," said Lucas.
His cold words crushed Luna's fantasy.
Luna then fell back to the sofa.
Trissy got anxious when Lucas mentioned "LAPD" and "evidence". She was not Luna. Lucas didn't have any mercy on Trissy.
Trissy quickly said, "Mr. Thomas, are you really going to push us like this? Luna once saved your life and then lay in the hospital for years!"
"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have asked you to confess. I would have handed the evidence to the police earlier." Lucas snorted.
Trissy wanted to argue more, yet Luna stopped her.
"If that's your plan, Lou, I've got something for you, too," said Luna. She raised her head up, but she didn't look at Lucas.
Then Luna turned to Trissy and said, "Trissy, bring the smartphone over."
Trissy paused for a moment. She then nodded and got up to return to the bedroom.
After a while, she came out with a smartphone.
Lucas had a hint of vigilance on his face.
Luna took over the phone, turned the screen on, and then opened the voice memo. She clicked the first file and pressed the Play button.
She turned the volume of the phone to the maximum.
Then, a familiar voice came from the phone.
"Trissy, my brother is going to kick me out of LA for that bitch Jessica!
"We can never let Jessica marry my brother again!
"Do you think you'll be fine if you stay far away? Jessica is a narrow-minded woman. If she knows that my brother has been giving you money, she will not let you get away.
"Listen to me. As long as you ruin Jessica's reputation, my grandfather will not allow her to remarry my brother again. As for how to do it, think of something!"
The recording ended here, and Lucas' face completely darkened.
Lucas didn't know that Olivia was also part of this.
Luna turned off the phone and looked up at Lucas. She was calm again and put on a faint smile. "If you insist on handing us to the police, Lucas, I will have to tell the LAPD that Miss Thomas abetted us."