The Devil's Secretary

Chapter 213: If there is a next time...

At this time, the guards calmly retreated and Benjamin stepped towards the woman, "Our Boss has a message for you, Mrs. Lu."

The woman trembled from head to toe. She had a faint feeling in her heart.

"He said that if there is a next time, it will not just be your reputation that you will be losing," his fleeting gaze lingered on her hand with an obvious indication. His words were spoken in a very light tone and was only audible to the two of them.

After they left, Mrs. Lu felt her entire body turning cold. Not from the spoiled wine that dripped from her body, not from the crowd that had gathered around her but from the realization that dawned on her, searing in her chest with trepidation.

She had splashed a glass of wine at Daisy in front of the elites yesterday. And this... was a reminder.

She could still hear those words loud and clear. If there was a next time...

She glanced at her hands and recalled the man’s bloodthirsty gaze and a chill ran down her spine.

Mrs. Lu glanced at the Lu family bodyguards that were lying unconscious on the ground and the driver that had been trembling, the crowd that had yet to disperse and her heart turned cold. Her face paled.

When Mrs. Lu went back to the mansion, the servants were shocked to see her in such a condition.

Nobody dared to block her path when she walked ahead with a cold face. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

But suddenly, the woman stopped and looked at the butler, "Where is Master?"

The butler bowed, "Young Master overslept today so Master asked us to let him be. He told us to inform you that he will be handling the company affairs for a while."

Mrs. Lu’s expressions changed imperceptibly but nobody noticed it.

Just as she reached her phone to call the man, the butler continued speaking, "Master said he has three consecutive meetings today so he will reach out to Madam after dealing with them."

Mrs. Lu put her phone down and stepped forward. Just as she ascended the staircase, a person blocked her path.

"Mom?" Lu Xian had probably just woken up. His face was not as sharp as usual and there seemed to be a confusion and grogginess in his voice, either from sleepiness or his hangover.

Mrs. Lu looked at the man and the fingers under her sleeves clenched slightly.

When she remained silent, Lu Xian’s eyes slowly regained clarity. He took note of her current appearance and his eyes narrowed.

After what happened with Daisy yesterday, his heart had grown cold towards his parents who acted on their own and there was a discomfort in his chest that prevented him from understanding how he should face them with the anger in his heart.

But at this moment, as he looked at his mother’s current condition, he frowned. Displeasure spread in his chest, "Mom, what happened to you?" His voice was colder.

Mrs. Lu’s gaze flashed with something indecipherable but it disappeared the moment she looked at Lu Xian again, "It doesn’t matter what happened. There is nothing you can do about it," she walked past him but her hand was grabbed by him.

"Are you doubting my capabilities?"

"You are my son and as your parents, we have always known how capable you are," Mrs. Lu smiled, "But you can’t control everything."

Lu Xian felt like his head was buzzing. The alcohol had yet to leave his system and a faint annoyance grew in his chest at his mother’s behavior, "Just tell me who is responsible for this!"

"It’s that woman who has you wrapped around her fingers!" Mrs. Lu snapped.

Lu Xian froze, "Daisy? But..." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"So, you do admit that you are deeply infatuated by her," Mrs. Lu shook her head, her eyes filled with disappointment.

Lu Xian did not address her words when he spoke, "I know Daisy. I have known her for a long time. And this is the last thing she would ever do. She would never humiliate you like this..."

"Son, we all know that you hold most of the power in this family. After what we did yesterday, and how you keep defending her, Daisy Chen knows where to place her bets," the woman leaned towards Lu Xian, eyes reddening with rage, "She knows that no matter how she humiliates your father and mother, you will not touch a single hair on her head."

"I splashed a glass of wine at her and today, in the middle of a crowded street, she got them to splash bottles of wine at me. She warned me that the next time it happens, I would be losing my hands, not reputation. This is her revenge. To you, she seems harmless but this is what she truly is."

Lu Xian remained quiet, his expressions unreadable. After a long time, he opened his mouth, "I am not saying that she is not responsible for this because I see her as a harmless person. I never do."

"I am just saying this because I know what she is capable of. If she resorted to revenge, then we would not be sitting here, doing these small talks. She single-handedly lifted the falling Chens overnight."

"All these years, even her own father, Helian Chen, a man whose name makes people tremble, has been wary of his own daughter but he couldn’t do anything about her. He could not control her nor could he meddle with her life. She offended the Lu Family, Si Family, two of the four great families and even without the backing of the Chen Family, she still survived, just as well as before."

And then there was Ryle. Her involvement and dealings with Ryle Harper. He did not want to even mention the name of that asshole but he knew what it takes to deal with a man as dangerous as him.

"She is just as indifferent as she seems. Just as cold. So it is hard to make her trust you, make her love you and even her hatred... is just as difficult," As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, an indelible sadness lingering in his chest.