âIâm not up to anything bad, just trust me,â Luca said. âI want an outfit like the ones Ms. Louise used to wear â stunning and sexy, always swaying around Mr. Abel.â
âStunning and sexy, always swaying around Mr. Abel?â Kendra repeated, mulling it over.
Emmeline had plenty of clothes like that, all bought for her by Abel. But there was one particular wine-
red, diamond-encrusted fishtail dress that made her look absolutely enchanting.
Even Kendra herself couldnât help but be amazed every time she saw Emmeline in that dress. With her beauty and that outfit, Abelâs gaze was always full of doting affection as he chased after her.
He never let her out of his sight, not even for a second.
âI know which one,â Kendra said.
Lucaâs face lit up.
Just then, his phone rang â the CEOâs office line.
âDamn it,â Luca groaned. âKendra, please hurry up. Mr. Abel canât find me.â
âGot it, got it,â Kendra said, holding Quincy in one hand and rummaging through a hundred outfits with the other to find the wine-red fishtail dress.
Luca quickly answered the call.
âLuca, are you not in the company?â Abelâs voice was icy.
âMr. Abel,â Luca hesitated. âUh, yeah.â
ââYeahâ? What does that mean?â Abel furrowed his brows. âYouâre not in the company, where did you go?â
âIâ¦â Luca thought for a moment and then had a sudden inspiration. âI just really missed Sam, so I came to see her.â
Abel was taken aback. âIs that so?â
He didnât think Luca had time for romance, considering how he followed him around all day.
Although he himself didnât have a woman he liked, he couldnât deny Lucaâs right to pursue one.
But leaving without taking time off and causing a disturbance among the bodyguards was not a good influence.
âWell, then,â Abel said. âJust come back soon.â
âGot it, got it,â Luca replied. âIâm almost done, Iâll be back soon.â
âOkay.â Abel hung up the phone.
Emmeline heard Lucaâs voice clearly on the other end of the phone.
This guy, did he go after Sam?
Heâs got some nerve, doesnât he?
Emmeline quickly sent a discreet message to Sam.
âDid Luca come to see you?â
Sam replied with a surprised emoji: âNope.â
Emmeline replied: âOh, never mind.â
She deleted the message, thinking to herself that first Adrien had dark circles under his eyes, and now Luca had disappeared.
And on top of that, he was lying.
It must be that Luca went to buy some medicine to help Adrienâs blood circulation and dispel stasis.
Now it was clear to her that Adrienâs panda eyes were caused by Lucaâs punch.
But why did Luca hit him in the first place?
This guy really had some guts!
Finally, Kendra found the wine-red fishtail dress from the layers of clothes.
âLuca, itâs this one. Ms. Emmeline used to wear it around Mr. Abel a lot,â Kendra said.
Luca grabbed it without hesitation.
âIâll wrap it for you. Itâll be a shame if it gets dirty,â Kendra offered.
âNo need, no need. Iâm in a hurry,â Luca stuffed the fishtail dress into his arms and grabbed the car keys before running out.
As he started the car and drove out of the villa gate, Luca dialed Adrienâs number.
âMr. Adrien, we found the dress. The rest is up to you,â he said over the phone.
âAlright then,â Adrien said. âIâve already made plans to meet Abel at the Majestic Bar.â
âOkay,â Luca replied. âThanks for letting me know, but who should I give the dress to?â
âIâll intercept you on the way,â Adrien said. âJust hand it over to me.â
âGot it,â Luca said. âIâll be driving my black Land Rover, keep an eye out.â
âI will,â Adrien assured him. âIâll still be the Rolls Royce Wraith, so be careful not to miss me.â
âI know,â Luca said. âAs soon as I see you, Iâll veer towards the curb and you can follow me.â
âAlright then, itâs settled!â
The two of them hung up the phone.
The two luxury cars raced towards each other on the road.
Less than ten minutes later, the two men spotted their target up ahead.
Luca turned the wheel and drove along the road until he found a place to park, pulling over to the side of the road and turning on his hazard lights.
Adrienâs car also turned at the intersection up ahead and followed the road to Lucaâs location.
Behind the black Land Rover was a Rolls Royce Wraith, and Adrien stepped out of the driverâs seat to approach Luca.
Luca rolled down his car window.
âWhereâs the clothing?â