A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 457

When she saw the caller ID, however, the light in her eyes seemed to fade a little bit at a time.

James noticed the obvious change in her mood and asked her casually as he drove, "It's not Lukas, is it?"

Reese replied with a flat "No," and added, "It's a senior at my college."

Her phone rang a few more times before she answered and replied, "Hello?"

When Luther Van Eimeren heard Reese's depressed tone of voice, he felt a little concerned, "Reese, are you feeling down? Why are you in such a bad mood?"

With a purse of her lips, Reese replied, "I'm fine. Do you have anything to talk about?"

Luther hesitated and stated, "Do you have time tonight? How would you like to go out and eat together?"

Reese's tone of voice became a bit sharp as she thought of Luther's relationship with Vivian Scholl. "You're not having dinner with your fiancée tonight and you want to have dinner with me?"

Luther was taken aback by this. This was the first time that Reese had spoken to him in such a direct manner.

He quickly explained, "It's not what you have in mind. I was just thinking that we hadn't seen each other in a very long time. And with the recent online bullying you've faced, I'm a little concerned about you, that's why ..."

Luther's explanation was somewhat incoherent, and Reese interrupted, "Thank you for your concern. I have a lot of work to do, so I won't be having dinner with you. I'm all right, so you don't have to worry about me."

Luther was disappointed. He hadn't expected that the attempt to see Reese would be so difficult since his return to the country. She seemed reluctant to meet him.

He chuckled self-mockingly and said, "All right, as long as you're well, I'm at peace. You can hang up now."

It was then that he realized that Reese had in fact already hung up the phone. Luther felt a pang of sadness, and he covered his eyes with the palm of his hand.

The favored ones are always so confident. In the past, Reese had always looked up to him with admiration and had always followed him around. He had never been afraid of losing her.

However, ever since she had started to go out with her first boyfriend two years ago, everything has changed.

Reese's face darkened and she frowned, "James, is this what you found? Just this?"

James blinked and nodded, "Is there a problem?"

Reese's expression became uncomfortable, "James King, I know that I should be grateful for your help with the investigation, and I should appreciate it. I shouldn't doubt your intentions, but what you're showing me right now gives me the feeling that you've just been luring me out on a date with this case."

James' pupils contracted slightly and he leaned back in his chair and looked at Reese with a blank expression on his face, "So, are you going to question me?"

Reese pursed her lips and replied, "That's not what I meant at all. I just hope you can be honest with me."

James looked at her, shrugged, and spread his hands. "All right, since you want me to be honest, I'll be honest. I wanted to have dinner with you, and what I have found out so far is, in fact, not all that significant. All I know is that the person behind the attack on Peter Park's room is probably abroad since the transactions were made in Costa Rica. I don't have any idea who you might have offended abroad, and it's quite a challenge to determine the identity of the person. That's all I've got at the moment. If you have any accusations against me, I accept all your accusations.

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