Chapter 127

Was someone trying to kidnap me again? Alarm bells went off in my head. Just as I was about to bolt, the person in the front passenger seat stepped out. "Ms. Ashford, Mr. Schneider requests your presence." The rear window rolled down, revealing Lucas. I let out a breath of relief. "Luke? You scared me half to death." Lucas wore a pair of black sunglasses that covered half his face. He merely glanced at me and nodded, signaling me to get in. "Luke, what are you doing here?" Seeing an old friend, I couldn't help but feel a bit happy. "I just happened to be passing by," he replied nonchalantly. I glanced at the two security guards in the front seats and immediately understood. Lucas was no longer the pitiful child he once was. Now that he had to compete for the Schneider family's inheritance, he needed to build a specific image, and creating an image naturally required some acting. Since he wasn't speaking much, I didn't disrupt his persona. The car pulled up to a restaurant. On