Chapter 556

"Wait... cousin?" Scarlett's voice trembled, almost tripping over the words. Leanne Shaw crossed her arms, her narrow phoenix eyes tinged with impatience as she glanced at Chloe Shaw. "Scarlett's being naive, but you? Why are you playing along with this nonsense?" Chloe's brows furrowed slightly, but she stayed silent. "And you two," Leanne shot a glare at the two men tangled on the floor like kids in a playground fight. "Still not getting up? Lucas Larson, are you itching for trouble?" That one line—"Lucas Larson, are you itching for trouble?"—left the hotel staff at the door slack-jawed. Lucas Larson, the eldest son of Apexon Group, took over the family empire at seventeen and ran it with an iron fist. Rumor had it his ruthless tactics outclassed even those of his father, Alexander Lytton. At only twenty-three, a single move from him could shake half of Yannburgh’s business district. Lucas’s assistant rushed forward to help, only to be shot a glare. "No need," Lucas muttered, releasi