Chapter 356

On the way to the banquet, Lucius played the recording Keane had captured the night before on the phone. After listening to it, Valerie raised an eyebrow slightly. "So, you think Bella might have another identity?" Lucius replied, "I've already told Keane to investigate her." Valerie replayed the recording again, pausing it when Bella said Lucius was her enemy. "Is there a problem?" "I think Bella's lying. When she said you were her enemy, I didn't detect a trace of hatred in her voice." Valerie looked at Lucius. "Think about it carefully. Are you sure you don't know Bella?" Lucius felt utterly wronged. "I really don't." He had a pretty decent memory and wasn't so forgetful that he'd fail to recognize people he'd met before. But Valerie's tone was certain. "Bella likes you." Lucius nearly got goosebumps from that. "That's a conclusion I refuse to accept." Valerie's eyes sparkled with mischief. "Lucky, why don't we put on a show and play along? Sonia wants Bella to sabotage o