Chapter 156

Lucas clenched his fists. An hour ago, he got sent those disgustingly intimate photos of his mom with some pretty boy. What pissed him off even more was that just when he thought he’d cut Fiona loose using Julian, he ended up attracting someone far worse. Fiona wanted her freedom, but the Morgans couldn’t help her—so she went and sold the secret to Natalie Carter… That one misstep snowballed into a nightmare—like a damn leech you couldn’t shake off. He sat down, expression cold, and went straight to the point. “So, Mrs. Allen, what’s your ask? Want me to play hero and save someone? Sorry, can’t help. Out of my league.” “Sophie, sweetheart, don’t you think this big brother is handsome?” Natalie Carter gently turned her daughter’s face toward Lucas and asked softly. Sophie Allen blinked at the unfamiliar face across from her, looking totally lost. Lucas frowned. But then, he caught a glimpse of something familiar in the girl’s hazy, sleepy expression… that same dazed cuteness Claire show