Chapter 1865

The living room light was still on as Lucas sat on the sofa and sighed. He lit a cigarette and asked the servants to have an early night. He wanted to be alone for a while. Wisps of smoke rose from the burnt end of the cigarette, but Lucas only took a few puffs. He was lost in thought. Suddenly, a strong light shone through the French window and into his eyes. It was the headlights of a car. 'Who'd come at this hour?' thought Lucas irritatedly as he saw the car stopping at the main gate. When he flicked the cigarette ashes, his phone on the table rang. His eyes immediately lit up after glancing absent-mindedly at the caller ID. He quickly picked up the phone and answered, "Hey, Corinne. What's wrong? What can I do for you?" "Open the gate!" said Corinne from the other end. "Oh, that's you out there?" questioned Lucas with a raise of an eyebrow. "Hold on a sec, I'll get someone to open it for you right away!" While Lucas was still on the phone, he ran to the yard and asked two s