Chapter 275 No One Could Ever Touch the Woman He Protected

Lucian didn't speak again. The car fell into a suffocating silence. It lasted so long that Rosalie thought he had fallen asleep, when suddenly he spoke. "I'll look into it. If Camelia and Gertrude really plotted against you… If they tricked you into sleeping with Mr. Charles, I'll make them pay." His hands rested on his lap, unknowingly clenched into fists, knuckles white and trembling slightly. No one knew just how much he hated the person who had caused this. Rosalie had been the woman he had adored and protected since childhood. He couldn't even begin to imagine—and certainly couldn't accept—the thought of her giving herself to another man with passion. If she had fallen willingly, he would feel nothing but disappointment and disgust. But if… She had been manipulated… Lucian dared not think about the kind of reckless actions he might take against the person responsible, even if that person was Camelia. No one could touch the woman he had protected for so many years. T