Chapter 57

Third-person's POV

During the gift-giving at Begum's Mansion, a furious Lucas boarded a private plane back home. He left the auction right in the middle of it without giving so much damn about whatever item they would put in front for bidding.

He had a feeling Diane had already left and gone back to London after he saw her, so in case he called and asked where she had been, she could lie to him by proving he hadn't been at the event.

A car was already waiting for him at the airport. When he arrived, he told the driver to take him to an address where Diane's parents reside, but Diane was not there.

"What happened, Lucas? Why did it seem like my daughter did something terrible to you?" Diane's dad asked Lucas.

Lucas took a deep breath and contemplated for a moment. I was thinking about whether to tell Diane's father how his daughter used the exposed result of his infertility to blackmail him.

"Tell me, Lucas. I know she did something, but I want to hear it from you too." Luca