Chapter 2188 Shield Her From Them
"Okay, got it. How did they know Nina was here?" Luca's expression was stern. It
seemed that the Mallory family was dead serious about wanting Nina to leave
Percy.
However, how was Nina at fault?
She did not cause the misfortune that came upon her blood family nor did she
have an option.
Pierre was the one who caused all of Nina's recent suffering. She was the victim!
Nina sighed when she saw Luca's sour expression. "It should be Joanne... They
came for me. I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position, Luca. I'll go out."
"No, you stay here." Luca wanted to make a call but realized that her phone was
not there. She then remembered that she left it in the bedroom.
She said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile, I'm going to make a call. In the meantime,
please open the door for the Mallory family and have Lanie and the others go
upstairs. I don't want the Mallory family to scare them."
"Okay, I'll do it right now." Aunt Neile nodded and was about to leave the bedroom.
"Another thing, Aunt Neile, please entertain them downstairs. You'll have to leave
work a little later than usual today," Luca said.
Aunt Neile replied, "Okay, no problem."
After Aunt Neile left, Luca looked at Nina and said, "You haven't done anything
wrong, so you have nothing to apologize for. I'll go meet them, and you can wait
here. Don't come down if you don't hear anything from me."
"The Mallory family is very..." Nina hesitated to continue speaking. "Luca, I can't
let you face them alone. I'll do it. You're innocent."
"Don't worry. I'll give a call to Mr. Crawford before I head down." After Luca
finished speaking, she walked out of the bedroom and closed the door. She then
went to her bedroom to grab her phone. She felt uncomfortable when she thought
of how they had not been in contact for nearly two days. At that moment, she had
no choice but to take the initiative to talk to him.
She did not expect that the Mallory family would pay them a sudden visit. Shenoveldrama
knew she had to inform Luke about what was happening and get his opinion on
how to manage this matter that involved Nina and deal with the Mallory family.
No matter what Luke said, she was determined to protect Nina.
Luca made up her mind and called Luke.
Luke answered her call fairly quickly. Luca did not wait for him to speak before
she said, "Mr. Crawford, I need to get your opinion on something."
Luke stayed silent for a few seconds before he asked, "What's the matter?"
Luca could hear the hoarseness and exhaustion in his voice. She lowered her
eyes, suppressed her worries about him, and said, "I assume you know about
what happened to Nina?"
It had caused a big commotion, so even though Luke was not around, Luca
assumed that he was aware as he had always kept a close eye on what was
happening in A City.
"Yeah." Luke's response was short and simple. She blinked. If it were not for the
silence on her end, she wondered if she had hallucinated his response because
she missed him too much.
"She's staying at your villa now, but the Mallory family is at the door. I want to
shield her from them. Do you have any concerns?" Luca made it clear that she
wanted to help Nina. Nevertheless, it was Luke's villa, after all. She was certain
that the Mallory family knew that. As such, she still had to get his opinion.
Otherwise, she might offend the Mallory family and they would blame Luke. If that
happened, their partnership would be affected.
"Do what you think is right. If they don't back off, deal with it however you deem
fit." Luke said more words this time.
Luca felt at ease when she heard what he said. She understood that he meant for
her to protect Nina and not worry so much.
"Mm." This time, she was the one who gave a brief one-syllable response. Her
voice was slightly trembling and contained a hint of helplessness.
Luke noticed her emotions and sighed helplessly. He wanted nothing more but to
take her into his arms, but he was facing some difficulties with the task at hand.
He had to be here to take charge, which was why he had to go on this business
trip.
"I didn't expect you to call me for someone else," he said.
His hoarse voice passed through Luca's eardrums. It was electrifying. She was at
a loss, and her mind went blank as she was unsure what Luke meant when he
said that.
"Huh?" she said subconsciously, her brain a blank slate.
"Don't worry about it. Remember, if Old Master Mallory is the one who came to
visit and you aren't able to manage him, call Grandpa and have him step in to
deal with this matter. If it's someone else from the Mallory family and you can't
have them settle down, call me." Luke urged. Old Master Crawford was the only
one who could ease the situation if Old Master Mallory was involved.
"Okay... But will Old Master Crawford be willing to help Nina?" Luca hesitated.
She was unsure if she wanted to involve Old Master Crawford.
There was already a rift between the Crawford and Mallory families. If Old Master
Crawford stepped in, the rift would run deeper and it would lead to a negative
impact on the Crawford family.
"Don't worry, he'll help. Percy is my business partner. Grandpa will be annoyed at
me if he finds out that I didn't help Nina," Luke reassured her.
"Okay, I see." Luca held the phone tightly in her hand and looked at the door. The
kids were standing at the door. She could even hear the sounds from downstairs
because the door was not closed.
It seemed that the Mallory family had arrived.
"I'll deal with it now," Luca said.
"Mm, I'll help inform Grandpa and let him know what's going on," Luke said.
Luca hung up the phone, looked at the kids who were standing by the door of her
bedroom, and walked out with a gentle smile on her face.
Rainie said, "Ms. Luca, Old Master Mallory and the others are here."
"Got it. Could you go to the laboratory to get Aunt Nina and stay in one of the
bedrooms with her?" Luca asked the kids to accompany Nina so Nina would not
launch herself into a state of overthinking.
"Okay, Ms. Luca." Rainie nodded.
Tommy's chubby face was slightly wrinkled as he was worried. "Ms. Luca, they
look so fierce. You have to be careful."
"Okay, I know. If you don't hear anything from me, you and Aunt Nina can't go
downstairs." Luca urged them.
The children nodded, walked to the lab, and brought Nina out.
Nina walked out of the room and looked at Luca.
Luca nodded, turned around, and went downstairs as she held her phone tightly
in her hand. Even though she was no longer on a call with Luke, she knew that
Luke would support her. Hence, she did not feel as panicked.
At the same time, Rainie held Nina's hand, and they went into her bedroom.
Luca went downstairs. She saw Old Master Mallory, Pierre, and a middle-aged
couple. She frowned.
"Who is this middle-aged couple? Are they Percy's relatives? How do these
people have anything to do with Nina?"
When Pierre saw Luca come downstairs, he looked her up and down with his
sinister eyes. "This woman is indeed dating Luke."
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