?<strong>Chapter 633:</strong>


    Lucas’ eyes softened as he looked at her. “I’m d I followed you at that time,” he replied, his tone low.


    But there was more he didn’t say—helping her made him genuinely happy. For once, he felt he wasn’t entirely useless to her.


    Belinda’s expression wavered slightly, her eyes flickering with something unspoken. She quickly averted her gaze and walked toward the banquet hall.


    As she moved through the crowd, she could hear people talking. Everywhere, people were buzzing about the incident with Minna. Minna had prompted the talk of the evening.


    As the banquet drew to a close, Lucas approached Belinda again. “Let me take you home,” he said. He paused briefly and then added a logical reason to support his insistence. “We can’t be sure Minna doesn’t have more tricks up her sleeve. It’s better if I see you back safely.”


    Belinda shook her head, offering a faint smile. “That won’t be necessary. Johnson and Bethany will apany me. They’re also concerned about everything that happened tonight.”


    A flicker of disappointment crossed Lucas’ face, though he quickly masked it. After a moment, a new thought seemed to cross his mind. Furrowing his brows slightly, he looked at Belinda…


    Lucas spoke in a firm and righteous tone. “I was involved in this entire situation, so it’s only right for me to go with you. That’s settled, then! I’ll see youter.”


    Without giving Belinda a chance to respond, he quickly turned and walked away.


    The corners of Belinda’s lips twitched as she watched Lucas leave. His audacity left her speechless.


    After the banquet ended, Lucas, Johnson, Bethany, and Belinda gathered at Belinda’s home. It was Lucas’ first time there. Thanks to Johnson and Bethany, he finally got to visit Belinda’s ce.


    They settled in the living room, and Belinda recounted the whole story.


    “Is Minnapletely out of her mind? All you did was have one meal with Darwin, and now she hates you to the point of setting up something so vile and disgusting?” Bethany was infuriated on Belinda’s behalf.


    Belinda merely shrugged. “I’m afraid you can’t really expect people like her to act with reason.”


    “I’ve had someone look into Minna,” Lucas suddenly said. “Apparently, she has an extremely possessive streak, especially when ites to Darwin. She has always seen him as hers. Over the years, she has sessfully driven away every single woman that got close to Darwin. Her methods are extremely malicious. She has had some of them stripped naked in public ces and others permanently scarred on their faces. If a woman shows the faintest interest in Darwin, Minna wastes no time in having them assaulted in one way or another.”


    Lucas’ words made Bethany shudder.


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