Ruby felt as if lightning had just struck her body. The answer given by Lucas was very unexpected, and even Ruby never thought that Marquess Barnette could also interfere with the life of his beloved son, Lucas.
"If you already know the culprit, why didn't you report him to the court?" she asked.
Lucas exhaled tiredly. "Because I have no evidence against father—I mean, Marquess Barnette."
Lucas even felt reluctant to call Marquess Barnette his father, indicating that the hatred in his heart was really high and could no longer be extinguished.
"I could tell he was the one who killed Riley by overhearing his conversation with Taylor."
At that time, Lucas wanted to tell Marquess Barnette that Riley had been brutally murdered and wanted to ask his father's help to bring the case to court.
However, how surprised Lucas was when he overheard Marquess Barnette and Taylor's conversation in his office.
