A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 132

Anthony's face showed surprise, "How could your injury be related to this?"

Reese sighed helplessly, "You know that besides me, the Roberts Family doesn't have any other connections at Strakovski Jewelry. But Alexa wants to marry Gerald, so she can only find a way through me. My father used what my mother left for me to threaten me to ask Lukas to help Alexa get into Strakovski Jewelry."

Reese looked weary, "I really had no other option. The Hughes Family was hesitating and didn't know which family to form an alliance with. My father kept urging me to beg Lukas for help. But he pushed too hard, and considering Lukas's personality, there's no way he would easily let someone with questionable behavior like Alexa to enter the company. I guess even if I asked him, it wouldn't work. I was left with no choice but to resort to a desperate measure and sneak into the Roberts Family villa to steal something."

Anthony frowned deeply, "So, you got injured when you went back to the Roberts Family villa to take something."

Reese nodded, "When I was taking the item, my father came back. At that time, I was with Ava, and I didn't want my father to see her and cause her any trouble. So we tried to climb down from the second floor through the window. Halfway through, I was already nervous, and the sound of my father unlocking the door startled me, causing me to fall and sprain my foot."

Anthony looked at her with a touch of heartache, "Did you get the item?"

With a hint of disappointment, Reese replied, "I didn't get anything; it was an empty shell. My father had separated the envelope and the letter."

Anthony felt even more heartache. He didn't expect Reese to be injured and busy for nothing.

He was about to comfort her when his phone rang again, interrupting the moment. Anthony sighed inwardly, realizing it was a call from Ella.

As much as he sympathized with Ella's situation, he couldn't shake the feeling of disgust, knowing that she had originally planned to target him.

Hesitant but obliged to answer the call, Anthony picked up, and an otherworldly look appeared on his jaded face.

Ella's voice sounded tearful, "Anthony, I'm going to marry Gerald. I won't bother you anymore, so you can rest assured. I won't have any way to pester you."

Anthony furrowed his brows, trying to remain composed, "Do you need anything?"

Ella's voice was filled with sorrow, "I'm pregnant. I want to see you before I go to register with Gerald. Where are you?"

Anthony's expression changed slightly upon hearing the news, "You're pregnant?"

Ella cried with self-mockery, "Yes, I'm pregnant. Now the whole of Switzerland knows about Gerald and me. He's like a stinky bug, and even my parents will make me marry him."

Anthony pursed his lips, finding it hard to respond to her emotional outpouring, "That's your own business," he finally said, trying to distance himself from the situation.

Ella sobbed, "Anthony, you're really ruthless."

Anthony remained silent.

Ella felt heartbroken; she had liked this person for so long, but in the end, things turned out like this. Her emotions were raw, and her pain was palpable as she said while crying, "Anthony, I want to see you one last time. Can I?"

"You are different from her," Anthony looked at Reese with a smile in his eyes.

Outside the door, Lukas's eyes darkened. He sneered mockingly, wondering if this solution could really solve the root problem.

His gaze fell on Reese's swollen foot, and he felt an inexplicable pang of heartache.

Thinking about what Reese had said, Lukas suddenly understood why he couldn't find anything even after investigating for a whole day. Reese must have encountered some trouble, and it seemed that Ricardo was using something to threaten her.

His eyes deepened, remembering that he had warned Ricardo not to lay a hand on Reese again, or he wouldn't be polite.

Now, it seemed that Ricardo had completely ignored his warning, so he didn't need to be polite anymore.

At that moment, his phone vibrated, and Martins was calling.

Lukas didn't want Reese to know he was at the door, so he quickly walked away with his phone.

With a serious expression, he answered the call, "What's the matter?"

Martins's voice was tense, "Mr. Strakovski, we've caught the person."