A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 136

Reese interrupted Anthony's words and said, "Ava, you go to the parking lot with the senior, I'll talk to Dr. Rivers for a moment."

Ava nodded and went to the parking lot with Cole.

Cole glanced at Ava, hesitating to speak. "Ava, are you and Reese hiding something from me?" He finally blurted out.

Ava felt a bit uneasy, "No, what could we be hiding from you?" She said.

Cole raised an eyebrow, "You seem to know Luther, and your relationship seems pretty good. I remember in college, you mentioned him many times in front of me." He said.

Ava hadn't expected Cole to remember so much from their college days. She pursed her lips, looking at Cole with a complicated expression. If he could remember so many things, why couldn't he see that she liked him even way back then?

Could it be that when she was in college, her infatuation with him was not that obvious?

Feeling a little disheartened, Ava said, "Look, this is not something I can easily tell you, but please stop mentioning Luther in front of Reese. She doesn't want to hear anything about him."

Cole was a smart person, and hearing this, he nodded understandingly and didn't say anything more.

Meanwhile, Reese confirmed that Gerald and Ella would register for marriage tomorrow. She thanked Anthony and then left.

Ava drove Reese back to Hill Crest One Residence.

Both of them had things on their minds and didn't talk much throughout the ride.

After the car stopped, Ava finally asked Reese, "Do you think Cole knows that I like him?"

Reese shook her head, "I'm not sure, but I feel like Cole is not the kind of person who pretends to be oblivious. He probably hasn't realized it yet."

Hearing this, Ava felt even more disheartened and pursed her lips. "Then, will you go see Luther next month?"

Reese's expression changed slightly. "Probably not." She said.

Ava glanced at her. "Are you still bothered by what happened back then?" She asked.

Reese smiled self-deprecatingly. "Does it mean that if I go, I don't care about what happened back then?" She said.

Ava frowned at Reese's statement. "I didn't mean that. I just feel that Luther doesn't seem like the kind of person who likes to show off. Moreover, considering his status, which person in Switzerland wouldn't be eager to get close to him? He's organizing an alumni gathering in such a grand manner even before he returns. It doesn't seem like he wants to reconnect with other alumni but rather to meet someone in particular." She said.

Reese's face turned ugly. "This has nothing to do with me." She spoke with a cold tone.

As Reese spoke, she opened the car door, seemingly intending to get out.

Feeling helpless, Ava grabbed her arm. "Your foot is sprained, don't be so reckless, or else you will just hurt yourself. I won't say anything about him anymore, okay?"

In fact, both of them knew deep down that, given Luther's status, this behavior was obviously driven by a different purpose.

Ava's usually cold face showed a rare look of helplessness.

She got out of the car, assisted Reese out of the car, and helped her walk into the house.

Reese raised her head and saw Lukas's eyes, which seemed to see through her soul. She hurriedly lowered her head again, feeling even more guilty, "Mr. Strakovski, I really did just accidentally sprain it." She said.

She thought to herself that she had indeed accidentally slipped from the water pipe and sprained it. Technically, it wasn't lying.

Lukas's eyes darkened, unable to decipher his expression. Unexpectedly, Reese was willing to tell the truth to Anthony but not to him.

Well, he had guessed it when he was outside the hospital, right?

Lukas looked at Reese, who was petting the cat with her head down. He didn't continue to press for answers, only saying in a cold voice, "Let's go have dinner."

After he spoke, he turned and went to the dining room.

Reese blinked and looked at Lukas's back. The servant came forward to help her up.

She murmured to herself in her heart that he seemed to believe her words now.

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At the Rhodes Family villa, Ella's parents were discussing her marriage with Gerald. Although they were angry, their daughter was already pregnant, leaving her with no choice but to marry Gerald unless they wanted to terminate the pregnancy and let Ella carry the stigma of having had an abortion and marry someone else.

At that moment, a servant came in with a square-shaped parcel, saying, "Miss, your package has arrived."

Ella was absent-mindedly listening to her parents and picked up a fruit knife from the coffee table to open the package.