A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 143

Ricardo looked at Alexa irritably, "Ella's father was arrested and committed suicide in prison. Her mother also jumped off a building. Ella Rhodes has no strength to fight against you. If it weren't for your reckless actions today, you wouldn't have suffered in vain."

Alexa never expected that things would take such a turn. She regretted her actions immensely and burst into tears.

Ricardo helped her into the car and took her to the hospital to dress her wounds. He whispered, "Do you know who did this to the Rhodes Family?"

With a face full of misery and pain, Alexa shook her head.

Ricardo lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, "It was Lukas. He calmly dealt with the Rhodes Family. He's not someone to mess with. Clear your head and stop provoking Reese. Otherwise, I won't be able to save you either."

Alexa, recalling the incident at Hill Crest One Residence, cowered and dared not say a word.

That man was truly terrifying.

Meanwhile, Reese sat by the bed, opened the wardrobe mirror, and carefully checked her neck wound under the gauze.

At that moment, Lukas pushed the door open, and Reese quickly moved her hand, accidentally grazing the wound, causing her to wince in pain.

Lukas found her reaction somewhat amusing and asked, "What are you doing?"

Reese felt a little uneasy, "Checking my wound." She replied.

She thought Lukas would ask about the letter Alexa mentioned, but he didn't mention it at all.

He simply said, "If it hurts, take some painkillers."

Reese looked at him calmly, "Thank you for your concern. Fortunately, it's not that painful, so I can bear it."

Lukas's eyes darkened. Was she deliberately keeping her distance?

He responded with some coldness, "As you wish."

With that, he turned and left the room.

Reese blinked her eyes, and a trace of unnoticed disappointment flashed through her gaze. Self-consolation followed; of course, he wouldn't care about such things or ask about the letter.

She should have different expectations to avoid Lukas mentioning her inappropriate thoughts.

............

In the afternoon, Alexa had her wound dressed at the hospital and changed into a new outfit. She went to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Gerald to register their marriage.

Unfortunately, the location was too secluded, and no one was around to notice. Even if someone did witness the group of men, they wouldn't dare to intervene.

After what felt like an eternity, Ella's body started to go numb. Finally, the last man stood up. He gloated, "The rich young miss really lives up to her reputation. This feeling is simply too wonderful; it's almost killing me."

Another man joked, "Even though she's a rich young miss, she's just a broken shoe. Look at how you've made him revel in your beauty."

"It's true. Alexa is indeed clever, knowing that she has to destroy Rhodes Family fundamentally to marry into Hughes Family."

Lying on the ground like a discarded rag, Ella's body stiffened abruptly. Alexa was the one who caused her father to be imprisoned and her mother to commit suicide.

The men's conversation echoed in her ears.

"Alexa may be smart, but she's a venomous snake. We should stay away from such a woman; we can't afford the consequences."

"However, these young masters from wealthy families are heartless. Even if she were to bear his child, it wouldn't necessarily matter to him."

"You're naive. If he cared, would he have agreed to Alexa's suggestion and let us handle this woman? If it weren't for this child, she probably wouldn't have suffered tonight."

The men got dressed, and their voices grew fainter as they get further from the scene.