A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 146

Anthony sighed helplessly, "The night before last, Ella was sent to the hospital by a passerby. It was confirmed that she was raped by more than one person, the baby in her womb was lost, and the private part was badly torn. But when the police and doctors asked her anything, she refused to open her mouth. And the next day, when I went to see her, she was already discharged from the hospital, and I don't know where she went again."

Reese’s face turned bad. She and Ella, apart from ordering and customizing jewelry for her, did not have much interaction before.

But she couldn’t imagine that a woman like her was doomed to encounter something like this.

By the tone of his voice, Reese could hear that Anthony was still worried about Ella.

Reese then became clear about Anthony's character. Although he can appear to have a cold and indifferent attitude towards most people, his heart was kind, and he had the compassion of a doctor in his bones.

With the Rhodes Family broken and Ella having such an incident, he must be very worried about her well-being.

She pursed her lips and said, "Go and keep looking for her. If you still can’t find her, report this matter to the police immediately. She is the only one left in the Rhodes Family. If you find her, comfort her. She badly needs it."

“I will,” Anthony responded, seemingly a bit distracted.

Reese uttered a couple of sentences to him and hung up the phone.

She was about to go back to the design department when her phone rang again.

She looked at the screen and saw that it was her father, Ricardo, who is calling her.

Reese frowned and answered the phone.

When Ricardo opened his mouth to speak at the end of the line, his voice was eerily gentle that it made Reese extremely uncomfortable.

"Hello, Reese? When you called earlier, I was in the middle of discussing business with someone else, do you have anything to say?"

Reese frowned heavily, "Now that Gerald Hughes and Alexa are husband and wife, when are you going to give me my mother's letter?" She asked.

Ricardo gave a dry laugh and started to act confused. "What letter?"

Reese's face turned sour. "What do you mean ‘What letter?’ You threatened me with my mother's letter before, asking me to beg Lukas to let Alexa enter Strakovski Jewelry. Don't tell me that you've already forgotten all about it in such a short period of time."

Ricardo's voice was twisted and awkward as if he wanted to lose his temper but didn't dare.

"But you barely had any help to get Alexa and Gerald Hughes married." He shrugged.

Reese's blood rushed up in anger, "What exactly should I do before you give me the letter?"

Lukas's words replayed in Ricardo’s mind. He pursed his lips before responding, "Reese, I’m going to be honest with you. Don't be angry."

Reese's brows furrowed, suppressing the anger that is surging in her heart. "Just say it."

Ricardo hesitantly said, "You see, the very envelope that you're holding in your hand, as well as the first two lines of the letter I photographed and sent to you, are all imitations of your mother's handwriting."

Ricardo's voice was getting lower and lower, Reese was so so angry that if he was in front of her at this moment, she would tear him apart instantly. "What do you mean there is no letter? Why did you lie to me?!"

Elena was wearing exquisite makeup and a fitted dress that showed off her curvy figure to the fullest.

Seeing Reese, she slightly raised her chin.

Reese expressionlessly averted her eyes as if she hadn't seen her.

Elena gasped at Reese’s actions and instantly clenched her hands tightly.

Reese looked at Lukas. "Mr. Strakovski, I heard that you are looking for me?"

Lukas raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Ms. Schmidt here wants you to help her design a necklace. Martins had printed out a contract already. You two should take a look at it, and if there are no problems, you can sign it now." He said.

Reese frowned. To be quite honest, she didn't want to take this job.

Elena's attitude towards her was not friendly. Not to mention, at the Harris family dinner, the two of them had made such a mess. She didn't think that Elena would be kind enough to send her business.

Lukas saw that Reese did not speak and frowned slightly. "You don’t want to take this customer?"

Reese's eyes flickered slightly. "Mr. Strakovski, that's not what I meant."

"Reese, I'm a bit confused. If you don't want to sign the contract, then why aren't you saying anything? You do have the right to choose your clients, but if you decide to reject one, there must be a valid reason presented. Do you understand?" Lukas said, looking at her meaningfully.

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