Escape From My Step Brother's Dangerous Obsession (Skylar and Callias)

Unexpectedly, Lukas's reaction was faster than that of the bodyguards. He avoided the flower scissors and kicked Rob directly in the chest.

The flower scissors flew out of the culprit's hands, and his body was sent flying into a bed of roses. The thorns of the roses scratched his body, leaving wounds all over. Lukas stood coldly beside the flower bed and asked, "Rob Lecter, have you made up your mind? Will you speak or not?"

Rob trembled with fear.

Lukas's gaze fell on the scissors beside him as he calmly said, "Martins, go ask. Every time I ask, and he didn't answer, cut off one finger. My patience has its limits." Martins nodded and bent down to pick up the flower scissors.

Rob's pupils suddenly contracted. He was truly scared now; this man was much more powerful and terrifying than he had imagined.

His voice trembled as he spoke quickly in fear, "It was Ella Rhodes, sir! It was Ella Rhodes who asked me to tamper with the drinks. She also drank the spiked drink herself to divert suspicion from her." Lukas's eyes darkened as he asked, "Why did she do that?"noveldrama

Lying in the bed of roses, in excruciating pain, Rob no longer dared to lie to the man before him. He truthfully replied, "She wanted to deal with a woman named Skylar Lopez. She arranged for several men to attack Skylar after she was drugged, intending to defile her. She also arranged for someone to film it, hoping to ruin that woman's reputation."

Rob had overheard this when Ella explained her plan to someone else.

Now, all he hoped for was to reveal more information so that the man wouldn't be too harsh on him.

Lukas raised an eyebrow and turned to Martins, instructing him, "Take a picture of him with the severed finger and send it to Ella Rhodes."

Martins respectfully nodded, "Al right, Mr. Strakovski. And what should we do with this man?"

Lukas's eyes flickered as he looked back at the villa behind him and said calmly, "Detain him in the underground cellar of Hidden Amethyst Cove Gardens. Don't let him die. Once this matter is settled, deal with it as you wish."

Martins nodded and quickly ordered his men to take the photo.

Lukas pondered for a moment and added, "Arrange a meeting with Victoria for me tomorrow." Martins was somewhat surprised. Did this matter have something to do with the Lopez Family? However, he didn't dare to ask more about Lukas's affairs and simply nodded in compliance. Lukas left Hidden Amethyst Cove Gardens and went straight back to Hill Crest One Residence.

Lukas was aware of a conversation between Anthony and Skylar where the Hughes family had to choose between the Lopez and Rhodes families. It was revealed that Victoria would threaten Skylar to let Aleza into the Hughes family. Lukas was unsure of how to handle the situation.

But now, after seeing how both the Rhodes and Lopez families were having a bad deal, he no longer felt the need to be concerned about anything.

Skylar's P.O.V.

At Rivers Health Medical Center...

Cole looked at his watch and asked me, "When will Dr. Rivers be back? It's getting late."

I pursed my lips, "Let's wait a bit longer. He should be back soon."

I knew that Anthony had gone to see Ella, and he would probably inquire about her marriage to Gerald and come back to tell me. Suddenly, Cole spoke again, "I heard that Luther Van Eimeren is organizing a university alumni gathering a month from now. Wil you go?"

I hesitated for a moment and instinctively shook my head, "I won't go."

Ava noticed my slightly panicked expression and knew that I wasn't telling the truth.

I asked Cole, "Director Hopkins, hasn't Luther Van Eimeren returned yet? Why is he already organizing an alumni gathering?"

Cole smiled, "He has always been influential during his university days. Now that he's back in Mediopolis and doesn't plan to leave, it's normal for him to connect with everyone and strengthen the bond. I heard that this gathering will be held at the Fiveone Hotel owned by the Van Eimeren family, and his influence is quite strong, so I expect many

people to attend."

I forced a smile, "Is that so?"

I still remembered the origin of the name "Fiveone Hotel."

While others believed that "Fiveone" was simply referring to the five and one, or May Ist, only I knew the true meaning of it.

Luther's name and the name of the hotel were both derived from a poem phrase.

Luther once told me that his mother loved this poem, so he took his name and the hotel's name from it.

Ava noticed that my mood wasn't great, so she changed the topic, "Director, have you kept in touch with your university friends in the past two years?"

Cole smiled, "kused to have some unresolved issues and was reluctant to contact my old friends. But after seeing you and Skylar, I reconnected with my college roommate. The matter of Luther Van Eimeren trying to stop the alumni gathering was also told to me by him."

Ava didn't expect the topic to circle back again after trying to change it.

She smiled awkwardly, "Is that so?"

Cole nodded and asked her in return, "If Skylar doesn't go, will you go to the gathering?"

Ava tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Skylar hasn't decided yet. She just mentioned it casually. I'll see how it goes later. How about you, Director? Will you go?"

Upon hearing Ava's words, I glanced at her but didn't refute anything.

To be honest, whether I would go or not didn't matter to Ava anymore Now that she had found Cole, nothing else was important to her. If Cole decided to go, she would also attend.

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Cole looked at Ava's serious expression and said, "I haven't seen my university friends for a long time either. I'll see how it goes closer to the date."

The atmosphere in the ward became a bit strange, but fortunately, Anthony arrived after dealing with his business.

Both Anthony and Cole offered to send me home, but I declined, saying, "Ava can take me home."

Anthony nodded in agreement, and he didn't avoid Cole and Ava's intentions. He then told me, "All right, then Ava can take you home. By the way, let's talk about Ella now..."