Lucca got back up from the floor and went to the bathroom, washing the tears from her face.
Standing in front of the mirror, she stared at her own reflection. As if nothing had happened, she curled her lips into a smile once more. Really—what was there to be afraid of when it came to Bert? What could he possibly do to her?
No matter what, she was now the young lady of the Channing family, the chief jewelry designer of Channing Jewelry.
Because Lucca herself had been despicable and filthy enough to attempt to kidnap Catherine and have others do such unspeakable things to her, she naturally assumed that Bert would use the same methods against her. But tactics that low and dark were beneath him—Bert wouldn't even deign to touch them.
To Bert, destroying a person's mind was far more satisfying than harming her body.
After getting up early, Catherine prepared breakfast. She and Renata ate quickly, and then Catherine got ready to leave for work.
