Cecily was left fuming at Matthew's words.

She instinctively wanted to carry her bag and leave, but the assistant coughed at the side to stop her.

She was reminded that she was here to ask for help, not to put on airs.

Taking a deep breath, Cecily forced a smile and said, "We are all in the same circle. How can Young Master Voss make friends with such an attitude?"

"Same circle?" Matthew sneered, "I don't keep company with women who survive off money and scandal in the entertainment industry."

"Matthew Voss!"

Bang-

Cecily slammed the cup on the table angrily.

"I'm not deaf. What do you want on earth? Don't waste my time if you have nothing to do." Matthew spoke, about to stand up.

Seeing that he really wanted to leave, Cecily panicked and hurriedly said earnestly, "Young Master Voss, I really have something to discuss with you. You want Melina, right? And I want Luther. How about we cooperate?"

Matthew paused, looking somewhat interested. "Cooperate? How?" Matthew sat down again. With one hand supporting his chin, he leaned forward slightly. His eyes were bright as if he was really listening.

Cecily felt a glimmer of hope. "Listen, Luther and Melina have already gotten their marriage certificate. If you go after her directly, she will definitely not accept. But desperate situations call for desperate measures, can't we?"

"What measures?"

"This... This is the latest drug from Rendorland. I guarantee that it won't harm the human body at all. Luther is a person who can't tolerate any scandal. Not to mention that he didn't have any feelings for Melina in the first place."

She continued, "With your power, it shouldn't be difficult to act a hero saving the beauty, right? If someone else drugged her and you were the one to step in, wouldn't that be a matter of course?" Since she had failed, Cecily felt that she could use this trick on Melina.

Originally, she planned to let her cheap brother Coltan go, but out of blue, after the last incident, this guy had gone abroad and said that he had quit and turned over a new leaf.

Pah!

"Your plan is very thorough." Matthew couldn't help but laugh when he saw Cecily's animated expression.

He sat up straight, slowly got up, and approached Cecily.

Frankly speaking, Matthew was even more attractive than Cecily's lover, Prince Edmund.

However, the style of Matthew's actions was too strange. Some people said that he was as gentle as jade, while others said that he was vicious and merciless, with whispers of his connections to the underworld.

She...

She could not afford to gamble, so she pretended to be exceptionally obedient.

She even imagined that if Matthew really liked her and wanted her to accompany him, she could accept it if his requests weren't too abnormal.

"Finished?" The man's sexy voice was more magnetic than any late-night radio host's.

"I'm done." Cecily nodded with a red face.

"Ahh...!"

No one had expected that Matthew would suddenly make a move. Cecily was instantly lift up.

The sudden loss of footing left her breathless, as though every ounce of strength had drained from her body. She struggled, but the man took out a dagger from nowhere and pressed it against her neck. The coldness rippled from the surface of her skin. Cecily felt as if her blood was about to freeze.

"Who gave you the illusion that made you think that you could attack Melina?" Matthew hissed

Cecily choked and coughed in panic "Matthew, what do you want to do? Kill me? Although you are Voss family's young master, I'm also Haverford family's eldest young miss!"

"Kill you? Please, I'm not getting my handsdirty!" Matthew scoffed, his voice dripping with contempt.

"Here's the warning: stay away from Melina. If she loses a single hair, I will bury you alive." As Matthew spoke, he loosened his grip and allowed the woman to fall to the ground.

"Ah!"

"Are you out of your mind? What's so special about Melina? Have you forgotten that you were engaged? No matter how much you like Melina and want to protect her, she will never step into Voss family!" Cecily was so angry that she roared out.

Her words were right, which was something everyone in the upper circle knew.

Matthew had a fiancee. Unlike Luther, Matthew grew up with that girl from the moment he was born. In the year he came of age, the two of them went climbing mountains and encountered an avalanche. His fiancee pushed him to safety while her own fate remained a mystery.

"Oh, I got it. Is it because Melina is very similar to your disappearing fiancee that you treat her like this? You're even willing to defy Blackwood family and fight with Luther?"

Hearing this, Matthew raised his eyebrows. There was not much change in his expression, but everyone familiar with him knew that he was angry.

"What? Are you still not going to admit it?" Feeling that she had found out the truth, Cecily smugness grew. She took a few mouthfuls of milk and blinked her eyes smugly again. "Look, if Melina knew that all the affection you have for her is just to take her as a substitute, would she still care about you?"

"Heh."

The corners of Matthew's mouth twitched as he sneered.

Then, he walked out directly...

"Matthew! We should work together!" Cecily refused to give up.

"We can..." Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a bang of a gunshot. She turned her head in disbelief and saw a bullet still smoking embedded in the wall behind her.

Within ten seconds, the pistol was dismantled into parts. Matthew took the handkerchief from his subordinate and wiped his fingers.

His movements were elegant, but his words were full of sarcasm. "Cecily, do you know how all the villains in the movie died?"

"What...?" Cecily lost her confidence.

"They talked too much. Do you understand?"

He faintly glanced at her and revealed a charming smile.

In the height of summer, Cecily felt an icy sweat trickle down her spine...

She thought to herself, "This man is much more dangerous than I have imagined!"

...

According to Luther's plan, after leaving the apartment and returning to his own place, he was going to vent his anger since he had been "tortured" over the past two days.

However, before the convoy reached the manor, a wave of dizziness began to wash over him. He could not help but grab Melina's hand.

Melina was browsing Amazon when she suddenly felt a burning heat coming from her arm.

She quickly turned around. Because she could not touch Luther's forehead with the mask, she could only touch his ear. It was burning hot!

"Luther? Luther, are you feeling unwell?" Melina asked in panic.

"'Tony, contact the doctor. Your young master seems to have a fever." As she instructed the driver to speed up while ensuring their safety, she called her personal assistant, Tony, who was in the manor.

They had just stopped the car when there was already a row of doctors standing outside.

A few minutes later, the doctors came out from the room.

"What happened to him..." Melina asked anxiously.

"Although the young master's skin disease has probably recovered, he still has to avoid the strong light. In addition, he hasn't had much rest recently, so his immune system is weaker." The doctor explained

"Strong light?"

Melina was stunned. After a long pause, she remembered what Luther had done today. Sitting in the spotlight on the second floor was really eye-catching.

"But it's nothing serious, as long as he has a good rest. He only needs to take the medicine." Afraid that Melina would be worried, the doctor added.

After sending the doctor away, Melina went upstairs and saw a person standing in front of Luther's door.

As she was looking closer, it turned out to be Tony.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Madam, can you do me a favor? I accidentally cut my hand while doing exercises this afternoon. I'm afraid I can't apply medicinal lotion to the boss. How about..."

"This is..." Only then did Melina notice the bottle in his hand. Before it was opened, she could smell the faint smell of herbal medicine.

"Yeah, it's for his skin. Senior Madam found this old prescription for him. Usually, Boss applies ig himself or I came to help him when he took a bath. But today, he probably doesn't have the strength..."

"Alright." Melina didn't think too much about it because applying medicinal lotion to his body didn't amount to much.

However, just as she took the bottle, she heard Tony add another sentence.

"Well, to ensure the efficacy of the medicine, you have to apply the lotion to his whole body. Well... You know." He squeezed his eyes, stuffed a brush into her hands, and ran away.

"Oh, okay..."

She thought to herself, "Wait... what? The whole body? Doesn't that mean I should strip him naked?"

Melina was immediately dumbfounded, but when she looked at the expressionless men standing outside as well as her son watching with curiosity, she sighed and walked into the room.

To prevent Luther's disease from getting worse, only a few night lights were lit in the corners of the large room.

Melina was not used to such a dark environment. She walked carefully, afraid of falling directly.

She managed to move to the bed and placed the medicine bottle at the head of the bed.

On the two-meter-wide bed, Luther slept soundly.

The heavy metal mask on his face was finally gone. What replaced it was a thin skin-like mask made of unknown material.. His facial features were now faintly visible beneath it, sparking Melina's curiosity.

Melina reached her hand over, curious about what kind of face was under the mask.

However, just as her hand was about to touch the mask, a large hand suddenly grabbed her neck.

"Melina?"

When Luther saw her face clearly, he immediately released his grip.

His movements were so fast that Melina didn't even have time to react before collapsed into his arms.

Her head slammed on the man's firm, sculpted abs, and Melina's eyes were glittering like stars.

She instinctively wanted to find something to help her get up. Her hands grabbed around randomly. Unfortunately, they landed right on Luther's lower abdomen.

"Melina!!! Do you want to murder your husband?"

Luther, who was repeatedly teased by her, could not bear it anymore and directly pressed her under his body.

Melina followed his gaze, looked down, and hurriedly let go of her hands.

"Oh my god! I'm doomed! No, I have to run away quickly."

Melina, whose mind was full of erotic bubbles, did not care about applying medicinal lotion. She struggled and wanted to escape, but there was no reason for her to run away since she had already been the volunter prey, though this situation was not what Luther imagined.

But...

He couldn't refuse her good intentions either, could he?

As Luther thought about this, he tightened his grip on her.

"Don't move. If you move again, I will eat you right now." He bit her ears and gently threatened her.

Hearing this, Melina really stopped struggling and even poked his chest muscles.

They felt firm yet soft under her fingertips.

"Woman, do you know that you're playing with fire?" Luther said, effortlessly slipping into the role of the overbearing president, his tone filled with authority and desire.