It warmed Laurel's heart to see how Lucas defended her sister so much. It was like when she wanted to pluck out his mother's eyes for talking so bad about Luciana.

"Antonia?" Nathan called out desperately. "Please forgive me. I didn't mean to ignore you. I just didn't want you to get involved with dangerous matters."

Laurel sighed. "It's alright Nathan. I think your voice did the trick. She is soundly asleep." She gave Lucas a small smile. It confirmed what they thought about ...