Vanessa couldn't afford to offend him and could only respond evasively, “Alright, alright, whatever you say.”

Though Luca wanted to explain further, he knew in his heart that she wouldn’t believe him.

In the end, he let out a heavy sigh through his nose.

“Why did they want to kill President Pako?”

Hearing this, Luca looked up and saw her with a conflicted and remorseful expression. He hadn’t noticed that his fists were clenched tightly.

He placed her foot on ...