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Reese was dumbfounded. Since when did she become Lukas’s companion?
Ava released her hand and stood aside, waiting for her.
Reese wanted to ask what was going on, but seeing the warning look from Lukas, she obediently kept quiet.
Lukas’s hand rested on her waist, almost half–embracing her in front of others, appearing quite intimate.
With a cold expression, he looked at Elena. “Can we leave now?”
Elena looked resentful and glanced at Elias.
What she didn’t respect was that Elias smiled and went over to chat with Ava. “Ava, I didn’t expect to see you again.”
Ava kept a cold face and acted as if she hadn’t noticed him.
Elias awkwardly touched his nose. “Don’t be so cold.”
Ava remained indifferent, treating him as if he were invisible.
Elena looked at Lukas pitifully, seeing him expressionless all the while.
In the end, she glared fiercely at Reese and angrily left.
Reese looked at Lukas and asked, “Mr. Strakovski, can you explain what’s going on?”
A trace of disgust flashed in Lukas’s eyes. “She knows I don’t have a companion but insisted on clinging to
- me. I can’t get angry at someone else’s banquet.”
Reese distanced herself from Lukas and sighed helplessly. “Mr. Strakovski, there’s really no need for this.
Elena already resents me, and now she probably hates me to the core.”
Lukas felt the loss of contact in his hand, and somewhere deep inside, he felt a tinge of loss.
He raised an eyebrow at Reese. “Are you afraid?”
Reese pouted. “Not really afraid, I just think you don’t need to do this. As a matter of fact, you could find any excuse to turn her away.”
Lukas’s expression showed a mix of emotions, but he didn’t say anything to Reese.
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Naturally, he wouldn’t tell Reese that just now, he saw Anthony walking in her direction, seemingly coming to find her.
Subconsciously, he felt displeased and, without much thought, pulled Reese over to shield himself.
As expected, the moment he held Reese in his arms, Anthony’s footsteps stiffened, and he turned away.
Reese’s eyes flickered. “Mr. Strakovski, are you unhappy with what I said?”
Lukas looked away, not looking at her, and his expression was indifferent. “You haven’t influenced my emotions that easily. It’s just that you don’t seem to understand one thing. When I need you as a shield, you should stand up for me without hesitation, rather than telling me to find an excuse or figure it out myself.”
His gaze fell on Reese’s face. “Do you not realize that as the person who is married to me, you are the most suitable candidate for refusing other women? Why would I ignore you, who should shoulder this responsibility, and instead seek someone else?”
Reese glanced at Lukas’s expression, which seemed to say that he doesn’t have much time to find other
excuses.”
Her expression changed again and again. “All right, Mr. Strakovski, what you said makes sense.”
Lukas snorted softly. “From now on, stick with me during the banquet.”
Reese tugged at her lips and forced a smile. “Okay, no problem.”
In her heart, she thought bitterly that she never expected that after coming to the Rivers Family banquet tonight, she would end up being used as a tool.
During the rest of the banquet, Reese stayed close to Lukas.
Not only did she fend off numerous unwanted suitors for Lukas, but she was also no longer bothered by other men.
Halfway through the birthday banquet, several couples hurriedly left. The Rivers Family members assumed they had some urgent matters and didn’t try to persuade them to stay.
However, at that moment, Reese, who was accompanying Lukas, sensed that something was wrong with her body.
At first, Reese didn’t pay much attention, thinking that she might have a fever.
Her face was flushed, and her body felt intensely hot.
She comforted herself, thinking it was just a fever, and she could endure it a little longer to bid farewell to
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Anthony.
But then, there were surges of heat flowing within her body, becoming increasingly severe, as if she were about to be consumed by the flames.
Her eyes seemed somewhat unfocused and blurry, and she unintentionally let out a soft, faint moan, her breath becoming slightly erratic.
Hearing her movement, Lukas’s ears twitched, and he subconsciously turned to look at her.
At that moment, his hand inadvertently brushed against Reese’s arm.
Immediately, he realized something was wrong with her; her body was burning up.
He quickly grabbed her arm and placed his hand on her forehead. “You have a fever.”
Reese was disoriented and had never experienced such torment before.
She struggled to breathe. “I don’t know. It’s very painful.”
Lukas frowned deeply. “I’ll tell the Rivers Family and take you away.”
Reese nodded, feeling uncomfortable all over. “Mmm.” She hummed in a response.
Lukas was somewhat worried and told Elias and Ava, “You both look after her; I’ll be right back.”
He quickly informed the Rivers Family elders and returned promptly.
When he came back, he saw Reese’s body trembling, and she leaned against the buffet table, almost unable to stand.
His expression turned grim. “Can you still walk?”
Reese nodded, her consciousness blurry, and turned around to walk.
However, she even got the direction wrong, and Lukas impatiently pulled her back.
But the moment his hand touched Reese’s skin, he instantly felt that something was terribly wrong.
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