The rage was very present in her eyes when she stared back at her son, who has already frozen once again,

"What happened? Now you don't have words to answer me?

"

"M-Mom...that is not how you do think it to be!

" Lucas's will was at the end of being destroyed.

Despite being someone who would like to stay aloof, his mother's expressions of this moment gave him chills.

He did steal the ruby without her knowledge and did lie with all the open mouth. There were no expressions held on his face at that moment, but right now, he couldn't even feel his own veins. Were they still there? He highly doubted!

A scoff left from Amara's lips when she slapped her hand against the wall with all the force that she had.

Her actions, made Lucas's breath halt in the middle,

"MOM! Don't!

"

"Don't tell me what shall I do and what not! You are no one to question me! Now tell me, Lucas, what deal have you done with Johnson's, so that they happily gave you Jennifer back?

" She wasn't any fool to believe that Johnsons will be so grateful towards them that they would hand over Jennifer without any hustle.

In her eyes, that was the lie that could tell on her face, but it won't be believed by her either.

In return, Lucas took a deep breathe when he moved towards his mother and tried to hold her shoulders firmly,

"I didn't do any deal with them,...trust me...it isn't as you t-

"

"Don't take me any other fool who will believe your lies. I'm not a father who will actually think that you are so capable. I know my son more than anyone else in this entire world!

" Lucas gulped the saliva on hearing this.

There was no way his mother would let go of this matter so effortlessly. She was someone who has given him birth, her blood is running in his veins.

"What do you mean to ask, go and ask straight away instead of going round and round.

"

"Did you take my ruby? The same ruby which is my identity in the Smiths?

" Amara asked bluntly without beating her breath.

"I will never do that and I had told you earlier as well. Why can't you simply trust me?

" Lucas showed a bit of his annoyance but Amara didn't buy that as well.

Her eyes were burning red and Lucas had already noted her fury and madness was out of the range. She wasn't someone who would get provoked so easily, yet her patience must have a runoff.

She shook her head when a mocking smile spread across, 'Alright, if you didn't offer them the ruby, what have you done? Tell me now.

"

"There are many other things which can be given except the ruby. Are you forgetting that we have many big things under ourselves?

" Lucas asked, trying to ease the environment but he was wrong.

Knowing his mother's temperament, she won't let this go out on the other hand. In return, Mrs. Smith folded her hands after pushing Lucas away from her.

Taking a breath with fury, she opened her mouth to ask,

"You say that you have given something else? I agree, we have many things which we can offer to them and they will probably accept those but...tell me, Lucas, what will YOU give them?

"

"What do you mean?

"

"That you are not the only CEO left. I know that bringing Jennifer back was your task, it was left on your shoulders but have you touched the assets of the Smiths? That won't have been possible until you inform Jack and surely, Jack will never give his approval for something under your hands.

" Amara's analysis was straight at the point, which even Lucas wasn't expecting.

She had pointed exactly at the point where he was in no position to deny her words. Jack has stolen his powers over any assets, especially regarding his highly valuable assets, which weren't residing with him anymore.

How come his mother thought of far? How can she know that he had no control over the assets? Lucas's slips started to dry where he was at a loss for words.

Telling her the truth was a death sentence and any other false news will be outcasted by her.

He was caught in the toughest spot but he can't give in, after coming so far,

"You are right.

" keeping the same calmness, he spoke,

"I traded with Shawn Johnson but he agreed. As for your ruby, I have no idea where it is.

"

"Seriously?

" Amara's heart was clothed with the thick cages when she realized that he was joking with her.

He was lying on her face.

Instead of answering him anymore, Amara walked closer to her closet, when she opened one of the drawers and splashed the pictographs on the floor like the papers.

"Are these pictures also telling me another lie which you would like to hide?

"

"Or did you forget to tamper with the CCTVs?

" her question was straight when he can't help but feel his heart was floating.

Lucas bent down on the floor when he carefully picked one of the pictures, to see himself standing there.

His back was facing the space from where the picture was captured, 'From where do these come? I'm sure that I had tampered with the camera in the lobby..how come...'

It was too clear to deny. Lucas was standing near the cupboard, trying to do something inside. At this point, he can't even do anything so bluntly, like earlier

Just how his confidence shuttered into the pieces, so did his speech which can't words to define how he felt at this point even.

His confidence was shattered into pieces when he looked above his eyes to find his mother's chest filled with rage.

"t-this...you..

"

"Do you still dare to deny that you aren't behind the ruby disappearing from my cupboard or did it happen on its own?

"

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