why did you call me here?

" Adley asked as he had just arrived at Lucas' house.

After half an hour Lucas waited, Adley finally arrived at his residence.

Without being invited in advance, Adley landed his body on the sofa in the living room. Ah, what a lack of manners. He even walked straight in without knocking on the door first, when he found Lucas in the room.

Lucas seemed to fold the newspaper in his hand and put the newspaper in its original place.

"Are you having a meeting with Mr. Richard tomorrow?

" Lucas asked as he looked at Adley who was sitting opposite him.

"Yes,

" Adley answered briefly, looking at his friend's face in surprise.

"Who will accompany you?

" Lucas asked to confirm.

"Hm... Alex maybe,

" Adley replied as if unsure.

"No! Take Livia!

" Lucas said, which suddenly made Adley gasp.

Adley gasped and looked directly at Lucas questioningly.

"Why? Isn't it usually with Alex?

" asked Adley.

"I have a special assignment for him,

" Lucas replied.

"So, I have to go with Livia? Are you sure?

" asked Adley to be sure. His eyebrows shot up, looking at Lucas questioningly.

Of course Lucas immediately understood Adley's expression at this moment. Instantly he pursed his lips.

"Don't you ever dare to do anything to him! He's a co-worker. You can't be, can't you, tarnish your own co-workers?

" Lucas firmly warned.

"Argh, that's too bad. That means I'm going to have to go with him,

" Adley sighed, for a moment he looked away in any direction.

"Shit! Why do you always have women, girls, and women on your mind? You went there to do work, not to—Ah, never mind that's too disgusting for me to say. Can't you find a woman you can make a wife for? ? Instead of having to play with obscure women!

" Lucas growled as he cursed.

Can't understand why he has a friend who is so passionate about sex. Oh, what a heartless Adley. Always toying with women by pampering them when needed, then just thrown away when they are no longer needed. The tub is treated like trash thrown away.

"You're not like a normal man. Isn't sex a necessity?

" asked Adley looking relaxed in response to Lucas' words.

"Yeah, it would be better if you channel that desire where it belongs. You realize? How many bitches have you slept with, and how many good women have you turned into bitches?

" Lucas grunted.

Yes, Lucas knew very well how Adley treated women. To his best friend, all women are equal. It's like a bitch who is thirsty for treasure and the pleasures of heaven on earth.

Whenever and wherever he could do what he wanted from those women. No need to bother to persuade them. You only need to be lured by some money, how could anyone dare to refuse it. Plus he has a handsome face and charming body posture, of course making the women fascinated just by looking at his physical appearance.

"Come on ... you can't be like this all the time? We're friends. I can't allow you to keep drifting around in uncertainty, without any certainty who you'll harbor your heart with. Remember! You're getting older, want—

"

"Argh, never mind. You don't have to lecture me like that. I'm not a kid anymore. I know what I have to do!

" concluded Adley as if he didn't want to listen to his best friend's advice.

"Oh **! It's up to you!

" Lucas replied looking resigned. It seemed pointless to advise Adley who had clearly been enslaved by sex.

"Remember what I said, never do anything to Livia or to any woman who works in my office. You'll know the consequences if that happens!

" Lucas said again, giving his best friend a stern warning.

"Why do you worry so much about them. They are all grown up, let them decide their own way of life. After all, so far I have never forced these women to sleep with me, but they themselves were fascinated by my good looks and willing to sleep with me. So, who's at fault here?

" Adley was clear trying to defend himself with so much confidence.

"Obviously you're in the wrong. They can't just be willing, if they don't feel the benefit,

" Lucas replied as if he couldn't believe his best friend's words.

"Arrgh ... Lucas, you accuse me too much, when in fact it's not like that.

"Well, we better talk about something else,

" he added starting to be threatened by Lucas' question.

"Once again I warn you, never touch any of the women who work in our company, including Livia!

" Lucas firmly reminded his best friend.

"But why? Shouldn't you be worrying about them to this extent?

" Adley stared in amazement at his best friend's face.

"They're not the ones I'm worried about. I just don't want my company to be in the headlines because of you. Once you dare to defame the company, I won't hesitate to put your name on the blacklist!

" Lucas said again with great emphasis.

"Okay, but don't blame me if they asked me for it themselves,

" Adley replied confidently. Instantly the corner of his lips lifted.

Lucas just looked away in response. Even after he gave the threat, it still didn't change anything. Crazy! Adley had really gone mad. Luckily Ellena was never close to her best friend. At least Ellena can survive the attacks of a tiger who is crazy about sex like Adley.

"You just wait and see what I'm going to do to you if that happens, whether you ask or not,

" Lucas retorted.

"Now all you have to think about is how to get Mr. Richard to accept the offer of cooperation with our branch company, don't think about useless things!

" Lucas said again.

"You take it easy. Mr. Richard certainly won't dare refuse the offer I'm about to give him,

" Adley replied confidently.

"We'll see. I want to see how good you are at this,

" Lucas replied dryly.

"You doubt my abilities?

"

Adley shifted his seat from leaning to upright, his gaze rounded. He did not expect that his friend, who had been with him for several years in managing the company, still doubted his ability. It really sucks.

"I need proof!

" Lucas replied which managed to make Adley chuckle in annoyance. So far, Adley's ability has not been proven at all?

"So, what important news did you bring here?

" Lucas said suddenly, suddenly making Adley flinch instantly.

Adley was silent for a moment. It seemed that it was better to discuss the important things he was about to tell Lucas, than to discuss the unimportant things about him with the women.

Adley looked left and right, even back, as if making sure that no one was there monitoring what he was doing with Lucas.

"It's about Michelle,

" Adley whispered very carefully.

"Yes, I know. You said that earlier,

" Lucas replied as if he didn't want to make small talk.

Adley took a deep breath at Lucas' annoying response, but he just wanted to make sure.

"Yeah, you're right. I did tell you before,

" Adley replied dryly.

"So, what's wrong with Michelle? Did she do anything suspicious?

" Lucas looked intently at Adley's face.

"Yeah, I think so,

" Adley replied as he leaned back.

"Not even just about Michelle, I also have other news that is no less important and will definitely surprise you,

" he added, which managed to make Lucas dive an eyebrow.

"What else was it about?

" Lucas asked looking curious.

"I'll explain one by one,

" Adley replied.

"Okay, explain now and don't make me curious for waiting too long!

" Lucas said, starting to get annoyed with Adley who seemed like a rambling.

"Okay.

" Adley agreed.

"Do you remember when Michelle said a few days ago that she was returning to Holland, just the day before your accident?

" he asked again to confirm and immediately responded with a nod.

"Yeah, I remember,

" Lucas answered quietly.

"I just received information about the flight manifest that day. It turns out that Michelle's name was not on the list of passengers on the plane,

" said Adley, which instantly made Lucas rounded.

"What? Are you serious?

" Lucas asked as if he couldn't believe it.

"Yes, of course. What I wonder, why did he have to lie to us?

" replied Adley looking surprised.

Yes, of course Adley was surprised. Why would Michelle lie, if that day she did not return to the Netherlands and was still wandering around Indonesia. Can't Michelle just be honest about that? What was that woman really hiding to have to lie like that?

"So? What do you think made Michelle do that? Why did she have to lie?

" Lucas asked.

"Of course there are many possibilities,

" he said.

"So? What do you think made Michelle do that? Why did she have to lie?

" Lucas asked.

"Of course there are many possibilities,

" Adley replied thoughtfully.

"One of the reasons is that maybe she's hiding something from us.. I don't know for sure, but I believe that Michelle did it for the biggest reason.