Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 200 His Face Turns Pale

The sudden sound of the door being opened startled the men who were entangled with Deborah, causing them all to jump in surprise.

The men immediately loosened their grip, looking towards the door with a panicked expression.

Chandler's face turned awful, realizing in an instant that he had been played by Deborah and Joseph working together.

But the person who walked in through the door wasn't Joseph; it was someone Chandler couldn't have imagined in the slightest.

Lucien entered the room, accompanied by several managers from the hotel.

Chandler's face stiffened for a moment before he suddenly snapped back to reality.

But what he had just done to Deborah, anyway, there wasn't any evidence or leverage left behind.

He quickly adjusted his expression, returning to his gentle and refined demeanor, and looked at Lucien with a somewhat surprised gaze.

"Mr. Garza has come over, Ms. Shepherd. Did you invite him?”

Deborah didn't pay attention to him and put on the coat that had been pulled off her earlier.

Having just been touched by those men, even though it was only a few pats on the shoulder through her clothes, she couldn't help but feel nauseous and the urge to vomit filled her mind.

Now that Lucien has arrived, there's no need for her to handle the matters behind the scenes anymore.

Deborah remained silent, and Chandler's heart leaped into his throat. He could only manage a gentle smile as he looked at Lucien, "Mr. Garza, Ms. Shepherd and I were just discussing some trivial matters. Is there something you need?"

Lucien didn't pay attention to him, but instead walked directly towards Deborah and handed her a bottle of water.

"Have some water, are you alright?"

Deborah is feeling nauseous right now. She takes the water bottle, unscrews the cap, and drinks almost half of it in one gulp.

After a moment, she replied, "It's nothing serious, just almost lost my innocence."

Lucien immediately responded, "That's not possible. If your innocence isn't protected, then my life won't be safe

either."

Deborah finished half a bottle of water before she remembered that she shouldn't drink cold water, especially in

winter.

She had always been a bit frail, and after undergoing a liver transplant due to liver cancer, as well as losing her uterus, her health had been worse than most people's.

I can't really handle raw, cold, or spicy foods.

Drinking a bottle of water like this in the dead of winter feels almost the same as drinking ice.

Lucien is a straightforward man, so naturally, he wouldn't consider whether or not she could drink cold water.

Lucien noticed Deborah's expression and immediately explained, "Don't worry, the water I brought in is from a different source. It's not from this room, so Chandler wouldn't have had the chance to poison it."

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Deborah had already taken a drink, so there was no point in saying more. She put down the water bottle and didn't speak again.

Chandler stood off to the side, breaking out in a cold sweat. He watched as Deborah and Lucien ignored him, leaving him feeling extremely uneasy. Anxious, he hurried to strike up a conversation with Lucien again.

"Mr. Garza is coming over so late at night; I wonder if there's some urgent matter. Is he looking for me, or is he looking for Ms. Shepherd?

However, I don't mind you opening someone else's room door like this, but if it were someone else, they might have objections."

Lucien finally glanced at him and continued the conversation.

"Are you really eager to know whether Deborah and I actually have any leverage on you from what just happened? Heh, you're anxious, but I won't tell you. I'll let you keep worrying."

Chandler laughed awkwardly, "Mr. Garza, you sure have a sense of humor. I just had a brief chat with Ms. Shepherd. You must have misunderstood something. I absolutely didn't do anything inappropriate with Ms. Shepherd."

He had already checked this room and found no eavesdropping devices.

Deborah's cell phone and the eavesdropping bug on her were both discovered and taken away by him.

He couldn't believe it. What other methods could Lucien possibly have to prove what he had just done to Deborah?

Lucien calmly took out his phone and directly called Joseph.

Over there, Joseph is still busy with work in the study.

Even though today is New Year, he had a falling out with the Black family and had no plans to go to Black Manor to celebrate the New Year.

Today, Deborah has to accompany Alyssa, and since she's not interested in going out to see other people's families,

she decides to stay at home and read some documents.

After picking up the phone, he continued typing on the keyboard, "Lucien, what's up?"

Lucien smiled and said, "Of course it's important to find you. You came all the way to my hotel, and Chandler and Deborah are here too. I'll send you the room number, and be sure to bring your father and grandfather with you."

Joseph's movements suddenly came to a halt. He stood up, grabbed the coat behind him, and headed outside.

"What does that mean? Is Deborah alright?"

Lucien, feeling confident at the moment, playfully asked, "Why don't you care about whether I'm okay or not?"

Joseph's tone was unpleasant as he went downstairs, speaking in a deep voice, "What does it have to do with me if you have any problems? Is Deborah okay now?"

Lucien was annoyed and reluctantly replied after a while, "Don't worry, everything's fine. Call your dad and grandpa to come over. Deborah invited you guys to watch a show."

Joseph finally felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, albeit reluctantly.

He strode out confidently, got in the car, and responded to the situation over there.

"Alright, I'm coming over now. Lucien, don't tease Deborah. If something happens to her, you won't be celebrating Christmas next year."

Chapter

Lace Turns Pale

Lucien laughed and looked at Deborah, "Joseph said that if anything happened to you, he wouldn't let me off the hook.

It really scared me to death."

Chandler listened, and the words seemed oddly familiar to his ears.

Soon, he remembered that this was exactly what he had just said to Deborah with great pride.

Now, Lucien has almost flawlessly recounted it word for word.

Chandler's face turned pale, and cold sweat began to form on his back.

The men nearby also sensed trouble and wanted to slip away amidst the chaos.

1 had just reached the door when several hotel managers, who had followed Lucien, immediately blocked the entrance.

The hotel manager said expressionlessly, "Before Boss speaks, none of you can leave this place."

Chandler suddenly guessed something, his face turning even paler, as he looked at the manager.

"Who is your boss, and where is he?"

The manager looked at him with an expression as if he was seeing a fool, but Lucien didn't try to confuse him further and simply replied, "It's me."

Chandler's face turned pale in an instant.

A man nearby couldn't help but blurt out in a hushed, panicked tone, "This hotel is too big and too eye-catching. I told you we should have picked another one."

Chandler gritted his teeth and whispered, "Shut up."

Lucien immediately comforted them, "It's not that you have bad luck. The other hotels you've visited are also mine."

Deborah added casually, "You might not be aware, but in Dr. Garza's family, they had nothing except for the number of hotels they own. More than half of the hotels in Richmond either bear the last name of Garza or have close ties with

them."

Lucien humbly replied, "You flatter me, it's just a small family business."

Chandler's face turned the color of a pig's liver, and after holding it in for a while, he finally blurted out, "So what?"

Lucien could tell that he couldn't figure it out, so he simply said, "It's nothing much, I just installed an eavesdropping. bug in the room next door. It can listen through walls, and I've recorded every word you guys have said."

He spoke, and took a small trinket out of his pocket.

Upon pressing play, Chandler's sinister voice came through loud and clear, with every word perfectly audible.

Chandler's/gentle and harmless facade completely collapsed.

He glared fiercely at Lucien, "I've also booked the room next door. You entered my room without permission, installed an eavesdropping bug, and invaded my privacy. This is illegal, and such recordings cannot be used as evidence!"

Lucien toyed with the object in his hand and said, "Oh, so what? I'm not going to give this to the police anyway. Why don't you go ahead and report me if you have any evidence?"

He waved the recorder in his hand and added, "Of course, I won't give this to you. I'll just let your dad and grandpa listen to it.

This can't be used as court evidence, but it should still be credible enough for your family to hear, right?"

Chandler clenched his fists tightly, wanting to lunge at Luclen.

But he was still sitting in the wheelchair, so there was no way he could compete with Lucien for anything.

He could only angrily order the few men he brought with him, "What are you waiting for? Weren't you supposed to be good at fighting? Go and snatch that thing from his hands!" Those men immediately rubbed their hands together in excitement and rushed towards Lucien.

A few hotel managers didn't intervene, and Lucien single-handedly confronted those men. In just a few moves, he had them lying on the ground, wailing in pain.

Lucien looked helpless, "Although I'm a doctor, you guys shouldn't underestimate me.

Deborah was engrossed in watching the play, and couldn't help but exclaim, "So handsome."

Lucien clapped his hands modestly and said, "It's really nothing..."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone pulled him away from Deborah's side.

Joseph, who didn't know when he had come in, looked at him unhappily, "Don't show off in front of Deborah."

Upon entering, Gerald and Robert, who were both visibly furious, followed closely behind.