The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 577

Lucian brushed back a stray lock of hair from Allison’s forehead with a gentle touch. His gaze darkened. “Allison,” his voice was a husky whisper, “don’t be afraid.”

It seemed she heard him. Her furrowed brows relaxed.

The buzz of his phone disrupted the moment. His phone was vibrating insistently in his pocket. He pulled it out to see “Shawn” flashing on the screen.

Lucian didn’t answer the call, but hung up instead. He texted Shawn, [What happened?]

[I’ve searched everywhere, but no sign of Robbie. It’s like the guy just vanished into thin air. I found out he took a loan from Darian at high rates, but Darian says he’s gone into hiding. I’ve checked all of Robbie’s usual haunts. No results. Feels like it’s not just him laying low – like someone’s deliberately hiding him.]

[Before I started looking, a bunch of others were after him too. One group was from Miss Allison, and her agent Emma, and another... another was one of Penelope’s.]

Lucian read the message. Just as he suspected, Penelope’s people were also on the hunt for Robbie.

He knew why Allison was searching. She wanted to clear things up, to defend herself.

Penelope...

He remembered when he’d gone to the Blue Club to find Robbie, the man had insisted the woman in the photo was Allison. It seemed Robbie had already been bought by Penelope.

Lucian had figured out that the woman in the picture was Penelope, but he didn’t want to believe it. In his mind, Penelope had always been kind-hearted; she had saved him and his mother. Now, he was told that Penelope was deceitful, cunning. He needed time to accept that. He needed solid proof before he could call off their engagement.

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Blue Club.

Third floor office.