A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage (reese and hudson)

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Reese gazed up at Lukas in disbelief, her expression deeply moved. "Lukas, I..."

She wanted to apologize, to express gratitude, but her words eluded her for a moment.

After a brief silence, she blurted out a somewhat muddled question, "Didn't Ricardo say the letter was a fake?"

Immediately, Reese felt the urge to strangle herself for asking such a bewildering question. How could she

stumble over her words like this?

Now she finally comprehended why Lukas had shown no curiosity when the maid mentioned Alexa using the

letter to threaten her.

He had already been made aware of it.

Lukas looked at her with a mocking glint, "By this point, are you suggesting that | threatened Ricardo to tell you

that?"

Reese bit her lip, "Mr. Strakovski, I'm sorry. Thank you."

Lukas discerned the implications of her words.

"Sorry" acknowledged her misunderstanding, and "thank you" appreciated him for retrieving her letter back.

He huffed disdainfully, "You don't have to say anything. Originally, | had doubts about giving you the letter. Now,

knowing how conniving you are, if | had received the letter initially, | would've handed it over and asked you to

get out of my sight."

Reese accepted the letter from Lukas without examining it.

She looked at Lukas with a conflicted expression and a tinge of guilt in her tone, "Mr. Strakovski, | wasn't aware

you helped arrange Gerald and Alexa's marriage for this reason. I'm sorry."

Lukas's gaze turned icy as he responded, "No need for that."

Reese bit her lip, "Anyway, thank you, Mr. Strakovski."

Lukas turned and strode towards the floor-to-ceiling window, no longer focusing on Reese.

Reese, clutching the envelope, turned around and left, heading outside.

She reached her room and finally opened the letter that had preoccupied her thoughts.

As she finished reading, she understood why Lukas had acquired the letter but chose to keep its contents

hidden.

By the way, he was only worried that he might becupset.

Reese noticed a conflicting attitude in Lukas for the first time. Although his face appeared distant and almost

cold, his heart emitted warmth.

Before this, Reese had entertained countless speculations about the letter. However, upon reading its contents,

the reality behind the words struck her, and she understood why Lukas had hesitated to deliver it to her.

In the end, the depth of Lukas's actions deeply moved her.

The letter, a poignant message from her departed mother, unveiled a truth Reese had never known-she was not

the biological daughter of her mother and Ricardo.

Reese also began to understand Ricardo's deteriorating treatment of her since her mother's passing. She

realized that it stemmed from the revelation that he held about her true origins.

Years ago, during Gemma's pregnancy, a heart-wrenching betrayal unfolded. Her husband had betrayed her

trust and fathered a child with another woman. This child, born just two months after her own, belonged to her

husband's mistress.

When Gemma's tto give birth to the child came, she find it difficult to deliver. And at that time, Ricardo was

still at the side of the mistress.

All of these matters led to the tragic passing of her offspring. The child died on the operating table. Consumed

by grief, Gemma went hysterical and found herself dragging her crippled body to the rooftop of the hospital,

contemplating jumping off the building, contemplating committing suicide.

Unexpectedly, it was on that very rooftop that she encountered Reese, just born and full of promise.

Reese's arrival breathed new hope into Gemma's despair. Seeing her alone and crying, Gemma saw it as destiny,

a sign from the heavens that this child was meant to fill the void left by her loss.

With a heart full of compassion, Gemma made the impulsive decision to save Reese from the clutches of her

tragic fate. She carried the child downstairs with all her might, and she implored the medical staff conceal the

truth about her child's birth and demise.

The doctors and nurses who helped in delivering her baby were moved by Gemma's desperate circumstances.

Giving birth without a husband, and her child dying in the process, they agreed to keep the truth of her situation

in the dark.

Even Ricardo had been kept in the dark about Reese's true origin. Reese's presence becthe thread that held

Gemma and Ricardo's marriage together for over a decade.

As Reese grew, it becclear that her ton Earth was limited. Gemma chose to write a letter for her to

reveal the truth to Reese about her origins and leave her the decision of finding her biological parents or

remaining with the Roberts family in Reese's hands.

However, Gemma could never have anticipated that her letter, written after her passing, would eventually find

its way to the Roberts family.

Ricardo stumbled upon the letter, driven by curiosity, and in opening it, he uncovered Reese's true story. This

revelation set the stage for Reese's tumultuous and challenging journey over the next ten years.

After Reese read the letter, she sat in the room dumbfounded, her mood extremely complicated.

Lukas had given her this letter, and she could sense that his intent was genuine. He didn't want her to read it

because he feared it would upset her to learn about her uncertain parentage.

She felt a mix of emotions-touched by Lukas's concern, and admiration for his compassion.

However, no matter what, she couldn't deny Lukas's initial motivation was to help her retrieve the letter.

After comprehending the ins and outs of the story, she wasn't afraid of Lukas anymore. If anything, her

perspective on him had shifted.

Recollections of Lukas's injured wrist crossed her mind, prompting her to get up. She carefully stored the letter

and summoned both the housekeeper and the family doctor.

Reese taught Little Reese a lesson in the living room, her hand gently stroking its head. "You can't scratch people

in the future, all right? Both Lukas and | saved you."

Regardless of the cat's understanding, Reese continued to pet it affectionately.

The family doctor's arrival cwith a touch of surprise. "Was Mr. Strakovski scratched as well?" he inquired.

Reese recalled that she had recently received rabies and tetanus shots.

Blushing slightly, she explained, "Mr. Strakovski got scratched by a cat. Please cupstairs with me."

Guiding the doctor, Reese headed to Lukas's study and knocked on the door. Lukas was engrossed in a mint

candy, swirling it in his mouth out of irritation. Upon hearing the knock, he presumed it was Reese returning after

reading the letter.

After all, while he was at home, the staff wouldn't venture upstairs.

With a sour expression, he approached the door and swung it open, addressing Reese in a frosty tone, "Didn't |

tell you to leave immediately? Is the plain language too complex for you?"

His annoyed words were cut short as he noticed the family doctor standing beside

Reese.