You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1704: Offering Oneself

Five days later, Joyce arrived at the Ballard Group's villa as scheduled, according to her appointment with Christian. It was tto

meet Christian face-to-face.

Since Luther left the Warner residence in the middle of the night, he hadn't returned in these past few days. He only sent a

message through Aaron, saying that he had a sudden business trip and would be back in about a week.

Joyce knew it was most likely a lie, but she didn't expose him. After all, he didn't even want to call her back, indicating that he

didn't want to deceive her with his own words.

But all of that was not important.

What was important was that she wanted to find out what kind of difficulties had led to the situation evolving to this point.

Darrin drove and brought Joyce to the front of the Ballard Group's villa.

The grand garden mansion required walking through a long green lawn to reach the entrance. The European-style castle-like house

sat on the mountainside. It was dusk, and the castle was bathed in the blood-red rays of the setting sun, appearing particularly

enchanting.

The castle gate was about three meters high, giving a solemn feeling that inspired awe.

Darrin sighed, "The Ballard Group is truly impressive. They're a first-rate family, extraordinary."

Joyce stood at the entrance. It was her first tcoming to Christian's home, and she didn't expect it to be so stunning.

The butler, wearing white gloves, personally opened the door for them.

"Young Master, you've arrived. Please cin. Mr. Ballard is already waiting for you." The butler respectfully welcomed Joyce and

led them to the guest lounge where Christian was.

The mansion was large, even more magnificent than it appeared from the outside. The floor was covered in marble, and the

carpets in the corridors seemed to stretch endlessly. World-famous paintings hung on the walls, and the displayed decorations

were all valuable antiques from the previous century, exuding an ancient charm.

Joyce and Darrin entered the guest lounge.

After the butler opened the door, they walked in one after another, and then the butler closed the door.

Christian was standing in front of a huge glass window. The arched glass was about two stories high, perfectly cut into diamond-

shaped pieces, allowing each piece of glass to refract the sunlight beautifully. When the evening sun streamed in, it created

several dazzling rainbow rays.

Christian turned slowly and his eyes lit up when he saw Joyce.

His excessively enchanting appearance was as captivating as ever.

"You're here. Please have a seat," Christian hurriedly approached, pulling Joyce to sit on the sofa.

Darrin stood behind Joyce, glancing at Christian. He couldn't help but feel astonished. He had always thought that Luther and Joyce

had a deep and loving relationship, but he didn't expect that Luther had a past love before Joyce?

Joyce cleared her throat.

"If | tell you that Luther had another woman whom he deeply loved before you, would it break your heart?" Christian suddenly

asked, his charming face turning gloomy.

Darrin was taken aback, as he had always thought that Luther and Joyce had a strong bond. He never expected that Luther had a

beloved woman before Joyce.

Joyce felt a sudden pang in her chest. It seemed that it was related to a woman.

The biggest possibility for two men to have a falling out would most likely be because of a woman, and she had already guessed it.

However, hearing it and knowing it for certain were two different things.

She took a deep breath and calmly asked, "The past doesn't matter. Just go ahead and speak."

Christian looked deeply into Joyce's eyes.

"I have a sister, although we aren't blood-related, we were very close from a young age. When my sister was ten years old and saw

Luther for the first time, she fell in love with him. In the following eight years, they often had secret contact. My sister liked Luther,

and Luther liked her too. They had long planned to be together."

As Joyce listened to Christian's account, her eyes narrowed gradually.

She asked, "Did you personally witness their secret contact?"

Christian shook his head. "No, my sister toldabout it. We confided in each other about everything. She was very innocent, and

she would telleverything on her mind. So, | knew."

"When your sister was ten years old, how old were you?" Joyce asked again.

"My sister is the sage as you," Christian looked at Joyce, "So when I first saw you, | was reminded of my sister."

ars old, Luther was fourteen.

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