Chapter 716 A Different Beat

It took a second for his dig to sink in, and when it did, my face heated up, and I shot up to storm off. Lucas was quick, pulling me back down onto his lap, wrapping his arms around my waist, and soothing me with a playful grin, "Okay, okay, my bad. I was just messing with you. Sorry, I messed up." I bit my lip, now fully grasping the weight of his earlier words, and I could not help but confront him, "So you're telling me, Kenneth's taken a huge hit, and you're just fine?" He nodded, his expression shifting back to business, "For years, Kenneth's operations and mine have been all tangled up. That's why he's been so eager to get Yara and me hitched. It would lock in our shared interests for good, especially through Astoria. But this time, he's the one in trouble, and I've barely felt a ripple. It's almost like someone's got my back, keeping my crew and my goods safe." Who could be looking out for his crew and his goods? I paused, stealing a glance at him. He seemed to catch on to m