Shortly after, Lucas contacted Khloe.After hearing what he had to say, Khloe showed no particular reaction. She fell silent for a moment before replying softly, "Thank you, Lucas.""Khloe, is what you're doing really appropriate? Nick is in a lot of pain."Lucas understood Khloe's plan very clearly.From the very beginning, she had never hidden it from him.Because Lucas and Nick were close friends, and because of his identity and background, he could not only help her continue investigating Lacuna, but also serve as a natural part of the arrangement to deceive Nick.In truth, Lucas did not want to be involved in something like this. But Khloe's reasoning left him no room to refuse—neither emotionally nor logically.Her goal was to save Nick's life, even if it meant sacrificing their relationship.More importantly, she was the mother of his friend's child. Even if she was, in a sense, emotionally coercing him, Lucas still couldn't refuse.And above all, he was a businessman.
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