After their laughter, Diana said, “As I said earlier, Emily let him sleep here.” Emily frowned. “I felt uncomfortable with that. How would it help his case?” “Think about it,” Diana said quickly. “If we take him home and your dad finds out his plan failed, he might try something worse next time. But if Lucas stays here, it’ll be easy to make it look like he spent the night with a girl. Your dad will think his plan worked.” Emily hesitated, processing it. The logic made uncomfortable sense. “But…” she said, voice dropping, “what if it wasn’t my dad? What if someone else is targeting him—someone we don’t even know about?” Her eyes shimmered with fear. “What if this is bigger than we think?” “In that case, let’s just get him another room,” Diana said quickly, already dialing. As the phone rang, she paced a little. “Hello, Bella? It’s Diana. I need a room at the lodge—urgently. My friend is intoxicated. Please send a porter with the key now, and I’ll sort the payment immed
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