Lily Gray was held in Aidan Lucas's arms, her fright was no less than that of Vivian Walters and the others.
She belonged to a different social class than Vivian Walters and others, and she had long heard of "Mr. Lucas's" ruthless and decisive methods.
But rumors are just rumors. After actually interacting with Aidan Lucas, she felt his dominance was detestable, but he never really treated her harshly.
Were it not for what she witnessed today, Lily Gray might have almost forget about those rumors about Aidan Lucas that she'd heard.
She unwittingly lowered her breathing, leaning timidly into his embrace, not daring to move recklessly.
It was only at this moment that she realized the sheer power of the man holding her.
Once a person can arbitrarily determine the fate of another's life or death, others can only seem more lowly and insignificant in comparison.
At this moment, it seemed she truly felt for the first time the unbridgeable chasm between her and this man.
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