Luke's hawk-like eyes turned icy. "Ella, don't go stirring up trouble for no reason!"
Ella ignored him. Luke's expression darkened further. "Where do you think you're going? If something happens to you, you'll only cause trouble for Father!"
Luke had come today intending to persuade Ella to play along with him. His plan was simple: pretend to cooperate until Eric was rescued, then go back on his promise to marry her.
But Ella wasn't the helpless, panicked woman he'd imagined. Instead, she was marching out with purpose.
She was clearly heading straight to confront the Miller family.
Two bodyguards tried to stop Luke, but the four men in black he'd brought with him were far too strong. Against these elite guards, the hotel's foreign security staff didn't stand a chance.
Luke successfully blocked Ella's path.
