Chapter 20 Yvette ' brow furrowed slightly . So it was him . [ ] She glanced at Royce , whose lips were nearly split open from the blow . ] He hadn't held back at all . With Lucas Reed's sudden testimony , Yvette's earlier words now carried undeniable weight . No one dared to contradict him . [] Royce might have wanted to explain , but he knew Mr. Reed had done it on purpose . ! ] He could only swallow the humiliation , muttering under his breath with a trace of defiance , " Mr. Reed , maybe there's been a misunderstanding . " Stella chimed in , deliberately pitching her voice into a sugary lilt , trying to make it sound as though she could speak to someone of Lucas Reed's status as an equal . ] " Mr. Reed , you must be mistaken. Royce would never harass her . Back in school , everyone knew she chased after him , and he didn't like her . That's why she's resorting to this kind of trick . You can't just go by what you see and wrong someone , right ? " The last line carried a faint trace of coquettishness . Lucas's gaze narrowed dangerously . " Are you saying I'm blind ? " || Stella rushed to explain . " I didn't mean that … Mr. Reed , how … how do you know her ? " ] Yvette arched a brow . Her voice was still cutesy , but the confidence in it had noticeably wavered . [ ] By now , the bodyguards who had been left behind earlier had caught up and lined up behind Lucas , their presence imposing . " Mr. Reed , this … Young Master Quinn … " The manager who had escorted Lucas in earlier looked awkward at the scene . [ ] Lucas didn't even acknowledge Stella . He simply walked straight toward Yvette . ] Their distance closed , and the faint woody scent from him grew stronger . Yvette frowned . [ ] Lucas bent down , his eyes locking on hers , and planted his hands on the table behind her - effectively trapping her in place in full view of everyone . Because of their height difference . Yvette didn't move from her standing posture , not even a flinch . [ ] " You were chasing him ? " His tone was that of someone puzzling over a concept they couldn't comprehend . On Lucas Reed's almost unfairly handsome face was an expression of unrestrained arrogance , the roguishness in his eyes nearly spilling over . ] One brow lifted . " Him ? Worthy ? " [ ] Yvette's voice was cool " No , he's not . But I'm not deaf - you don't have to talk so close to me . " [ ] Well . ] Now everyone not only knew Young Master Quinn wasn't worthy- ] They also knew this young lady was Mr. Reed's … " real boss . " ] The onlookers were buzzing with excitement . ] Some couldn't even help shipping them on the spot . That height , those looks …. absolutely perfect together . [ ] Stella's eyes all but sparked with fury . How could Yvette possibly know someone like Lucas Reed ? And Royce - whose face was now badly swollen - looked just as miserable . If his bodyguards hadn't stepped in to support him . he probably would have wanted to crawl into a hole . [ ] At that moment , someone from the director's team came over to announce the results . ] " Miss Summers , congratulations on landing the role of Dr. Julia Hayes in Urban Legends … You- " ] The staffer froze mid - sentence , stunned by the scene before them . ] Yvette and Lucas both turned to look at the staffer . [ ] Lucas straightened slowly , fastening his cufflinks . A tantalizing glimpse of the well - defined muscles beneath his shirt sleeve flashed for a moment before disappearing under the fabric again . ] Yvette's gaze lingered briefly on the calluses on his fingertips . " Thank you , I know, " she said politely with a smile . [ ] Stella's voice shot up several pitches . " What did you say ? " She stormed up to the staffer . " Why her ? " ] Oll