Someone recognized the young woman in a white dress, “It’s Judy Shepard, Old Mr. Shepard’s favorite
granddaughter!” Everyone turned their attention to her, stunned.
Lucas and Miles’ hearts sank. With Judy involved, the situation became sticky. Furthermore, the fact
she called Skylar Mr. Stone showed how much respect she had for him.
Judy walked toward Skylar with a sweet smile, “Sky!” Everyone’s jaw dropped. Judy had always been a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtspoiled brat; she did not care for anyone except Old Mr. Shepard. Mr. Stone must have been someone
special for her to pay him so much attention.
Ignoring the whispers among the crowd, Judy turned toward Lucas. “Were you threatening to kill Mr.
Stone?” Lucas was dumbfounded. How could Judy publicly embarrass me for this guy?
“Why do you care?” Lucas smirked, “Mind your own business, Judy. You have no power against me
without your grandfather. Perhaps I would change my mind if he’s here.”
Despite being Old Mr. Shepard’s favorite granddaughter, Judy was inexperienced in comparison to
Lucas, the eldest son of the Currey family. Lucas lifted a triumphant smile.
Meanwhile, someone called out, “Old Mr. Shepard is here!” Walking over from the Shepard villa,
Dudley quickened his pace as he saw Skylar.
“Mr. Stone, I have been waiting by the entrance but was distracted by some visitors. I am sorry for
making you wait,” Dudley bowed and apologized profusely to Skylar.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEveryone looked at them, wide-eyed. “What? Old Mr. Shepard has been expecting this guy himself and
even addresses him as Mr. Stone!” They were intrigued when Judy seemed respectful of Skylar, as she
could sometimes be unpredictable, but with Old Mr. Shepard, the leader of the great Shepard family,
acting all apologetic toward Skylar, they were astonished.
As people wondered if Skylar was even more powerful than the Shepard family, Lucas broke out in a
cold sweat. Judy noticed his uneasiness and said, “My grandfather is here, Lucas. How about changing
your mind now?”
Lucas’s face fell. He thought Skylar was simply Judy’s acquaintance; he would never dream of Skylar
having a connection with Dudley. If he did, Lucas would not have said those things; he was terrified of
crossing Dudley.