Chapter 1695: Disregarding Everything

Chapter 1695: Disregarding Everything

On the phone, Luther's concerned voice came through, tinged with a

hint of anxiety. "Where are you? Mr. Arnold told me that you and Andres

haven't returned home yet."

Joyce was taken aback. "Um, I..."

Hearing her voice, Luther's emotions seemed to calm down. “I saw the

news bulletin. There was a shooting incident in the city center. A

mysterious woman repelled several criminals. You haven't come back

yet. Could it be related to you?"

Joyce couldn't help but feel exasperated by how well Luther knew her.

She cleared her throat, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Yes, it was me.

Right now, I'm at Division Four giving a statement. I'll be back soon.”

"What? It really was you. I was worried when I saw the news, but I

didn't expect it to be true. Joyce, can't you be more careful? And

where's Darrin? What was he doing at that time?"

Joyce had a black line on her face. Luther really knew her well.

She tried to explain, feeling a bit awkward. "Well, today Darrin had

something to take care of and wasn't with me in the afternoon. We

happened to encounter the situation, so I had no choice..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Luther interrupted her.

“You just stay put in the police station. I'm coming to get you. Don't take

a single step away."

After saying that, Luther hung up the phone in a rush.

Joyce stared at her phone, which now emitted only a "beep" sound,

and couldn't help but glance at her lips. She always seemed to end up

in these situations, and she didn't want to. It was inevitable that Luther

would complain when he arrived, but it was impossible to hide it from

him after such a big incident.

Sure enough, just fifteen minutes later.

Luther hurriedly rushed into the police station from outside.

He pushed open the door and burst into the special reception room.

Joyce looked up at the sound, only to see Luther rushing towards her

with quick steps. He was clearly anxious and couldn't hide it. She

hadn't even had a chance to stand up before she was embraced tightly

by the person rushing towards her.

He held her too tightly, too forcefully, to the point where she couldn't

breathe.

She pushed him away. "I'm fine. Don't do this. There are other people

around. They're all watching.”

Darrin, Reuben, and the children were all there. Luther's embrace

made her face turn red, even reddening her ears.

Anderson sat on the side, watching them intimately, and couldn't help

but smile.

Darrin was used to it already. He stood there expressionless,

pretending not to have seen anything.

Reuben saw this scene and awkwardly turned his face to the side. Was

he invisible? Did he not exist? At the very least, pay some attention.

Although he knew that Joyce and Luther had a deep emotional bond,

seeing it with his own eyes was another matter.

He felt a twinge of jealousy.

Yes, it was jealousy. He envied Luther for having such a good wife and

such adorable children.

Kiki looked at this scene in astonishment.

She tugged on Anderson's hand. "Is that your daddy? I'm so envious.”

Her crystalline eyes flickered, and she pouted. "I don't have a daddy.

I've never experienced it before. I'm so jealous.”

Anderson finally glanced at Kiki.

He knew that Kiki didn't have a father because her mother became

pregnant through artificial insemination. Many children at kindergarten

knew that Kiki didn't have a father and often made fun of her.

Thinking back to his own experience of not having a father when he

was young, Anderson felt a bit sympathetic towards Kiki.

He said in a slightly annoyed tone, "You don't have a father, but you

can be strong on your own. It'll be the same in the future. Can anyone

not live without the other?"

Kiki looked at Anderson in confusion and nodded absentmindedly.

Anyway, whatever Anderson said was right.

Joyce pushed and pushed, finally Luther let go of her.

Anderson looked dissatisfied and raised an eyebrow. "Daddy, don't you

care about me? You only think about Mommy."

Luther chuckled softly. "How could 1?"

He approached and lifted Anderson up, giving him a kiss. "Your

mommy is fine, so you must be fine too. Because I know that your

mommy will do everything possible to keep you safe.”

"Yeah, that makes sense. I won't argue with you." Anderson pretended

to be generous and waved his small hand.

Luther hugged Anderson again, and the people around them didn't

make him feel embarrassed at all. So what if he hugged his wife?

Wasn't that how it should be?

He turned his gaze to Darrin and scolded in a low voice, "Darrin, didn't I

tell you to take good care of her? And yet she got into trouble outside.

What if something dangerous happened? You can't rely on luck to

resolve every crisis.”

Darrin knew he was in the wrong and said, “I'm sorry, Mr. Warner. It

was my negligence. I won't make the same mistake again.”

"And you," Luther's gaze shifted to Joyce, his displeasure evident as he

stared at her. Although he was scolding her, there was a hint of concern

in his words.

Joyce rubbed her forehead and looked around awkwardly.

Reuben couldn't take it anymore and said, "Alright, enough with the

public displays of affection. Today was completely unexpected. Who

would have thought we would encounter armed criminals at an ice

cream shop?”

Luther, hearing Reuben's voice and realizing his presence, pondered

for a moment. He remembered seeing this man at the kindergarten,

someone related to the Bryant family.

“This is Kiki's cousin, Reuben," Joyce introduced him to Luther. "Today,

Kiki's mom couldn't come to pick her up, so she asked me to take the

children to get ice cream. Reuben happened to come to pick up Kiki

and encountered the criminals.”

Luther raised an eyebrow, his expression slightly guarded.

Reuben? Extraordinary appearance, extraordinary demeanor, surely an

extraordinary background. Appearing by Joyce's side made Luther a bit

more cautious.

Joyce was too charming, always surrounded by exceptional men, which

made him feel the need to be on guard.

Finally, Justin was gone, away from Karl, and Chris had shifted his

focus. Now there was Darrin and Reuben.

Damn it, the old ones had just left, and new ones arrived.

He could only feel a headache coming on.

"Hello," Luther politely greeted.

"Hello," Reuben responded in the same polite manner.

"Thanks to Reuben's help today, we were able to subdue the criminals

smoothly," Joyce said.

Luther glanced at Reuben a few times, nodded slightly, and said,

“Thank you."

"No problem.” Reuben waved his hand. "Today, I had the privilege of

witnessing Joyce's marksmanship and the spinning dart. It was

shocking and unforgettable.”

Luther didn't respond. He noticed Reuben'’s choice of words, how he

directly called Joyce by her name instead of using "your wife" or

"honorable lady.” It made him feel uncomfortable. It seemed like

Reuben was ignoring his presence.

Just as he was about to take Joyce and Anderson away, Reuben

suddenly suggested, "Everyone has been through a scare today. The

children still haven't had dinner. Why don't I treat everyone to a meal?

Mr. Warner, would you host us?"

Kiki clapped her hands excitedly when she heard that. "Yay! I want to

eat grilled meat. Is that okay? I'm so hungry."