(Thank you to Derricks for your support for this book.)
Looking at the smiling man in front of her, Lindsay had mixed feelings.
Her mother, Aurora, had wanted to set her up with Luke, who was still a young detective. Unfortunately, she and her parents had been arguing for a long time about the "painter boyfriend."
Plus, she was still very young at the time, and wasn't in the mood to think about it.
After all these years, she already had a fiancé, but they didn't have any feelings for each other at all. It was purely a political marriage.
Besides, for people in American politics, personal issues were no longer a matter of whether they were clean or not, but how low their bottom line was.
It was normal for a hundred people to be executed, and what was really kept secret was the dark side that violated basic ethics and morals — for example, those who had been killed by Joker. Killing them directly was already considered a "light sentence."
In any case, this wasn't a big deal. In any case, Lindsay had long decided to focus on politics.
Her personal relationship issues were just an essential "facade" for her. It was enough for the public to say "not bad".
But the scene of Luke and Elena standing together just now made her feel envious.
It had been almost ten years, but the two of them were still as close as they had been when they went to the Monroe Peterson exhibition.
Lindsay, who had been in politics for a long time, could tell that it wasn't an act.
There was a kind of tacit understanding and harmony in Luke and Elena's actions and expressions.
No man was polite on the surface but impatiently thinking about which woman's ghost to find later.
No woman was smiling, but her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and anger at her male companion.
She could even feel that these two were here to see the seaside scenery of Long Island in the evening, and had only agreed to her invitation in passing.
Of course, Lindsay wasn't unhappy.
As long as the other party was willing to come to this kind of banquet, greeting them was a very clear attitude, and it didn't matter whether they stayed or left.
Otherwise, the dozens of people she had invited tonight would have to accompany her the entire time, and they would have to sit together for the meeting.
What made Lindsay even more envious was that Luke and Elena seemed to be a little more mature than when they first met, but they still looked very young and full of energy.
Although Lindsay had been exercising, maintaining her beauty, and taking care of herself, her appearance and figure were still slowly deteriorating under the ravages of working overtime, staying up late, and putting on makeup.
But that was just her wishful thinking.
It was impossible to want power without paying a price.
If she was willing to be a good helper to her husband like her mother O'Laura, she would naturally be much more free.
However, that would be equivalent to being bound to her husband and losing most of her right to speak. This was unacceptable to the proud Lindsay.
Therefore, he was just envious.
After Luke and Lindsay were done, neither of them really exchanged pleasantries. Margaret pulled Elena over and hugged Luke happily when she got close.
Lindsay was a socialite. She had a good grasp of the scale of the half-hug. It was slightly intimate but not too touching.
His cheap sister-in-law, on the other hand, trusted Luke very much. It could almost be called a "full hug."
The thin summer clothes allowed him to easily feel her body temperature, as well as the soft and elastic touch.
Regarding this, a certain Lu could only ridicule in his heart out of habit: You're a level lower than your sister, and you don't like to wear chest protectors. Do you really think that B-rank contestants don't have to worry about sagging?
Alright, I really don't have that!
As the female doctor's only family member, Margaret even secretly added "Haley" to her name when she went to university.
Haley, on the other hand, took a huge risk to rescue Margaret from a trap when she was targeted by a gang. In the process, the two sisters were almost beaten to a pulp.
From this, it could be seen that although the sisters were only cousins, they were even closer than real sisters.
After getting Life One from Luke, Haley was reluctant to part with it, but in the end, she still let Margaret use some of it.
Otherwise, how could Margaret, who was the same age as Elena and almost forty years old, still maintain such a "lively" body?
Of course, Margaret was happy. Luke was her only male friend in all these years.
In comparison, she had had a few boyfriends over the years, but they all broke up.
This wasn't a big problem. After all, the limits of an artist's relationship far exceeded that of a normal person's.
For example, Luke had never seen Elena's "roommate" at Paland Academy in person — she was either in bed with her boyfriends from all over the world, or on her way to bed.
His sister-in-law was almost forty years old, and had only been married once.
Most of the boyfriends she had had over the years had only gone as far as hugging and kissing when they ate, and then … that was it.
There were always all kinds of accidents that exposed the true colors of these men with ulterior motives. They either lusted after her body or her money, and some even wanted to have both of them.
In short, his sister-in-law's feelings were purer than most young people's — except when she couldn't find anyone.
Also, Haley had personally confirmed that Luke was someone who could be her sister's friend.
That was because he was one of the few men who had never had any thoughts about Margaret. Even if there were plenty of opportunities, he was as steady as an old dog.
Luke had nothing to say to that.
He couldn't tell the female doctor: Actually, it's enough for me to convince you, and I definitely won't touch your sister.
But she definitely wouldn't be able to accept the truth, so the Joker's secret had to be kept.
After bringing the lost Margaret, Lindsay didn't stay any longer. She apologized and went to work.
Luke was left behind on the beach with the two beautiful artists, one on each side of the jealous gazes that flew at him from time to time.
On the other hand, double the beauties naturally meant double the troubles, and differentiated competition was no joke.
Margaret and Elena were tall and short, blonde and black, tall and thin, petite and plump, lively, passionate, and gentle. They could basically win the favor of most men.
For the men who claimed to be gentlemen at this banquet, but were actually beasts in human clothing, they were targets that couldn't be missed.
In any case, he was just trying. He might succeed!
At first, the two girls could still laugh at Luke's fancy attacks, but a few minutes later, they couldn't take it anymore and decisively pulled him away.
The three of them didn't drive home directly. It was rare for Margaret to come out with Luke and Elena, and she couldn't bear to go back.
Also, compared with the cold, damp, and moldy autumn and winter, New York's summer was really more suitable for outdoor play.
Thus, Luke took the two girls for a slow stroll along the beach.
Rich families usually had their own private beaches.
Not to mention glass shards and pebbles, even the plastic bags and drink bottles that were commonly seen on other beaches were rare here. Most of them were blocked by a cleaning net.
Margaret was so excited that she ran to the beach in her high heels and immediately started eating mud … Well, it should be eating sand.
Then, she didn't cry or feel sad when she fell. She simply lay on the ground in a daze for a moment before she chuckled to herself.
Luke rolled his eyes. This silly girl was really hopeless. She was completely natural!
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