He Chose the So-Called Sister Chapter 301: Why Else Would He Act This Way?

Julia would never give up. "Lucas, I swear, I did not kiss your uncle. The person I kissed was definitely you! You and I are the ones who are meant to be."

She then shifted her glare to Sherry. "This woman set this whole thing up. She's framing me. You've always wondered if I'm a bad person, but I haven't done anything. Sherry's the one who's been coming after me from the start.

"I swear, nothing happened between your uncle and me! We're completely innocent. I'm still the same pure person I've always been."

Julia was practically vibrating with the effort to prove her innocence, like she was about to swear on a stack of Bibles.

It was quite a performance, but Lucas didn't even glance back at her.

Instead, he pulled out a bottle of water. "Staying at their hotel didn't feel right, so I had your room swept. This bottle tested positive for something, and we also found several cameras."

Julia's frantic expression froze instantly.

How could Lucas have known she'd tamper with things? Most people would think a famous, high-end hotel like this wouldn't risk their reputation with something like that. They'd assume it was safe.

But Lucas knew her. He understood how her mind worked. That's the only way he could have predicted her next move.

He must have really looked into her, done a deep dive to understand her personality.

Most people never got that far. She worked hard to charm them, making them think they had her all figured out before they even started digging. They just got caught up in her act.

But not Lucas.

He completely ignored the performance she put on for him and did his research behind her back instead.

From everything she'd heard about Lucas, he never did that.

He investigated situations, not people. He didn't care who they were.

Even with Sherry, her source said Lucas only ended up with her file because one of his guys had a huge stack of documents and he just happened to glance at it.

So how did her file end up in front of him? That wouldn't have just happened by accident.

And given his usual MO, he wouldn't have targeted her specifically.

But from their very first meeting, he'd been cold and hostile toward her.

She'd always blamed Sherry for that, thinking she was just poisoning him against her, making her the scapegoat for her own failing marriage with Gilbert.

Fine, she admitted she might have had a role in that.

Her biggest mistake was being too captivating. Gilbert could never get over her.

She figured she didn't even need to try; he'd love her forever anyway.

It wasn't her fault that she had that effect on people.

Sherry just didn't have the same allure or skill to make her own husband fall for her instead. Even getting married couldn't compete with the memory of his first love.

Women always blame the other woman when they can't keep their man.

Maybe they should look in the mirror and ask why their man is looking elsewhere. If it were not her, it would be someone else. Look inward.

The whole thing infuriated her. She was convinced Sherry was just getting revenge.

She even started wondering if Sherry had known about her all along, that she always aimed for the top—the most powerful, best-looking guy in whatever country she landed in.

She was not into old geezers.

Lucas was the obvious prize.

But now, this felt different. Lucas seemed to have an unusual focus on her.

He was always cold to rivals and enemies, sure, but the things he said to her were especially sharp and harsh.

Could it be that what she said earlier was real? Was it because Lucas had her in his heart?

Why else would he act this way?

But she couldn't admit anything right now. If she did, she'd be confessing to tampering with the hotel room.

She'd wanted to get footage of Sherry, something compromising, and post it on the dark web to spread everywhere.

By the time they found out, it would be too late. Sherry's reputation would be ruined forever.

With that kind of scandal, forget the Harrison family—Lucas himself would never want Sherry again.

Even Gilbert would divorce her immediately.

Most men can't handle their woman stripped and seen by everyone.

Let alone powerful, well-respected men like them—they'd avoid her like the plague, and Sherry would lose the job she'd wanted.