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Chapter 187 It was just a joke
Chapter 187 It was just a joke
Caught off guard in the middle of a passionate kiss, Lawrence was punched hard in the face and took a
few steps back.
“Allen!”
Joey let out a cry of surprise and immediately emerged from behind the potted tree to stop Allen who
tried to hit Lawrence again.
“Allen, how could hit him?”
Martha rushed to Lawrence anxiously and glared at Allen with reproach.
Allen gently pushed Joey away because he didn’t want to accidently hurt her later. He stared at Martha
and Lawrence angrily, “Are you two insane? Do you have any idea what you’re doing? Lawrence,
Martha is young and stupid. She doesn’t understand the gravity of the mistake you’re making. But how
could you do such an outrageous thing? Don’t you remember what you’ve promised me?”
“What promise?”
Martha asked him anxiously, because there was clearly something that she didn't know.
Allen threw her a sharp glance, “It’s none of your business, and you needn’t know it.”
Martha had been fooling around all these years and he had said nothing about it, because she was his
younger sister. But she had crossed the line and he would never allow it.
“Don’t be mad at her. It’s all my fault.”
Lawrence stepped forward to defend her. Allen had hit him really hard and his left face was red and
swollen. Her mouth was bleeding too. “I’ll do what I promised you. It was just…a joke.”Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
He wiped the blood off his mouth and was about to leave.
Martha grabbed his hand and said with genuine anguish, “What did you say? The kiss was just a joke?”
Lawrence took a deep breath and said coldly, “What else? What do you think it was? I know you’re a
crazy girl, so I was just playing along.”
He brushed her hand away and walked to the stairs without looking back.
Martha took a step back in shock. She looked at Lawrence’s back and burst into tears. A joke? Did he
say that it was only a joke?
No, it wasn’t. She had felt his heartfelt love and lust in his arms. She refused to believe that it was a
joke.
“Lawrence, I don't believe it!” Martha said in despair. She tried to catch up with Lawrence.
“Martha, come back!”
Allen grabbed Martha so hard and angrily that she lost her balance in high heels and cried out in pain
when she fell down to the ground.
“Ah…” Joey screamed and tried to help her up.
“Ignore her.”
Allen stopped Joey. He said to Martha coldly, “Martha, do you remember what your last name is? Who
is Lawrence? He’s your elder brother of the same father. Why did you do such a ridiculous thing? Don’t
be silly. You’ll never get anywhere with him, because it's incest.”
Martha sat down on the ground and looked up at Allen with teary eyes, “I’ve never expected anything to
come of it. Allen, please leave me alone. Let me go my own way. I'll never regret it even if it ended
tragically.”
She slowly got up and turned around to left lonely.
Allen was infuriated by her stubbornness. But before he could stop Martha to give her another lecture,
Joey had held his hands gently and said softly, “Allen, she wouldn’t listen to you, no matter what you
say right now. Why don’t you calm down and give her some time to think about it?”
Allen nodded because he had no other choice now. He had done everything he could. Both Lawrence
and Martha were grow-ups, and he could do nothing to stop them.
After Martha left, there were only Joey and Allen on the rooftop.
They sat down on a long bench. Allen was too embarrassed to talk.
Joey knew what was on his mind. She smiled understandingly, “Allen, are you trying to tell me not to
speak of what happened tonight to anyone else?”
Allen nodded and sighed heavily, “Baby, you’re always so smart. You read my mind.”
“Is that a compliment?”
Joey tried to cheer him up with a little joke. Soon she said seriously, “Allen, don’t worry. I’ll keep it a
secret, even with Sarah.”