Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband-Chapter 187: Someone Might Be Deceiving You

Brooke’s jaw fell to the car’s floor when Sadie opened the backseat of Lucas’s car and saw Thane, sitting inside. As she sat next to him she tried to make sense of the situation, and especially why he was with Lucas.

Thankfully, as the car drove away, Sadie explained, "Mr Grayson called me looking for you, I told him you were filming today, he wanted to pick you up and I felt you wouldn’t want the cast knowing who your husband was-"

"Husband?" Lucas cut her off, showing off just how much he was aware of the situation.

Brooke turned to Thane, who hadn’t said a word the entire time or done anything to acknowledge her presence.

Sadie sharply replied. "Please, can I trust you not to say anything?"

Lucas nodded, "Why would I say anything when his wife is cast in my movie? If word got out that the sponsor’s wife is Brooke, the public would go ballistic."

"I swear that Brooke is a good actress, she doesn’t need any help from her husband to land a role..."

While the conversation went on, Brooke contemplated how to start one with her husband, who was dressed in a leather jacket and jeans, with a face mask covering nearly half his face.

With his pale skin and sharp eyes he looked like a celebrity.

She inched closer and reached for his hand, in a low tone whisper she said, "I’m sorry for the trouble I caused."

Thane kept his mouth shut, and his gaze pointed out the window, however he gave her hand a tight squeeze, as though to let her know he heard her.

Lucas pulled over at the spot Thane’s car was parked, ending his conversation with Sadie. Still holding her hand, Thane got out of the car, he went over to Lucas, and thanked him for his help.

"I’ll have my assistant come see you later." He said, hinting at a reward of some sort. But Lucas shut down the idea.

"If I can help it, I don’t want to get involved any further with anything that could turn into a scandal. I just want this movie to be a success." He responded, a weary look on his face.

To Brooke he said, "I won’t ask what all this is about, your personal life is yours. However, just like the director said, I don’t want any scandal to happen during filming. If you can promise me you won’t let another scandal happen-" halfway through his words Thane stepped in front of his wife and spoke up.

He pulled down his face mask and shot Lucas a nasty glare, "That’s odd. I don’t remember my wife causing any scandal to begin with. And if you mean at the audition, then wasn’t that because your security couldn’t handle the situation properly?" Thane retorted all too sharply.

Lucas cracked a nervous grin, "I admit we take some fault, but at the time Brooke and Cassie were-"

Thane went on, "You should be glad my wife did not press charges against your agency for that incident. And while I appreciate your help tonight, I would like to extend your generous advice to you as well." Thane shifted his gaze to Sadie who sat in front, then back to Lucas whose features were contorted into a guilty expression.

Brooke had to squeeze Thane’s hand to get him to back down. To the president she mouthed him a thank you, then tugged at Thane towards the car...

"What the hell do you mean you couldn’t get the footage?!" Avery’s boyfriend, Oliver cried out when Jen reported her failure earlier that day.

She opened the fridge and pulled out two cans of beer. "As much as I hate getting hit, I didn’t chicken out this time, Ethan did." she said sliding a can across the kitchen counter.

Hearing her words, Oliver’s anger dissipated, "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it that way." He reached out and caught the can before it slipped off the edge. "It’s just, no one is willing to lift a finger against the bastard," He wrapped his fingers around the can and gave it a tight squeeze. "We’re losing time."

Jen ran her fingers through her hair, "There was something off about him today, he said some strange things too."

Oliver’s ears stood up, "Strange?"

"I don’t know who he’s going to see tonight, but I can’t shake off the feeling he’s got bad intentions for that person." She rested her elbows on the counter and strummed her nails against the can in a rhythmic melody. "I’ve seen the bastard angry, but not like this. Staring into his eyes, it was as if he was really going to kill me."

Oliver, "Shit. You mean the way he almost killed Avery?"

Jen bit her lower lip, "But who the hell could he be meeting outside of work so late at night?" She narrowed her eyes deep in thought.

Cassie rolled her eyes and folded her arms over her stomach. "I don’t need to tell you who I’m meeting, you’ve never acted like a mother to me, so don’t start now." Cassie said, adjusting the black duffel bag resting on her shoulder.

"Cassie! It’s late, and you’re pregnant, anything could happen to you! Cancel your plans, just stay home-"

Cassie cut Serena off, "What about you? Even when father was around, you never left the house this late. It isn’t like you at all," she raised a suspicious brow, "Your husband is missing and our situation is in shit. So who could you be meeting at this time of the night dolled up like that?" Cassie pried, suddenly taking interest in the person her docile mother was dressed up to see.

Serena huffed, "Do as you please, I can’t stop you, I’ve never been able to. But just, be careful out there."

Cassie grinned, "You too, there’s no telling who doesn’t have it out for our family right now. Someone might just be deceiving you." she said then made for the front door.