In this chapter, we learn that Madame Pernelle has been caught in the act of meeting with the heir to the Lu corporation in private. She is furious at the news, and tells the others present that there is nothing between her and the lu man. She tells them that she has invited them all to the press conference to "set the record straight" and not to give "any substance" to the rumor. She says that she still cares for the lu guy, but that he is "mad now" and will get over it. She asks him if he is running away from her, and he tells her that he will not let her go if she cant trust him. He asks if there is anything between them, and she tells him that she is not going anywhere, and that he should just leave if he cannot trust her. He says that he wants to see her before he leaves, and apologizes for the trouble he has caused her in the past. He tells her to take care of herself in the company of the two of them, as this will be the last time they will