It was nearly noon when Daphne, after much hesitation, knocked on Lucia’s office door.
Lucia was already waiting for her, so she was invited to sit on the sofa with her, with nothing but a warm smile on her face.
Daphne stared at Lucia suspiciously for a long time, as if she wanted to see something in her face. Lucia smiled and asked,
“Don’t you recognize me?”
“I don’t know…” Daphne murmured what was on her mind, then nervously explained when she sensed a slip of the tongue,
“Lucia, I didn’t mean…”
“I understand,” said Lucia with a slight smile.
After that, there was silence again, and Daphne had her own problems.
At home last night, Eduard made a point of telling her that Lucia might be back tomorrow. Daphne was one of her special friends. Eduard wanted her to have a talk with Lucia, who might have been tempted to tell the truth, but Daphne really didn’t know how to hide her emotions, or how to get information out of her.
Daphne said nothing, but her mind was showed on her face, and Lucia looked at her with a bitter smile.
She had expected Arthur to send Daphne to talk to her. He knew her too well, and knew that she was open to Daphne who was simple, but… he was wrong this time. She had to be ruthless.
Thinking of this, Lucia calmed herself down and said,
“Daphne, I know that you don’t understand what I did, but I have my own love and hate. You all think that Arthur is very good, and he loves me deeply. But this is just your opinion. This kind of opinion won’t shake my initial resentment toward him. I came back to the country with the determination to take revenge. No matter how good he is, he still did something to hurt me and Teddy. I can’t forgive him, and I won’t forgive him either.”
Daphne listened to Lucia’s words in silence, and her heart was throbbing with pain. Lucia, when spoke of her hatred for Arthur, was recalling her own bitter past.
“Also, Spencer, I can tell you frankly that Spencer came back for me from the beginning. Although he follows Esmae’s orders, from the beginning to the end, he is the only one who doesn’t hurt me at all. He also didn’t mind that I gave birth to Arthur’s child, so I chose him. This was a decision I made on my own.”
Lucia explained to Daphne the two things that puzzled them all the most.
“Lucia, is that what you really think?” Daphne couldn’t tell the truth from Lucia’s words. She simply believed her, hoping that she would tell her the truth.
Lucia looked at Daphne as if she were looking at Arthur, Eduard, and the others behind her, and didn’t hesitate to stick to her lie,
“That’s what I really think. You can just tell Arthur and Eduard. Don’t have to be embarrassed.”
Hearing this, Daphne’s eyes twinkled and she asked, “So you know…”
“I know, I know they’ll let you talk to me, but my mind won’t change, and neither will the engagement party tomorrow,” Lucia said frankly.
Daphne was silent, and didn’t know what else to say.
“You don’t have to be embarrassed. This is just a conflict between Arthur and me. You are still our good friends. This will not change.” Lucia smiled and said casually.
Daphne lowered her head sadly and murmured, “But when you’re with Arthur, you’re always so relaxed, and your smile is always so beautiful. It’s such a pity to break up like this…”
To this day, Daphne still didn’t believe that Lucia and Arthur’s relationship with each other was so relaxed and joyful that it was like they were faking it.
At Daphne’s words, Lucia’s heart skipped a beat, and the smile on her face returned to normal after a pause.
This was her last explanation before tomorrow.
Coming out of the office, Daphne was so depressed that she couldn’t even feel Nia staring at her.
Nia thought that when Lucia first got back, she would be the first to be asked about her job, but Daphne beat her to it. She didn’t know that Daphne and Lucia weren’t talking about business, and she was naturally upset.
“Just because you’re the first one to report to work doesn’t mean Lucia thinks you’re the one doing all the work. She’ll know about the week you missed work!” As soon as Daphne sat down, Nia began to get jealous and sarcastic. To her surprise, Daphne ignored her, and her anger flared up.
“Daphne, didn’t you hear me when I was talking to you? !” Nia stood up abruptly and glared at Daphne.
“Huh? What?” Daphne asked and was dazed.
When Daphne retorted, she was looking like a fool! Nia was so annoyed that she couldn’t speak for a moment.
When Nia didn’t say anything, Daphne buried herself in her own thoughts.
For some reason, Nia was so frustrated that after rolling her eyes a few times, she used her cell phone to send a message to a familiar number.
At noon, just as Lucia was stalling to stay in the office, Nia called her on the intercom to tell her that the CEO of Luxwell Investment was here. Lucia didn’t see any reports on Luxwell Investment in the summary, so it was not clear why he stopped by.
But now that he was here and she wanted something to do anyway, Lucia got Nia to agree to meet him. Soon after, Monty pushed the door open and walked in.
“It’s been a long time, Lucia,” Monty greeted warmly as soon as he entered the office. Lucia stood up and shook his hand, showing proper politeness.
“Mr. Gallagher, long time no see.”
“Lucia, can you just call me Monty? There’s no need to be so distant.” Before Lucia could greet him, Monty leisurely sat down on the sofa and smiled at her.
Lucia glanced at him and asked him directly, “What can I do for you, Mr. Gallagher?”
“What? Your staff didn’t report to you?” Monty asked with a smile.
Lucia nodded honestly and said, “I just got back, so I didn’t have time to listen to my subordinate’s report. However, you’re very well-informed. I just arrived, and you came right after…”
With that, Lucia looked at Monty with a half-smile.
“Are you suspecting me of something?” Monty was unperturbed, and laughed. “It took less than three hours for Cloudwork to stage a welcome ceremony at the airport this morning, and I couldn’t help but wonder.”