NovelEnglishChapter 1180 Lucius' Intention On the contrary, Marie was calm. It was as if everything was ordinary in her eyes.
Moreover, she was exceptionally beautiful. She had an air of delicate aloofness that seemed beyond her age. When her gaze stopped earlier, her eyes were strikingly clear and pure.
However, it was impossible to conceal one's temperament. The driver was certain that Marie was not an innocent young lady. Instead, she seemed like a well-cared-for wealthy lady.
Lucius was never interested in women like this. Why had he asked the driver to stop from such a distance? The driver kept glancing back at Marie as he was confused and had plenty of questions.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThere were still water droplets on Marie's hair ends. After all, it had been raining constantly. It was impossible to not be drizzled.
She deliberately turned her head to avoid facing Lucius. “Do you have any tissues in the car?" "Yes." Lucius chuckled softly before pulling out a few tissues for her.
The driver's eyebrows furrowed deeply. Lucius seemed unusually accommodating.
As Marie took the tissues from him and started drying her hair, one side of her neck becexposed. It was elegant, like that of a swan. It had such beautiful lines that it invited the thought of taking a bite.
Lucius averted his gaze from the sight and refocused on his laptop. His voice was steady as he said, "Reschedule the meeting for tomorrow." With that, he ended the call.
Marie paused. "Did I interrupt your work?" "No. It was already going to be rescheduled for tomorrow," Lucius replied with a smile on his face, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor. "We're old classmates. No need to be so formal," Preation 213 Marie was surprised that Lucius' Cascadian no longer had any hint of a foreign accent. After sthought, it made sense that any Emstian accent would have faded after all these years of him living in Hawford.
However, one thing did catch Marie off guard. She didn't remember Lucius as someone who would use a term such as "old classmates".
"I'm just not quite used to it." Maire was having trouble opening a bottle as she continued, "You've changed quite a bit." Lucius opened the bottle of water and handed it to her. “We're getting older. Change is inevitable. Immaturity can be annoying, after all." Marie felt his words were familiar but couldn't recall where she had heard them before. She accepted the water. "Thank you." "How long are you planning to stay this time?" Lucius asked casually. "You finally returned to Hawford. It would be a shnot to catch up with everyone. I remember you used to love parties, with guests filling the room." Marie smiled warmly at his words. "That sounds rather frivolous, but I haven't been meeting people lately. I was ill before, and I'm still in the recovery phase. I wouldn't want to worry anyone if I relapse." Lucius' fingers paused, and he didn't say anything further.
Marie looked out the window as she searched for a convenient place to get off. She was looking for a spot where she could easily hail a cab or near a subway entrance. Search ThE (Find)website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
"Didn't you cback with Shane?" Lucius suddenly asked. The question caught Marie completely off guard.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt dawned on Marie that people in Hawford might not be interested in the gossip from Kingbourne.
After all, the two cities were over a thousand miles apart. Who had the tto care about trivial matters like who was getting married or divorced? "No. I'm actually in the process of finalizing things with him. It should be almost done, "
Marie replied before smiling politely. "Why is it that you're the one asking all the questions? What about you? How have you been?" Chapter 1180 Lucius' Intention 373 Lucius gestured to his laptop. "I'm working every day." Marie naturally didn't believe him. Lucius' family was at the apex of capital. It was said that he had cto Hawford for half a year of transition during his studies.
He had intended to return to Emstia once Hawford had entered the market. No one knew why he ended up staying in Hawford.
"The rain doesn't seem to be stopping anytsoon.'ve been working all day and haven't eaten."
Lucius looked out the window and seemed to be con before he turned to Marie. Marie. How about grabbing ssoup together? It'll warm us up."
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