Chapter 236
Author: Life_Of_Mid
last update Last Updated: 2024-01-01 17:07:12

Lucia was helped down from the car by her guards, her gaze sweeping the premises before ultimately landing on the trio standing at the entrance.

Her gaze remained on one in particular, the latter of which was a man dressed quite casually, revealing no intent of having wished to wear a suit or something more corporate.

That was her target.

That was the man that had given her the shock of her life.

Taking a deep breath even as her heartbeat increased, she slowly made her way to the trio with her guards escorting her.

When she got close, the woman amongst them tried to speak.

“Hello ma'am, my name is Cecelia, I'm…”

A simple hand gesture rendered her silent with Lucia not even bothering to regard the man standing in the middle.

Soon she was standing face to face with the mystery man who looked back in slight amusement.

“Ms. Lucia.”

“And you must be Mr. Smith. I expected you to be dressed more formally.”

“Apologies for disappointing you then.”

“On the contrary, I quite like your current a
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