Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1182 For Violet

The office door closed softly, and the director wiped his forehead, relieved. He dialed Violet's number without hesitation. "Hi, Ms. Belcourt, Lucy's proposal is complete. I just went through it, and everything checks out. She's more impressive than I anticipated. There's just one thing..."

"What's that?" Violet's voice on the other end was calm and collected.

"She mentioned wanting to surprise your fiancé," he explained cautiously.

"A surprise?" Violet's voice turned languid yet frosty. "Alright, I'll mention it to Lenn. I wonder how she'll feel when she learns this proposal was tailored for me. This is getting interesting."

Lucy had a 2 p.m. appointment with this 'female client's' fiancé. It was her first client meeting, so she arrived ten minutes early at the café, rocking her trusty power suit.

This wasn't just any suit-it was a splurge, two months' worth of salary when she went to Europe with Cherise for her burn treatments.

look amazing in that suit! Powerful, sexy, turning heads for sure!"

bank on the expensive outfit. Deep down,

first dive into the service industry; naturally, she was a nervous

coffee to calm her jitters. Time seemed to crawl

p.m. sharp, Lucy gripped her coffee mug tightly,

pushed open the door. Lucy's brow furrowed in a mixture of surprise and annoyance. "Lennon? Of all the places..." she breathed; the name was a silent curse

his arrival was merely a

frowned and glanced around. When he caught sight of Lucy and the table number in front of her, he hesitated momentarily before walking over and

chair opposite her, and a storm of conflicting emotions

agreed to maintain a polite distance? Apparently, this man in front of her had other

his lips, laced with an

deep, exasperated breath before forcing a firm tone. Mr. Belcourt, I'm meeting a client. We're acquainted, yes, but this is a business meeting. They'll be here shortly.