Hidden Emotions

Lucille raised her eyebrows in amazement. Suddenly, she heard Joseph speak. His voice was heavy and muffled as if he was restraining something.

No one knew what hidden emotions there were in those eyes of his. His gaze was like a surging undercurrent, deep and bottomless, yet slightly cold and lonely.

He murmured, "Don't be afraid of me, Bobo."

Lucille was stunned. What was there to be afraid of?

Under her puzzled stare, Joseph took off his shirt completely

The man's strong and buff chest was covered with scars of various sizes. Some were deep, and some were shallow. Even after several years, one could tell that those scars were once. wounds that were nearly fatal. Lucille sucked in a cold breath.

Most people would only have bruises on their bodies.

On Joseph's body, there were gunshot wounds, whip wounds, and other injuries from torture devices.

Joseph, the son of the Collins family, was born into a comfortable life. He was proud and noble with ant extraordinary status. With a snap of his fingers, he could change Shein City's destiny. Nobody would have thought that someone like him, who had the world in the palm of his hand, had experienced something that would leave so many horrible.

scars.

Could it be that... the people from back then were the ones. who injected the toxins into his body?

Lucille was shocked, but she didn't ask anything.

Everyone had their secrets.

It was just like how Joseph had never asked her anything.

Lucille took out some tools and sat cross-legged across from Joseph.

She began treating him seriously. At the same time, she answered, "It's not that scary."

That was how her body looked like in the past, too.

Lucille pursed her lips. She didn't finish her sentence.

Joseph looked up. The girl in front of him was calm, with a sense of serenity that did not match her age. She used the tools with skilled fingers. In just a few minutes, he could feel the cold poison in his body flowing around.

With her treatment, the toxins were trapped and then sealed together.

The process took about half an hour.

When she removed the last tool, Lucille heaved a sigh of relief.

a lot of effort to concentrate

hand to wipe away the sweat on her forehead, and then carefully put away the tools. She stated,

Then, he put his shirt

uncomfortable after the treatment. Take a rest first. I'll go down and

come back."

left the room

lay on the wooden bed, with Lucille's faint fragrance lingering at the tip of

eyes,

downstairs, she found that not

and appliances in

Culver was. "How can you give me all of these things, Sir? T-This won't do. I haven't done anything to earn this. I can't accept it." "It's

and then told Madam Grant which

had to avoid eating on a daily basis. Madam Grant, who was both surprised and

would not be able to remember it,

down on

Lucille raised an eyebrow.

already talked to Madam Grant, so

was another problem,

had to make Bernard give up on buying the

left, she would have a chance to go to the old house and find out what was

Sent by Him

the courtyard with the title deed. She was about to

look. At the end of the

half a dozen excavators and

approaching from afar.

the road with his

was obvious that the machines were sent

When they saw what was going on, they looked at each other and then asked Bernard,

as he was about to answer, they heard another clear and pleasant voice

remain untouched. He's just going to build a

Lucille slowly stepped forward.

simplest and most

dissatisfied. He

isn't something you can get involved in. Go

wrong, Bernard. I do have

A sweet smile appeared on her face as she vividly played the part of an innocent and arrogant girl. "This is a wonderful place for retirement. I think building a

gift from Mr. Joseph,"

innocently. Not only did she want Bernard to think that she had borrowed Joseph's power, but she also wanted him to

I wanted it, so Mr. Joseph gave it to me. Is there a

Bernard was speechless.

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