It was out of Lucia’s wildest dream that August could have threatened her in front of so many people. Yet she became less resolute staring at his sophisticated eyes. She believed August could really make it as he’d claimed if she insisted on sticking here. Lucia thus could only agree, though still unwilling to meet his eyes, TH go with the nurse."

The nurse, who'd been frightened by the situation, led the way for Lucia at once. And Lucia just followed her immediately without turning her head round.

Seeing Lucia going far away. Elisa hastened to tell August, ’Tm sorry to make things so awkward for you. but Lucia is in a bad mood now..."

’It s OK. Mrs. Mitchell. I’ll go to look after her." He replied understandingly before he tried to catch up with Lucia.

Looking at the pair who deliberately kept a distance from each other, Elisa sighed with profound resignation.

The nurse had gone through Lucia s wounds, which fortunately were not serious and only needed some basic treatment. "Don't get them wet. Be careful these days and don't forget to come back to change the dressing." the nurse told Lucia curtly, and added when she noticed August at the door, "You may have a rest here. Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any demand. I'm just in the next room." Lucia nodded silently There were now only the two of them in the room. Sitting on the chair, Lucia just felt it so difficult to breath as though being suffocating August noticed her state, and finally uttered after a long silence. "Don't blame yourself for it. It's not your fault."

Lucia looked up firmly with her clear eyes, "Indeed. It's ultimately your bad." She had her reason to rebuke him since her father was still in the ICU ward and she was

 

1 W”’ being so exasperated. Lucia then rose to her feet, which was covered by gauze and could only enable her to hobble out.

August, he stretched out his hands to hold her

to make money in order to pay you back. Before the day I pay it off, I promise I will keep pretending in front of Granny if necessary, but I won't obey any other agreement." She was determined to ignore all the heap of restrictions in the contract, and she believed she would eventually get the debt written off one day. There was a hint of sullen mood in August's eyes as

get rid of the messy ties between us, since you've got your girlfriend

hurt him like a sharp dagger. Getting more and more irritable, August finally decided to look aside and head for the lift. He thought it didn't make any sense to waste

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what are you doing here? You got

eyebrows, drank off the alcohol in the glass and looked

of some woman?" He had seldom seen such an emotional August, who had always been acting with composure. And now, August was apparently on the edge of exploding. Joshua plucked up his courage to go

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in August's forehead. His sharp eyes

his heart. Yet he preferred to act as though being ignorant about it, only

Burton went up and lowered his body to make the report to August, "Dr. Ferrell called me, saying he couldn't reach you as you've turned off your phone." Casting a glimpse at the phone Burton was passing him, August finally decided

voice sounded a bit hoarse, "Mr. Adams, I'm sorry to inform you

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