Chapter 598 Double Blessings

Lucia hurtled straight into her room and locked the door. Leaning against the door and breathing heavily, she began ruminating on Paul's

remark. Paul had been so accommodating in the past five years. Never was there any dustup between them, nor had he reproached her.

But today he just acted differently. Lucia now felt her heart clutched at by a weird feeling

There then came the light footfall from outside, which seemed to be approaching as Lucia could hear it clearly at the door. It then

stopped in front of her door, only followed by an awkward silence. Lucia knew it must be Paul. Their confrontation just resulted in a

stalemate now, with neither one willing to break the ice by touching the door. There were footsteps again after quite a while, which

trailed away in despair.

With a breath of relief, Lucia went to her bed, though with a little disappointment. Unexpectedly, the matter of Paula and Burton led to

the dispute between Paul and her, which just turned out to be a mess that ailed her so much.

The notification tone of the phone on the table kept popping out and torturing Lucia's nerves, she resolutely turned it off before she went

to sleep.

The next morning, Lucia was wakened by her mother's loud knocks at the door. "Lucia, get up quickly!" Elisa shouted outside as Lucia

turned over on the bed, "Are you sure you don't want to come out? Paula is here."

a shudder and opened the door, staring at her mother with her bleary

frowned at the messy hair of her daughter. "How can you be sleeping in till now! Paula has been waiting for

quarter!"

here?" Lucia

get through." said Elisa.

and us."

as soon as possible." She then finished the washing quickly and went downstairs just

pajamas.

the three kids on the sofa in the living room. She beckoned

brings you here?" Lucia went up with a smile.

didn't answer any of my calls!" Paula blinked and then became serious, "I'm really worried about you, so I

a whisper before Lucia could make any response, "Did Paul make it hard for you?

me he left early this

drink of the water, though her face still appeared

Facing Paula's fusillade of questions, Lucia decided to tell her the truth. Holding the glass of water, Lucia said with a gasp, "Paul

in the position to meddle with the affair of the Thomas

Paula exclaimed with her wide eyes. "Paul really said that?"

That remark did

snarling, "I'll get him to

Paula back as soon as she got

explain what he meant." Paula's forehead knotted in a frown. "How could he say

his wife interfere in

be adverse effects if he

leave it to us."

deflated sigh, Paula finally said with a guilty look, "It's my bad. If I hadn't got you to help me with

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