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."

opened the door, staring at her mother with her bleary eyes.

daughter. "How can you be sleeping in till now! Paula has been waiting for you

quarter!"

here?" Lucia scratched her head.

get through." said

and us."

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

pajamas.

playing with the three kids on the sofa in the living room. She beckoned Lucia at the sight

went up with a smile.

any of my calls!" Paula blinked and then became serious, "I'm really worried about

whisper before Lucia could make any

he left early this morning..."

of the water, though her

demanded, "You don't look well. There must have been a quarrel between Paul and you, right?" Facing Paula's fusillade of questions, Lucia decided to tell her the truth. Holding the glass of water, Lucia said with a gasp, "Paul

to meddle with the affair of the Thomas

wide eyes.

a slight pause. That remark did hurt her

to her feet abruptly, snarling, "I'll get him to account for that!"

Paula back

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

but his wife! Why can't his wife interfere in his

"There would only be adverse effects if he thinks I deliberately complain it

leave it

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

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