Chapter303 She was only a Substitute? 

 

Standing beside the flower beds in the nigh breeze, August was in front of his car. Bein, a bit tipsy, he tried to 

steady himself by leaning against the car languorously while squinting at the direction of the stairs. He 

actually couldn't account for his behavior now. 

He had been drinking with Joshua in Perfect Fortune just how to dissipate the r:loominess in his heart. Yet 

Lucia's face kept floating into his mind, making: liim even more upset. lletlius kept on drinking, and was a bit 

drunken when he eventually left Perfect Fortune, Burton was to send him home, yet he just gave him the 

address of Lucia without much thinking, probably because he was already unable to think. 

The sound activated lights on the ground floor was lit before long, and Lucia appeared some seconds later. 

Wearing a long ivory overcoat which got her white and spidery legs exposed outside, she ran towards him like 

a butterfly, her hair floating in the air. Feeling a crush in his heart, August just couldn't take his eyes off her. 

Lucia went up to the car, and passed him the bottle of icy water after taking a gasp. "Now you can let me know 

the matter." Looking down at the bottle, August got his eyes fixed on her thin wrist. "I'm sorry I wasn't helping today." he muttered after a moment's silence. He'd promised her in his office that he would keep her safe, yet in the end 

he wasn't the one who managed to help her out. Lucia paused for some seconds before she finally grasped what he meant. "It's OK. It's gone now." said she 

situation had been quite disadvantageous to August, when Bishop was

had to consider the broad picture fairly. August

he was willing to back

you are not blaming me?" "Not at all." Lucia shook her head. After a short silence, it suddenly occurred to August that Jamie had

him even sulkier. Noticing Lucia was taking her hand

of her wrist

was being tipsy, that action made him stagger before he held her into his arms out of reflection

frowned and tried to push him away, yet his grip of her waist

she

hoarse and low voice. Lucia just

because of the smell of alcohol from his body. She had to liold him

man might fell down any minute.

and

up

eyes. His hair was no lonter as orderly as usual, with

forehead. His tie had been loosened and two buttons

appealing to her somehow. August suddenly bent down slowly and whispered to her, "I'll

face began burning as her heartbeat went even more rapid. Seeing she was still in silence, August raised her chin up with his hand, "Did you hear me?" Feeling an ineffable urge, Lucia had lost the

was sober. But now, he only ignored lier remind, and approached her

"Could you still dine with me in the

felt herself almost paralyzed, and her mind really a mess now. Why was he doing this? She

As she was thinking hard, something occurred

it was Jeanne who

got Lucia to stiffen up.

she said to hersell, especially when the man was not sober

seriously, "Let go of me."

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