Chapter 029

Within ten minutes, the picture set off a frenzy once again. “Wow! This Lucia is really something! She has a different man around her every day.” “Yes! This girl seems to be keeping a low profile! I never thought...”

“I thought she was crazy about Mr. Adams. Why did she change her target?”

All sorts of gossip came pouring in the WeChat group and it wouldn’t go away for a while.

Lucia and Baron were on their way to the restaurant when their phones kept ringing almost simultaneously.

Lucia took out her phone and saw various group messages. She clicked on them and saw without surprise that they were all about her and Baron.

Baron, who was next to her, looked at his phone and quickly realized what was going on. He frowned and said

softly, “Lucia, don’t listen to them. People in the company just love gossip!” At his words, Lucia curled her lips into a smile. “It’s okay, I don’t care.”

What she cared about was whether August would be implicated because of her. Now that she was in the middle

of all the gossip with another man, the rumors about her and August would slowly fade away. It was a good thing from another point of view.

Next to her, Baron was relieved to see that she looked calm and unruffled.

Soon, they arrived at the restaurant.

Baron had booked a table in a niche Western restaurant. It had floor-to-ceiling glass windows, little flashing

light bulbs, and little bouquets of flowers on the tables, making it a nice atmo­sphere, perfect for dates.

Lucia sat down and looked around. She found that most of the customers around them were couples and felt

extremely uncomfortable all of a sudden.

“Look and see what you want to eat.” Lucia glanced at the menu Baron handed over. “You can order.”

Upon hearing this, Baron didn’t push her and thoughtfully ordered before hand­ing the menu back to the waiter.

When the waiter left, Baron poured Lucia a glass of lemonade and said softly, ”Lucia, I know there have been

some rumors in the company recently. Actually, I don’t think that you need to take it to heart. It won’t be long before no one remembers such things.” Hearing his words, Lucia smiled at him. “I know. Thank you for comforting me.”

She had met Baron when they played games as a team at the company sports day, and she could see that Baron was a nice man, sunny and kind. Now he was comforting her sincerely,

Baron nodded. “That’s good. Anyway, if you get into any trouble, you can ask me for help.”

“Yeah, I will.”

The two of them chatted for a short time before the food was all served. Lucia kept her head down and ate without saying much. Suddenly, Baron said, “Lucia, I’m curious. What type of man do you like?”

Lucia tilted her head and thought about his question before she almost said subconsciously, “Someone nice to me, and independent, knowing his own mind.”

A smile spread across Baron’s face as he listened, nodding his head in agreement. “Pretty good.”

With that, he looked at Lucia and asked softly, ”Do you want to know what type of girl I like?

Lucia, who was drinking her water, paused and asked casually, following his words, “What type?”

“Cute and kind.”

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Chapter 029

put down the fork in his hand and stared unblink- ingly at Lucia across the

the one

her eyes and met Baron’s.

dreaded the most. She had

reorganize his words. “Lucia, I think you can see that

“Buzz.”

interrupting what Baron was about to say. Lucia sighed

she looked down, she was

on the

was he suddenly calling her at

felt terribly nervous

pretended to be calm and answered it. “Hello?” The man’s deep voice came through. “How are you doing these days?” It was

but she said in a

end for two seconds, followed by the man’s voice coming again. “Well, I’ll be back in a few days. Wait for

magical. For some reason, Lucia’s heart beat faster. She

nothing more, and hung up the phone in

Baron staring at her across the table in confusion. “Lucia, what’s

even more distraught at the thought of what Baron had been trying to say earlier. “I

and walked

the couch,

was the first time anyone had dared to

call disappeared to reveal what he had been looking at earlier. It was a picture

couldn’t go on with the dinner, let alone face Baron’s confession, because the only reason she was willing to have dinner with him was to use him as a shield. A deep sense of guilt came over her and she bit her lip, knowing that she could no longer face Baron or continue to use him. She came out of the restroom and left from the back door of the restaurant. Outside the restaurant, Lucia hailed a taxi and

little better slowly.

her phone and sent a text message to Baron apologizing, but she just apologized without

texted back. “It’s okay. Just go home and we’ll get

saw the message, Lucia breathed a sigh

come to her senses

Baron from the finance department yesterday?” Listening to her colleague’s sarcastic tone, Lucia pretended she didn’t hear any­thing and kept photocopying documents. Another colleague next to her giggled and teased. “What a date! I heard that Lucia simply left Baron there alone without finishing the dinner!” ’Hearing this, Lucia paused abruptly as she orga­nized the papers, a surge of

“Wow! This Lucia is really something! She has a different man around her every day.” “Yes! This

Mr. Adams.

gossip came pouring in the WeChat group and it wouldn’t go away for

their way to the restaurant when their

and saw various group messages. She clicked on them and saw without surprise that they were all about her

her, looked at his phone and quickly realized what was going on. He frowned

to them. People in the company just love gossip!” At his words, Lucia curled her

she cared about was whether August would be implicated because of her. Now that she was in the

gossip with another man, the rumors about her and August would slowly fade away.

was relieved to see that she looked calm

arrived at

It had floor-to-ceiling glass windows, little flashing light bulbs, and little bouquets of flowers on the tables, making it a nice atmo­sphere, perfect for

looked around. She found that most of the customers around them were couples

uncomfortable all of

Lucia glanced at

her and thoughtfully ordered

Baron poured Lucia a glass of lemonade and said softly, ”Lucia, I know

that you need to take it to heart. It won’t be long before no one remembers such things.” Hearing his words, Lucia smiled at him. “I know. Thank

had met Baron when they played games as a team at the company sports day, and she could see that Baron was a nice

if you get into any trouble, you can

“Yeah, I will.”

short time before the food was all served. Lucia kept her head down

before she almost said subconsciously, “Someone nice

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