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Chapter 834 Why Is He Here?

Lucia arrived at Star Plaza early the next afternoon. Many people had walked past the unremarkable bar, but no one noticed her. After completing and uploading the latest cartoon order, she turned off the notebook in satisfaction, went out of the bar, and walked toward the familiar straight figure.

Edmund was walking slowly in deep thought, so he didn't notice the woman walking toward him at all. And he didn't come back to his senses until she almost collided with him.

Edmund?" Hearing her surprised voice, he suddenly raised his eyes with a flash of panic on his face.

Lucia pretended not to see his reaction and asked with confusion in her eyes, "Don't you have work today? Why..."

'1 made an appointed with a friend here,' he said while subconsciously avoiding her gaze. When she suddenly took his arm, he was surprised.

But Lucia responded with a smile, "If I had known you had an appointment here, I would have come with you. I wanted to introduce a friend to you yesterday."

He stared blankly at her holding his arm, and then, a look of struggle flashed across his eyes. After a while, he forced a faint smile and comforted her softly, saying, "I'll invite your friend for dinner next time."

Lucia blinked with a hint of expectation in her eyes and ventured, "Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?"

needed a chance to confirm

hesitating, Lucia showed undisguised disappointment on her face. She slowly withdrew her hand from his arm and forced a smile, saying, "Go ahead to meet your

her

"Sophia told me a sightseeing tour will do good to Phillip's health and

meet anyone important. She is just in charge of a document's approval. I didn’t want you to go just now because I was

to describe Currer as a stranger so that Lucia would not suspect him. And he now hoped Lucia's appearance would dispel Currer's idea of immediatelygetting rid of her. When Lucia heard his

at the door made a crisp sound. When Lucia looked at the table by the window, she suddenly stopped her footsteps, subconsciously

Why was August here?

So, he let go of her hand, wrapped his hand around her slender waist, and lowered his voice

speaking when turning to look at the

and asked in a deep voice, "Is this the cooperation you mentioned?

Lucia sit opposite the table. And then, the four of them looked at each other in silence. Only August remained calm, and the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward. In the end, he broke the eerie silence

August, there was always hostility in Edmund’s eyes. He slowly smiled and responded coldly, "When Miss Sullen asked me out, she didn't tell me how many

around Lucia's shoulders, pulled her into his arms, and said proudly like a winner, 'Sorry, I forgot to introduce my

Fiancée?

"When did you get engaged? Why haven’t

agreed to my proposal, and we have no plan to make it

voice, "Today, we will just negotiate about the signing process. Miss Sullen,