Chapter 1180 Lucius‘ Intention

On the contrary, Marie was calm. It was as if everything was ordinary in her eyes.

Moreover, she was exceptionally beautiful. She had an air of delicate aloofness that seemed beyond her age. When her gaze stopped earlier, her eyes were strikingly clear and pure.

However, it was impossible to conceal one’s temperament. The driver was certain that Marie was not an innocent young lady. Instead, she seemed like a well–cared–for wealthy lady.

Lucius was never interested in women like this. Why had he asked the driver to stop from such a distance? The driver kept glancing back at Marie as he was confused and had plenty of questions.

There were still water droplets on Marie’s hair ends. After all, it had been raining constantly. It was impossible to not be drizzled.

She deliberately turned her head to avoid facing Lucius. “Do you have any tissues in the car?”

“Yes.” Lucius chuckled softly before pulling out a few tissues for her.

The driver’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. Lucius seemed unusually accommodating.

As Marie took the tissues from him and started drying her hair, one side of her neck became exposed. It was elegant, like that of a swan. It had such beautiful lines that it invited the thought of taking a bite.

and refocused on his laptop. His voice was steady as

“Did I interrupt your work?”

to be rescheduled for tomorrow,” Lucius replied with a smile on his face, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor. “We’re old classmates.

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no longer had any hint of a foreign accent. After some thought, it made sense that any Emstian accent would have faded after all these years of him living in

thing did catch Marie off guard. She didn’t remember Lucius as

term such as “old

was having trouble opening

bottle of water and handed it to her. “We’re getting older. Change is inevitable. Immaturity can be annoying,

words were familiar but couldn’t recall where she

the water. “Thank you.”

to Hawford. It would be a shame

smiled warmly at his words. “That sounds

I was ill before, and I’m still in the recovery

worry anyone if I relapse.”

fingers paused, and he didn’t say

for a spot where she could easily hail a cab or near

Shane?” Lucius suddenly asked. The question caught

Marie that people in Hawford might not

the two cities were over a thousand miles apart. Who had the time

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