The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

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.

on his laptop. His voice was steady as he said, “Reschedule the meeting for tomorrow.” With that,

paused. “Did I interrupt your work?”

rescheduled for tomorrow,” Lucius replied with a smile on his face, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor. “We’re old classmates. No need to

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a foreign accent. After some thought, it made sense that any Emstian accent would

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

a term such

having trouble opening a bottle as

handed it to her. “We’re getting older. Change is inevitable. Immaturity can be

words were familiar but couldn’t recall where she

the

casually. “You finally returned to Hawford. It would be a shame not to catch up with everyone. I remember you used to love parties, with guests filling

“That sounds rather frivolous,

ill before, and I’m still in the recovery phase. I

to worry anyone

he didn’t say anything

for a spot where she could easily hail a cab or near a subway entrance. Sᴇaʀch

with Shane?” Lucius suddenly asked. The question caught

Marie that people in Hawford might not be

thousand