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.

steady

paused. “Did I interrupt your

be 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 be so

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Lucius‘ Cascadian no longer had any hint of a foreign accent. After some thought, it made sense that any Emstian accent

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

use a term

having trouble opening a bottle as she continued, “You’ve changed quite a

and handed it to her. “We’re getting older. Change is inevitable. Immaturity can be annoying, after all.”

were familiar but couldn’t

the water. “Thank

Hawford. It would be a shame not to catch up with

at his words. “That sounds rather frivolous, but

I was ill before, and I’m still

to worry anyone

and he

out the window as she searched for a convenient place to get off. She was looking for a spot where she could easily hail a cab or near a subway entrance. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt

asked. The

might not

cities were over a thousand miles apart.