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.

gaze from the sight and refocused on his laptop. His voice was steady as he said, “Reschedule the meeting for

“Did I interrupt your

face, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor.

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accent. After some thought, it made sense that any Emstian accent would have faded after all these years

did catch Marie off guard. She didn’t remember

would use a term such

quite used to it.” Maire was having trouble opening a bottle as

bottle of water and handed it to her. “We’re

his words were familiar but couldn’t recall where she

She accepted the

this time?” Lucius asked casually. “You finally returned to Hawford. It would be a shame not to catch up with everyone. I remember you used to love

sounds rather frivolous, but

and I’m still in the recovery phase.

worry anyone if I

and he didn’t say anything further.

get off. She was looking for a spot where she could easily hail a cab or

suddenly asked.

Hawford might not

the two cities were over a thousand miles