Cillian was still stumbling over his words at first, but as he progressed, his thoughts became more concise. His words also flowed more smoothly. He told Lucy everything he thought of earlier. Of course, he excluded a lot of the details and just subtly hinted to help Lucy realize her worth.

Listening to Cillain's words, Lucy slowly regained her confidence. However, she soon hesitated again. "But his mother doesn't like me because his family is really, really rich and um... really powerful." Cillian raised his eyebrows and said, "How powerful could they be for you to say that? I remember your family being quite influential in the city too. If I'm not mistaken, they run their own company, right?" Lucy sighed and shook her head. "We're not on the same level at all."

No way. Were they actually that powerful?

Cillian's eyes widened, but he did not say his thoughts out loud.

Lucy explained to Cillian straightforwardly, "My husband's company is ranked among the top ten companies in the world."

She tactfully left out the fact that her husband was the world's number one CEO.

However, her statement was enough to shock Cillian.

Wow! Lucy had a good eye for choosing men.

case, you must be

eating the food

accepted by such a wealthy family was a huge problem, indeed. Was Lucy truly happy? "Is that man treating you

could not help

good to me. If I want the stars, he'll give me the moon. If I

his mom doesn't approve of us, he

"It's settled, then!"

did not

is true," Lucy said

going on, so he said, "I get it. You feel that

a canary in his cage. Although this little bird is very happy, I still want to be able to walk side by

helplessly. Now that he found out that they had a good relationship, that meant that

the case, he should let go of her as soon as possible. The

own company and your husband invested in

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