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 under a

bother eating the food in front of her.

through a tough time. Not getting accepted by

could not help but

thought of Matthew's face brought back a hint of sweetness in Lucy's expression. "Yes, he's very good to me. If I want the stars, he'll give

of us, he

"It's settled, then!"

not

said is true," Lucy said with

said, "I get it. You feel that you're not worthy of

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

that he found out that they had a good relationship, that

should let go of her as soon as possible. The most he could do was protect her from afar and

said that you have your own company and your husband invested in it,

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