Lucia told her mother that August was coming for dinner. As for the marriage
certificate, she would not mention it until Bill came back. Only in such a way,
could she have someone to back her up.
“He?” Elisa did not understand at first. But when she saw her daughter’s blushing
face, she instantly understood who he was referred to. “Okay!” Elisa glanced at the
vegetables in the basket, and immediately walked to the door, changing her shoes
and saying, “I’ll go buy some fish and meat.”
Before Lucia could reply, Elisa had already left, and that was when Lucia could
breathe a sigh of relief. She went back to her room, closed the door and carefully
took out the marriage certificate in her pocket.
“Am I really not dreaming?” Lucia lay on the bed, holding the certificate above her
head, muttering to herself. At this point, her mind was in chaos, and then she
suddenly thought of the last words August had said to her in the car.
August had said that he could give her everything except love.
In fact, so did she. Since she had been betrayed two years ago, she had lost hope
in relationships. Lucia even thought she would never fall in love with anyone in
her life again. Otherwise, she would not go on a blind date.
The both of them went for the blind date with their cards on the desk, making it
clear that there were no feelings involved. Their both believed that marriage was
just a tool to prove that they were also living a ‘normal’ life.
Thinking of this, Lucia relaxed a little. Although their marriage was an accident,
its essence went as she had planned before. So what did she have to worry about?
After Lucia convinced herself for a while, she fell asleep. It was past five
o’clock in the afternoon when she woke up. She rubbed her eyes as if she had not
woken up yet.
“August, right? Drink water and eat an apple. I bought these at the market this
morning. They are very fresh.”
Just when Lucia was still thinking about whether to go back to sleep again, the
enthusiastic voice of her mother outside made Lucia shudder.
‘August? Water and apple?’ Is there any guest at home?’ Lucia scratched her head
for a while before she suddenly remembered that August had said he would come.
Lucia rushed out like a rocket. As soon as she left the door, she bumped into
Elisa, who was about to knock on the door with a fruit bowl.
Elisa rolled her eyes at Lucia who was always in a hurry, then said softly with a
motherly smile, “Lucia, you came out just in time. August is here, come and talk to
him.”
Lucia’s heart skipped a beat as she subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall,
and the hour hand just pointed to six o’clock. ‘He really came! Just on time.’
Lucia grinned awkwardly, having an urge to hide in her room, but the quick-witted
Elisa grabbed her arm, and pushed Lucia to August, who was sitting on the sofa.
“You guys talk. I’m off to cook,” Elisa said with a smile.
After she left, the air in the living room froze instantly. Lucia did not know what
to do for a moment, nor where to look. Sometimes she looked at her toes, sometimes
at August.
Wearing an off-white sweatshirt this time, August looked calm and energetic, much
more approachable than him in his suit in the daytime.
‘Does he go back and change his clothes on purpose?’ Lucia’s mind wandered again.
“Lucia,” August said, breaking the silence.
Lucia raised her head subconsciously and blurted out, “Boss.” After that, she
realized something was wrong. She hadn’t told August before that she was his
employee. ‘Will he think I’m very scheming? Will he doubt that it was me who
arranged the blind date?’
At this moment, Lucia had countless images in her mind, but August did not pay
attention to what she said and continued, “Hand out.”
Lucia obediently stretched out her right hand.
“Left hand,” August said. Lucia retracted her right hand and extended the left one.
Then, August took out a platinum ring and put it on Lucia’s left ring finger with
gentleness and grace. Lucia was stunned, her heart beating fast. She looked at the
ring on her finger but couldn’t say anything. When she looked at August, she found
the same ring on his left hand, but his slender and smooth fingers made the ring
even better-looking.
“The size is just right.” August nodded with satisfaction.
“I...” Lucia’s heart stirred again.
“As I said, I’ll give you everything.” August looked up at Lucia, “You can call me
August, and I’ll call you Lucia.” August said in a soft voice, yet with an
unquestioning attitude.
“I...” Lucia tried to calm her excitement, “Isn’t it too soon? We just met, and you
do not know me.”
Lucia blushed and finally said what she wanted to say. In fact, she had nothing to
worry about marrying August. After all, she wouldn’t lose anything. But for August,
that was a big loss! Being Mrs. Adams, what she could earn was definitely more than
ten truckloads of diamonds!
“What do you mean by knowing?” August raised his eyebrows slightly.
Lucia gave a few examples, “For example, what is my name, where do I work, and what
university did I graduate from...”
“You are Lucia Mitchell, 24 years old, working at Lion Group. During school, you
had a boyfriend who studied finance. You broke up when you graduated...”
“Okay, okay.” Hearing this, Lucia hurriedly interrupted August. Speaking of her
past romance, Lucia felt embarrassed, and her face instantly turned red. But August
was calm, and answered Lucia’s question seriously.
Lucia swallowed. It seemed that August really knew her. But would he be interested
in her previous emotional experiences? Would he misunderstand? After thinking about
it, Lucia finally decided to explain it to August. She whispered, “I had a
boyfriend in college, but nothing really happened.” Speaking of this, Lucia
blushed.
August did not care about this matter at all. But seeing that Lucia talking about
it seriously, he found the little girl cute, and the knot between his brows
loosened.
At this moment, the door opened from the outside, and it was Bill who had returned.
Bill changed his shoes and went to the kitchen directly, not noticing what was
going on in the living room. Lucia suddenly remembered that she forgot to tell
August.
“Boss, I...” She sat closer to August and whispered. Looking at August’s cold eyes,
Lucia suddenly realized that she had called him wrong, but it was hard for her to
call her boss by his name right now. So Lucia had to pretend not to understand, and
continued, “I have not told my parents that we have already married.”
August nodded calmly, indicating that he understood, with no emotional change on
his face.
“And...” Lucia continued, but Bill appeared behind her and interrupted her. “Lucia! A
guest in the house?”
The thick voice almost made her jump. Turning around, Lucia wanted to complain, but
thinking that August was there, she had to change her attitude, “Dad, you’re back!
How is your day?”
Then she walked over to her dad and took off his briefcase. Just as Lucia was about
to introduce August to her father, Bill walked past Lucia and straight towards
August, “August? Why are you here?”
August stood up, bowed his head slightly at Bill, and called, “Hello, Mr.
Mitchell.”
Different from Bill’s excitement, August always looked calm and colleced under most
conditions. It seemed that nothing could stir any emotion in his heart.
Bill pulled August to sit down, then said to Lucia without even raisng his head,
“Hurry up to get my black tea out.”
Lucia was confused by the situation. But since her dad looked like he was reuniting
with an old friend, she obviously could not get into the conversation. Therefore,
she had to get the black tea that Bill kept, and then went to the kitchen to make
tea.
“Mom, Dad seems to know... August.” Although the name August was not hard to
pronounce, it still needed some time for Lucia to get used to it.
Elisa was picking the shrimp line. When she heard her daughter’s words, she stopped
her work and looked into the living room, only to see Bill delicate himself in the
conversation. And she muttered, “It looks like they do know each other.”
Elisa had not told Bill about the blind date at first, and was scolded for the
sudden announcement of Lucia’s blind date coming for dinner. It turned out that
they were acquaintances. Thinking of this, Elisa beamed. Since August had entered
the door, the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. Calm, stable and
handsome, he was the best choice for the son-in-law in her heart.
Elisa was overjoyed, humming a tune to herself, ignoring Lucia’s dazed look. Lucia
had no choice but to return to the living room with the brewed tea. Bill and August
were chatting about some academic issues, which Lucia could not understand at all.
She could only stay there with her embarrassment.
When speaking of something exciting, Bill took August into the study. As soon as
the door closed, Lucia could not hear anything. She pursed her lips and went back
to the kitchen to help her mother. After about half an hour, the food was ready and
served, and Lucia asked the two men out for dinner.
Probably because of August’s powerful aura, the ordinary dinner looked like a high-
level one. Lucia, who sat beside August, straightened her back subconsciously and
put her hands on her lap in an obedient manner.
It was not until then that Bill thought of introducing August. “Lucia, August is my
favorite student, whom I have often mentioned to you before.”
Lucia looked at August in shock. The student that her dad often praised, who had
always been the first place, turned out to be him! Lucia immediately regarded
August as a superman in her heart.
Elisa was even more pleased upon hearing the news. She had wanted to serve a piece
of food for August, but when she saw August’s cold look, she suddenly felt
restrained. So, Elisa could only say to August with a tensed smile, “Enjoy
yourself.”
August nodded to Elisa, his voice dry, “Thank you, Mrs. Mitchell.” Then he used his
cutlery with ease and grace, almost like an aristocrat. This made Lucia, who had
always been bad at table manners, feel ashamed.
Lucia decided to go for the soup first, so she got up and picked up the bowl. Just
then, Elisa saw the ring on Lucia’s finger. Elisa quickly looked at August’s hand
and found the same ring.
“Lucia, this ring...” Elisa grabbed Lucia’s hand, then looked back and forth between
Lucia and August, “You two?”
Being caught, Lucia turned to August for help with her eyes unconsciously.
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