Not everything would work out as lucky as it did today, and if something did happen to her, it would be
too late.
After a while of noise outside, it finally slowly calmed down.
Seeing that it was time to go, August did not have time to say goodbye to Greeves and took Lucia
directly out of Hibiscus Garden.
Once Ted's story came out, it undoubtedly made Greeves lose face as well.
They were too busy to take care of themselves at this point, and couldn't care for others.
Back to the bachelor pad, Lucia returned to the bedroom with bruises to change her clothes.
As soon as she went out, she saw August sitting on the couch, not intending to leave.
Lucia felt guilty in her heart when she thought of what had happened the last few times August had
come to her.She walked up and said softly, "It's late.I'm going to take a shower and get some rest."
Beyond the words, it was time for him to leave.
At that, as if he didn’t understand the meaning of her words, August raised an eyebrow slightly and
asked, "Are you hungry?"
Lucia was stunned and quickly reacted.
Was he planning to use cooking to stay again? She took a deep breath and said, "I’m not hungry."
She had eaten a lot at the birthday party and was really not hungry.
When he heard that, an unnoticeable light flashed under August's eyes.He got up, casually unbuttoned
the sleeves of his shirt, and pulled it up.
With that, he took a step in the direction of the bathroom, "Okay, then I'll help you take a shower."
Lucia’s eyes instantly widened and she looked at August incredulously.
Did she hear it wrong? He said he would help her take a bath! "Wait!"
Lucia hurriedly called out to him and gathered her courage to say, "This is my house and I can take a
shower by myself.If you have nothing else to do, just leave!"
If she hadn't retained her sanity, she would have thought that the two of them were still married! August
calmly swept a glance at the wounds on her body and said lightly, "Your wounds can't touch the
water.How can you wash by yourself?"
He took the initiative to help her, but why did she look so reluctant? Lucia hurriedly changed her tone
and said, "Then...I won't take a bath!"
It was embarrassing enough for her to bare her back to him in the Hibiscus Garden room, let alone let
him bathe her now! August raised an eyebrow slightly.
Seeming to see through what she was thinking, he didn’t say much, but suddenly, his eyes were drawn
to the necklace around her neck.
When she returned from Hibiscus Garden, she had been wrapped in his suit and he hadn't even
noticed the necklace around her neck.
But now after she changed into her pajamas, the necklace was exposed, glittering, and very eye-
catching.
It was the one that Paul gave her last time! August's eyes darkened, and before he could say anything,
the phone in his pocket had already rung.
When he took it out and saw the woman's name flashing back and forth on the screen, he gripped the
phone tightly.
It was Jeanne who called.
When she looked up and saw the word "Jeanne" on the screen, Lucia instantly understood.
August raised his hand, pressed the answer button, and stepped aside, "Hello, Jeanne."
The woman's voice came from the other end with a bit of aggravation, "August, didn't you say you'd
come to see me after the birthday party today? I've been waiting for you for a long time..."
August replied in a light tone, "I was delayed by something."
Jeanne continued to ask, "So...are you still coming tonight? If I don't see you, I feel very uneasy."
August's eyes darkened.
After a few seconds of pause, he lightened his voice and said, "I can’t get away for a short time.I'll see
you tomorrow.Be obedient and rest well."
At the word, Jeanne on the other end of the phone was not very happy, but she finally agreed, "Okay,
I'll wait for you to come to see me tomorrow..."
When he hung up the phone, August turned around and saw Lucia standing at his back, staring at him
steadily.
The woman's intuition was always accurate and scary.
Lucia averted her gaze, with a little tightness in her throat.She heard what August said just now and
naturally guessed what Jeanne had said.
Although she was surprised that August would stay for her without going to Jeanne, she knew in her
heart that August was just making it up to her for what happened this evening.
She forced a smile, pretending to be indifferent, "Actually, I’m fine and I can take care of myself.You just
go."
Hearing the woman's cold tone, August frowned tightly.He took a half step forward, stared at her, and
asked, "You really want me to leave?"
Now that she was injured and couldn't move easily, he naturally wouldn't leave her alone.
Lucia didn't dare to meet his eyes, "I’m really fine."
Looking at her so stubborn, August pursed his thin lips and did not say anything for a long time.
His eyes moved down and landed on the necklace around her neck, then his face turned somber.
Noticing that the man in front of her was upset, Lucia followed his gaze and looked down.
Seeing the necklace, she first froze, and then quickly reacted.
She hurriedly reached out and tucked the necklace into her pajama.
August frowned, "You like the necklace that much?"
She wore the necklace even if she knew he hated it.
"No.With casual words, Lucia put both hands behind her neck and tried to take the necklace off.
Suddenly, her wrists were held and the man’s low voice rang in her ears, "Don't you like it? Why did
you take it off?"
Hearing the displeasure in the man’s tone, Lucia gathered the courage to turn her head and meet his
eyes.
A thin layer of anger surfaced under August's eyes, and his lips were tightly pursed.
Lucia gritted her teeth and spoke as if on purpose, "August, are you jealous? Or why do you dislike this
necklace so much?"
She was single, so why couldn't she receive gifts from other men? A flash of surprise passed August's
eyes.
After a few seconds, he loosened his grip on Lucia’s hand and said coldly, "Do you think it's possible?"
Seeing August's reaction, Lucia felt very bitter.
As expected, August didn’t care about her at all and he was angry only because of his possessiveness.
She stubbornly held her head high and said in a determined tone, "Then you leave me alone."
August's eyes flickered with some emotion.
After a moment's pause, he said in a deep voice, "Lucia have you forgotten? It was your father who
instructed me to keep you under control and protect you."
When she heard that he was using her dad to pressure her, Lucia’s heart was filled with anger.
She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "What if I don't listen to him?"
August frowned slightly and didn’t expect Lucia to really argue with him.
He took a half step forward and stared into her clear eyes, "You can disobey him, but now your dad is
still in the hospital.If he knows you are like this, can he stand it?"
This made Lucia lose her words at once.
August was right.
Now her dad was still weak in the hospital and he couldn't be angry at all.
If this got back to him, she wouldn't know how to explain it to him.
Biting her lip, Lucia took the necklace off.
She then looked at August, and said word for word, "Now you can go?"
August looked at her, and after a long silence, he said, "I have no intention of leaving tonight."
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