Chapter 147


    For two days before she left for Franksfurt, Lucia was very busy.


    In addition to her work during the day, she had to pack her things at night when she returned to her


    apartment.


    On top of that, she had to take time to visit Mr.and Mrs.Mitchell in the hospital.


    Traveling between thepany, the hospital, and her apartment, she couldn''t get a good rest at all.


    The day before she left, all the necessary preparations were almost finished, and Lucia finally had


    some time to take a break.


    However, she suddenly received a call from Kirk.


    When Kirk was taken to the hospitalst time, she called to inquire about his injuries and felt a little


    relieved to learn that there was nothing serious.


    Now Kirk was out of the hospital and asked her to go out for dinner.


    Because of what had happened at Weskest time, she couldn''t refuse him straight away, so she


    thought about it and agreed.


    "Then let''s do it tonight.


    Do you mind if I invite Pa toe along, as we are all old ssmates?"


    When she said that, Kirk obviously paused for half a second at the other end before he said gently,


    "No.It would be great."


    Lucia was relieved to hear that and chatted with him for a few more minutes before hanging up the


    phone.


    The reason why she wanted to have Pa with them was that she could imagine how awkward it


    would be for her and Kirk to have dinner alone.


    Therefore, she decided to bring Pa along after thinking about it.


    Lucia held her phone and called Pa.


    When she exined what was going on, Pa couldn''t help butugh at the other end.


    "Lucia, Kirk asked you to dinner and you want me to join you.You''re trying to make me a third wheel,


    aren''t you?"


    Lucia said frankly, "I just think it would be awkward for me to have dinner with him alone.That''s why I


    called you."


    Pa said deliberately when she heard that, "No way.I’m not that insensitive!"


    Hearing that, Lucia pretended to be sad and said, "Please do me the favor, Pa.Without you, I''ll be


    terribly embarrassed."


    After all, she hadn''t seen Kirk for years, so she couldn''t even imagine what it would be like if they


    suddenly had dinner together alone.


    At the other end, Paughed mischievously upon hearing that.


    "I''ll surely be there! I was just joking.How could I leave you alone in such a situation?"


    Lucia was relieved to hear that.


    After chatting with Pa for a few more minutes, she hung up the phone, put it down, and went back to


    work.


    Soon, it was time to leave work.


    Lucia had agreed with Pa that Pa woulde to thepany for her and then the two of them


    would go and meet Kirk at the restaurant where he had booked a table.


    However, she had just packed her things when Kirk''s call came in before she could leave her office.


    "Hello, Lucia, are you off work yet? I’m outside yourpany now."


    When she heard Kirk say that, Lucia froze, apparently not expecting him toe directly to pick her


    up.


    After two seconds, she slowly came to her senses.


    "Yes, I''m...off work.You’re downstairs?"


    Kirk''s voice was warm and nice, sounding patient.


    "Yes, I''m at the entrance of the Lion Group.I''ll meet you here."


    Hearing that, Lucia unconsciously felt a little bit worried.


    She had just gotten off work when Kirk’s call came in, which meant that he must have arrived in


    advance and had been waiting for her.


    Lucia had no time to think anymore, so she immediately said, "Okay, I''ll be right down."


    After hanging up the phone, she took her things and went downstairs.


    When she reached the entrance, she saw Kirk dressed in a formal suit and holding a small bouquet of


    flowers in his hand.


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    Usually, when a man showed up in the street like this, he was either trying to confess or propose, so


    she suddenly got nervous.


    Lucia took a deep breath, having a bad feeling in her heart.


    He wasn''t going to give her the flowers in his hand, was he? It was rush hour, and the employees of the


    company wereing and going, so those from her department might see what was going on here.


    However, at this point, she had no choice but to do what she had to do.


    She walked up to him quickly and said gently, "Kirk."


    At the sound of her voice, Kirk turned around and smiled as soon as he saw her.He stepped forward,


    handing her the flowers in his hand.


    "Lucia, they''re for you."


    Lucia looked at the flowers in his hand.


    She was still a bit hesitant and asked with a smile, "Why are you giving me flowers all of a sudden?"


    Kirk looked a little shy.He smiled and said softly, "I saw a flower vendor by the road when I came over,


    and I thought they looked nice, so I bought some."


    When she heard him say that, Lucia was secretly relieved.


    She reached out to take the flowers and said gently, "Just now, Pa told me that she was on her way.I


    think she''ll be here soon."


    Kirk nodded.


    "I see.My car is down there.Let’s get in and wait for her."


    Lucia naturally agreed.


    She and Kirk were standing here, and she had a bouquet of flowers in her hand.


    It was quite conspicuous, so they might as well get in the car now to avoid being seen and gossiped


    about by those from her department.


    She started to walk down the steps with Kirk.


    No sooner had they reached the car than Kirk opened the door for her to get in.


    Lucia nodded slightly at him and said gently, "Thank you."


    She was about to get into the car when she suddenly felt a cold gazeing from the side.


    She paused and subconsciously turned to look over.


    To her surprise, she saw a ck Maybach parked a short distance away and the man in a ck suit


    standing next to it.


    Lucia’s heart involuntarily skipped a beat.


    Seeing August''s cold eyes and sullen face, she got inexplicably nervous.


    She had never expected such a coincidence that he happened to see her while she was getting into


    Kirk''s car with a bouquet of flowers.


    Meanwhile, August went on like that.


    His dark, deep eyes were fixed on her, looking sullen and ambiguous.


    He was waiting to see if she would get into Kirk’s car.


    With him watching her, Lucia was inexplicably flustered, feeling that all her emotions had nowhere to


    hide as if she would be doing something wrong by getting into the car.


    Standing next to her, Kirk sensed something wrong.


    He looked at August and then turned to Lucia, saying softly, "Lucia..."


    Lucia came back to her senses and thought about it.


    She wasn''t in a rtionship with August, so why should she care what he thought? Thinking of what he


    had done, she was so angry that she turned her head away, smiled sweetly at Kirk, and got into the car


    without hesitation.


    On the other side, August suddenly got annoyed when he saw what the woman was like.


    She was so desperate that she would ept any man? Burton noticed something wrong and hurried


    over to warn, "It’s time to go, Mr.Adams.We have a ne to catch."


    August''s eyebrows furrowed.


    He looked away without saying anything, pulled open the door to get into his car, and mmed it shut


    behind him.


    In Kirk''s car, Lucia saw the unhappy look on August''s face and felt a sudden sense of pleasure, but as


    she watched the Maybach start up and pull away, she was left with an empty feeling in her heart.


    It didn''t take long for Pa to arrive.


    The three of them went to the restaurant together, but Lucia just couldn''t cheer herself up.


    Over the dinner, all she could think about was the look on August''s face before he got into his car.


    At the dinner table, Pa finally couldn''t stand it anymore and asked, "Lucia, what''s wrong with you?


    Why do you look like you''ve lost your soul?"