Chapter 12: Chapter 12

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"I need to circulate later. You go back first." Saying that, he picked up his phone and was about to

dial the number. Suddenly, Lucia reached out and grabbed his coat, "How about, I come with you

essen SNE had been very grateful that August could

come over today to accompany her father on his birthday. Now August had drunk too much, and

she worried that he would be in trouble going to socialize alone...

With a slight pause, August turned to look at her, "You're coming with me?"

Her hand grabbing his coat slowly fastened, and Lucia nodded seriously, "Well, I want to come with

you."

She still couldn't speak out that she worried him

Looking at the woman's determined eyes, August raised an eyebrow and asked rhetorically, "Do you

have any

idea where I'm going?” In his eyes, she was as simple and innocent as an infant, while he was going

to somewhere with all kinds of

sensuous pleasures.

Lucia bit her lip and insisted, "I just want to be with you."

After staring at her for a few seconds, August finally gave up. "Okay, then let's go together.”

It was not a bad thing to let her see a different side of the city.

Hearing August's words, Lucia became joyful.

But half an hour later, when the car arrived at the destination, the original little excitement suddenly

disappeared as she looked outside the flashing neon signs and high-end luxury club. As soon as she

graduated from college, she joined the company working as a small clerk. She had not seen the

various transactions behind business cooperation at all, so it was natural that she had not come to

places of

this kind.

She gritted her teeth, ventured nervously out of the car, and followed August to the door.

Just as they reached the door, the waiter greeted August and said respectfully, "Mr. Adams, this way,

please.”

It seemed that August was a regular visitor here. Following the waiter on the elevator, through the

corridor, they approached the exclusive private box. Suddenly, August slowed his pace and tilted his

head, looking at Lucia, "If you don't want to go, feel free to tell me. I will let

Burton pick you up.”

Lucia nodded, "Well, I know."

The waiter pushed the door open and the loud music came straight out from inside. Walking in with

August,

Lucia found that it was spacious and there were already quite a lot people gathered in the room,

singing, drinking, and playing snooker and other games.

As soon as August appeared, he immediately drew the attention of many people.

"Adams! It's been a long time!"

"Adams's here!"

Lucia followed closely behind August as he walked to the couch at the center, looking at these

unfamiliar

people a little nervously.

Suddenly, she felt some warmth over her hand. August held her hand as he pulled her over to the

couch.

"Ha, why do you bring such a simple and innocent girl here this time? Have you changed your taste

lately? So bland?"

A man in a floral shirt greeted August with a smile. He kept one arm around a woman in a skimpy

dress, but his

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August raised his eyes, saying coldly, "Barry Evans, such good wine can't keep your mouth shut?"

Hearing this, Barry chuckled. "Just kidding. don't take it seriously! Are you here to see Johnson? He

is inside the small box, specially asking me to tell you, you can go there directly.” August sniffed and

nodded slightly. "Hmm."

Immediately, he turned to Lucia, saying softly. "I'm going to talk about some business. You wait for

me here and we'll leave when it's over.”

Lucia nodded obediently, "Okay."

Hearing this, August then got up and walked straight towards the small box inside.

Lucia stared at his back and couldn't help but be mesmerized by the lights. He remained very

different from those people here.

Smoking and drinking, depravity and enjoyment, everything here was extravagant and crazy, but

she knew

clearly that he was not tainted with such worldly enjoyments at all. "Barry, why does Adams even

bring a woman here this time?"

A delicate voice brought Lucia back to reality. Lucia looked up and saw the woman beside Barry was

murmuring, not too loudly, but just loudly enough for her to hear. Barry laughed recklessly. "Who

knows? It's really unprecedented, but his taste... tsk!"

Hearing the two people discussing her in this way just in front of her, Lucia frowned and looked

away, holding

back her displeasure.

Not for a while, a woman in a short red dress came over, sat down beside Barry at first, whispered a

few words, and then turned to Lucia, looking at her unkindly and repeatedly.

It didn't take long for the woman to finally get impatient, stood up huffily and then sat down just

beside Lucia, "Hey, my name is Rose, what's yours?"

Facing the woman's unsolicited inquiry, Lucia politely replied, "Lucia Mitchell.”

Hearing this, Rose nodded, looking at her while shaking the wine glass in her hand, and finally

spoke again a moment later, "I heard August brought you here?"

Lucia said lightly. "Hmm."

Rose looked sullen, as if restraining her anger, and raised her voice, asking, "What is your relation

with him?"

Seeing the woman's attitude, Lucia looked sullen as well. She hesitated for a moment and asked

calmly in

return, "What do you think our relationship is?"

Hearing what Lucia said, Rose was angry. She restrained her anger and didn't speak for quite a while

before

finally faking a smile, "Fine, let's have a drink."

At the same time, Rose picked up a glass directly, got Lucia a glass of wine, and brought it to her.

Lucia looked down at the wine, smiled at Rose, and refused, "Sorry, I can't drink.”

"Can't drink?" Rose laughed exaggeratedly, "how could the woman August brought in say she can't

drink? Isn't

that a disgrace to him?"

Her voice was not too loud, but enough for the people around them to hear. For a while, they all

looked towards them, and looked at Lucia with a few more question. Looking at Lucia, Rose smiled

and shook the glass in her hand, "Besides, here are all August's friends. If you

don't drink even a glass of wine, isn't that too disgraceful?"

Lucia frowned and became nervous unconsciously facing the various gazes around her.

She didn't want to make any trouble for August, but she knew clearly that Rose would not let her off

easily.

Taking a deep breath, Lucia reached out and took the glass, bringing it to her lips and drinking the

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gulp. The cold, spicy liquid slid down her throat and into her stomach, irritating her to shiver.

Forcing down her discomfort, she put down the glass, looked at Rose, and smiled, "I've given you

that grace.” Rose didn't expect Lucia to actually drink the wine. She frowned, faked a perfunctory

smile, and turned to people around her. Several women who were originally bystanders received

Rose's hint. One by one, they came over to Lucia to chat and toast, as if they had made an

agreement in advance. Lucia clenched her fist unconsciously as glasses of wine was handed to her. It

seemed that they were deliberately trying to crucify her. Under the current situation, it seemed that

she couldn't shirk.

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After being persuaded by the women to gulp several glasses of wine, Lucia only felt that her stomach was hot and spicy. When she saw the wine

handed over by Rose, she reached out her hand and pushed it away directly, “I'm not drinking anymaret”

f she continued to drink, she was afraid that she would be unconscious.

Rose put the glass on the table heavily, "You think you can stop drinking as long as you want? Who do you think

you are?”

Barry, who was also happy to be a bystander just now, looking at this scene, also couldn't help but say. "Rose,

t's almost enough. She is brought by August anyhow.”

Rose snorted, "She's nothing! Who doesn't know that August only has Jeanne in his heartt”

Hearing the word “Jeanne”, Lucia's head buzzed. Not knowing whether or not it was due to the alcohol, she

actually fel a litle sad.

“This glass of wine, whether you want it or not, you have to drink!”

Picking up the glass to refill, Rose was about to force Lucia to continue drinking, but when she looked up, her movements stopped sharply.

August came out of the small box and walked straight this way.

The sound of music and noise in the room was too loud, 50 he didn't hear what Rose said. However, when he approached, he found Lucia with

her head down and her eyes red. Casting a glance at the people around him and looking at the glass of wine in Rose's hand, August has almost

guessed what happened.

Stepping forward, he reached out his hand, helped Lucia stand up fram the couch, and pulled her to his side, asking seriously, "Who bullied

you?" Seeing August was serious, all in the room felt too guilty to say anything. Lucia shook her head, saying nothing. Seeing that the

atmosphere suddenly cooled, Barry couldn't sit quietly anymore. He laughed and tried to ease the pressure, "August, notice your words, we just

Want o be friends with her. JUst a few gIASSES OF WINE w..oumvusmmsssesmns”

Raising his eyes, August turned furious immediately. "I am not asking yout"

In an instant, the room became even quieter.