Chapter 255

Chapter 255 Apologize on Behalf of Her Dad

Lucia hurriedly looked away and instinctively tensed up. Her smile was put away, and she stood at

attention. Melinda also saw the man and followed suit.

When August came closer, they respectfully bowed and greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Adams."

August raised his eyes and glanced at Lucia's face intentionally or unintentionally. She looked ruddy

and better-spirited than last night. That relieved him.

He looked away in a second and said in a bland voice, "Bring me a cup of coffee.”

Lucia took the order and headed to the pantry. When the coffee was ready, she carried the cup to

the office, walked to the desk, and put it down with great care.

"Here is your coffee.” She bowed and turned to leave.

"Did I let you go?" The man's voice suddenly came.

Lucia stopped in her tracks and looked back. A little flustered, she wondered what he was going to

say. She took a deep breath and glanced at Burton who was standing on the side.

Without any clue, she asked, "Anything else I can do for you, sir?" August raised his dark, deep eyes

in an attractive way. After a while, he opened his mouth and asked, "Did you take the medicine?"

Lucia was stunned. She hadn't expected him to ask such a question in the office and the presence of

Burton. It was a bit ambiguous. Then again, she couldn't turn a deaf ear to it.

She bit the bullet and replied, "Yes."

“Okay, you can go." The man laid his eyes back on the document and continued to flip through it as

if nothing had happened. Lucia bit her lip and went out of the office with a strange feeling. Was

August worried about her? But it felt strange. She shook the idea out of her head and went back to

her post. Unknowingly, the morning passed. Her stomach was rumbling. She planned to grab

something to eat at the canteen when her phone suddenly rang. She checked it out and paled at

the sight of the caller ID. Her scalp went numb. She hadn't expected a call from this person. Her

heart raced. Lucia took several deep breaths to calm down.

She pressed the answer button and put the phone to her ear.

"Hello, Ms. Kelly?"

The chuckle of a woman came from the other end of the phone.

"Ms. Mitchell, are you free? I want to see you for a moment." Her voice was gentle, and her tone was

consultative. Lucia found it hard to refuse. Although she had no idea what Jeanne wanted to see her

for, she couldn't reject it flatly. "Okay, where will we meet?" "At the cafe downstairs. I'm already

here. You can just come down."

Despite her surprise, Lucia agreed, "Okay, I'll be there in a minute.” Jeanne was waiting downstairs,

which indicated that she had come prepared. Lucia hung up the phone. With no time for lunch, she

got on the elevator and looked uneasily at the changing digits as she descended. She was not sure

if Jeanne came for the matter of Martin hitting her with a cup or for August.

Before she could think more about it, the elevator dinged and brought her back to reality. She went

out and subconsciously straightened up. Among a row of bright stores, there was a café that Lucia

went to regularly. In a few minutes, she arrived at the place.

She went in, looked around, and stiffened the moment she saw Jeanne. Jeanne was not alone. A

long-haired woman in a black dress was sitting next to her. They were whispering. Feeling Lucia’s

gaze, Jeanne looked up. A smile appeared on her face, and she waved at Lucia.

Lucia took a deep breath, went over, and sat down across from them.

"Ms. Mitchell, what would you like to drink7" Jeanne nodded and greeted her. A waitress was then

called over.

"A glass of water will be good," Lucia said blandly. "Ms. Kelly, I wonder what you want to see me

for."

Jeanne was smiling, but Lucia could tell that she was not in a good mood. Since Lucia got straight to

the point, she would not beat around the bush.

Following a glance at Lucia's forehead, she said, "I heard that my father hurt you by accident

yesterday, so here am I to check on you."

Lucia raised her head, looked Jeanne in the eye, and replied after a pause, Tm fine. Thank you for

your concern, Ms. Kelly."

"I know my father's personality. He admits no mistakes, and I want to apologize on behalf of him."

Jeanne suddenly stood up, came over, bowed deep to Lucia, and said sincerely, "I'm sorry."

Lucia was surprised by her upbringing. Jeanne's father did something wrong, and she came over to

apologize. Lucia's heart softened. Just as she was about to respond, the other woman grunted, "You

can't be serious, Jeanne."

The woman in a black dress stood up indignantly, reached out to pull Jeanne, and glared at Lucia.

"Bonnie, that was indeed my dad's fault. I should apologize to Lucia on his behalf." Jeanne looked

up at Lucia and whispered, "I hope you don't mind."

Lucia looked at the woman and got mixed feelings. She was indeed disgusted with Martin's

behavior. To her surprise, he had such a good daughter. Most of her pent-up anger subsided with

the apology.

She shook her head and smiled, "It's okay. It's all in the past. I won't take it to heart.”

Jeanne returned a smile, took out an exquisite box from her bag, and pushed it over. "Here is a gift

for you. It's a bracelet. Take a look and see if you like it."

Lucia was surprised and hurriedly declined, "Thank you, Ms. Kelly, but I can't take it."

Bonnie rolled her eyes and stared at Lucia. The hostility in her eyes was awful. Her voice rang out.

"Jeanne, don't you think you're too nice to her? Some women are double-faced. You can't be fooled by

her.”

Jeanne looked a little embarrassed. She tugged at her friend's clothes and said, "Say no more, Bonnie."

Not convinced, Bonnie glared at Lucia and looked back at her friend. "Jeanne, don't be ridiculous. You

know that August spent the night at her place yesterday. Why are you so nice to a woman who is

trying to steal your fiancé away?"

Her loud voice immediately drew attention. Lucia froze, squeezed her hands, and looked up at Jeanne.

So, she knew what happened last night?