chapter 274

Lucia somehow felt that his words were a bit ambiguous.

She cleared her throat awkwardly and said casually, "We'll see. I'm hanging up first.”

With that, she hung up the phone in a panic, and her heart was pounding.

After lying on her stomach all night, she only felt that her chest was aching, and she couldn't help

turning over. So she had to lie on her side for a while to relieve the pressure on her chest.

After a short while, someone knocked on the door. Grandma walked in with a maid and brought

breakfast.

Grandma stepped forward and asked earnestly, "Lucia, how

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are you feeling?”

Lucia forced a smile and said softly, "Grandma, I'm feeling better.”

Even if her back hurt badly, she still forced a smile in front of Grandma.

Grandma felt sorry for her. She took the bow! of chicken soup from the maid and said softly, "Lucia,

don't move. I'll feed you. The chicken soup is easy to digest..."

When Lucia heard this, her heart warmed. Her eyes went wet when she saw Grandma feeding the

soup to her with a spoon.

She was not a member of the Adams family now, and she was touched that Grandma treated her so

well.

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Lucia didn't turn her head and recognized that it was Christina's voice.

She took a deep breath and said softly, "Yes, I'm awake.”

Then, Eliot said in a somewhat stern voice, "Christina, just tell her directly.”

Hearing his voice, Lucia was stunned for a moment. She suddenly woke up a little and quickly sat up

with difficulty.

She greeted them politely, "Mr. Adams, Mrs. Adams."

Seeing this, Christina immediately stepped forward and said softly, "You don't need to get up. I'm

just here to talk to you.”

Seeing Eliot's somewhat serious expression, Lucia took a deep breath and asked, "It's okay, Mrs.

Adams. If you have something to say, just say it."

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Christina paused, glanced at Eliot, turned back to Lucia, and

said, "As for what you said yesterday, we have already investigated it. Since you got the marriage

certificate with August, we wouldn't say anything. But when you got divorced, it was you who asked

for a divorce, right?"

Lucia nodded and said, "Yes, I asked for it."

Christina said euphemistically, "You asked for a divorce, but you are still around us August. Isn't it

inappropriate?”

Lucia certainly knew what she meant. She took a deep breath and said softly, "I thought about it

too, but my work contract hasn't expired. Before that, I can't leave.”

When Eliot heard this, his face was a little blue with anger, and he snorted coldly, "Well, you can't

you leave? I think you just don't want to leave!”

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"A person must be self-aware. In our Adams family, no one

can enter whenever they want. You can directly tell us what

you want, and I will give it to you."

Lucia raised her eyes and saw the cold light from the bottom

of Eliot's eyes, and her heart sank.

Unexpectedly, in Eliot's eyes, she had ulterior motives for staying by August's side.

She gritted her teeth and said in a firm tone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Adams, I stay in the company just for

work. All I want is a job, nothing else.”

Eliot disagreed, "I've seen a lot of women like you. So why beat around the bush with me? Just tell

me, how much do you want?"

Lucia's heart trembled, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Eliot, unable to say a word

She had thought that everyone in the Adams family was as reasonable and kind as Grandma. She

had never expected the head of the Adams family to be so narrow-minded.

Seeing this, Christina forced a smile in embarrassment on the side, looked at Lucia, and said softly,

"Ms. Mitchell, don't think too much. We didn’t mean it. Some too many women threw themselves at

August and used tricks to trap August. We are just worried..."

"Mrs. Adams, do you mean that I also stay by President Adams to trap him?"

Christina smiled, "We didn't mean that."

Hearing Lucia's words, Eliot looked at Lucia with a bit more

coldness. He hadn't expected that such a young girl would be so eloquent and persistent in front of

him!

He frowned and commanded coldly, "Christina, don't talk to her so much. Just get straight to the

point.”

Christina nodded and turned to look at Lucia, "Ms. Mitchell, here's the thing. You're injured, but it's

not very appropriate for you to live here all the time. We've arranged a hospital for you, and we'll

bear all the expenses. We'll have someone take you there.”

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Then she took out a bank card and said, "This card has 200,000 in it, and the password is six zeros. It

is for your spiritual compensation and dismissal compensation. Take the money and take care of

your injuries. You can find a better job. If you need any help, you can also come to me..."

Lucia lowered her eyes and looked at the bank card handed

over and the business card with Christina's contact

information written on it. Her head buzzed and her face

flushed as if she had just been slapped in the face.

This was a total humiliation to her self-esteem.

She gritted her teeth, suppressed the anger in her heart, and looked up at Eliot and Christina, "Mr.

Adams, Mrs. Adams, I was punished voluntarily last night, and it has nothing to do with you. I don't

need you to pay my medical bills. As for this bank card, I won't accept it. I work for President Adams,

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it's up to him to decide whether I'm leaving or not. I'll listen to him."

With that, she got up and got out of bed, endured the pain in her back, and bowed slightly towards

them, "Excuse me, I'll go."

She turned to pick up her bag and phone on the bedside

table and walked out of the guest room under Eliot's cold gaze.

She had a hunch last night that the Adams family would not keep her here to

recuperate, but Eliot was more extreme than she had imagined!

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She gritted her teeth and walked away. When she reached the door of August's room, she

unconsciously slowed down. She wondered how he was doing now.

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