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Right at the end of the day, Lucla packed up her things and was ready to go home,

However, just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Lisa at the door of her office, Lisa

glanced at the bag in her hand and raised an eyebrow “Ready to go now?”

Lucia looked at the clock on the wall. “It's the end of the day”

The Lion Group was a very humane company and they didn't do much over time on weekdays,

except sometimes when it was busy and they would stay overtime to catch up on work,

“Finish these documents before you leave.”

Lisa rolled her eyes and shoved a dozen documents directly into Lucia’s hand,

Lucia took a look. There were so many documents that it might take two hours to file them all, but

she had

agreed with August to go home for dinner... Seeing that Lisa was about to leave, Lucia stopped her

straight away. "Wait a minute!”

Lisa turned around. “What's up?”

Lucia said word by word, “I've finished my work for today. How can you give me a new task at the

end of the day?" It seemed that Lisa hadn't expected Lucia to be so tough. She frowned. “What?

You're not going to do the task you're given?”

Lucia refused to give in and said word by word, “I have plans today, so I really can't do it. If you have

a problem with me, let's go and talk with Carter together tomorrow.”

Lucia was on equal footing with Lisa. She wouldn't say anything if Lisa assigned her tasks during

work hours, but now it was after hours, so she didn't have to go along with her on everything. With

those words, Lucia walked out of the office and left Lisa alone, who stood there rolling her eyes. She

left the company in a hurry, only to get caught up in the rush hour. By the time she got home,

August had already come back from his busy day outside.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Turner placing the tableware.

“Dinner will be ready soon, Madam. Please wash your hands and tell Mr. Adams to come down for

dinner.”

"Okay."

Lucia put down her bag and skipping with a little excitement, she went to the second floor. She

walked to the bedroom, pushed open the door and walked in. Hearing movements in the bathroom,

she went over to it and raised her hand, trying to knock on the glass door. Just then, she suddenly

heard the man’s groans coming from inside.

It was just a few small, short groans, but Lucia blushed at once.

What... was August doing in there? At that moment, curiosity got the better of her. Even though she

knew it was bad, she couldnt help but slowly push the door of the bathroom open a little. The man

was topless, with his back to the door. Every muscle on his broad, sturdy back was a symbol of

strength. However, right on his lower back was a bloody wound, which was too red in her eyes.

Lucia trembled and felt a chill down her back as she unconsciously took a step back. Why. why did

he get that? August heard the sound behind him and turned his head around sharply. “Who's

there?” When he saw Lucia at the door, the cold, wary look in his eyes slowly eased up a bit.

He quickly put some gauze dressing on his wound, casually draped the bathrobe nearby around

himself, and

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+ 10 commanded in a deep voice, “Go wait for me outside.” Lucia came back from the shock and

trepidation. She hesitated for a moment and then stepped directly into the bathroom. Her voice

trembled as she spoke, “What the hell happened to you?”

August frowned. “You don’t need to know.”

“August”

Lucia suddenly raised her voice and called him by his name in a serious lone Immediately after that,

she

stepped forward and reached out to grab his hand without hesitation, “Why did you hide it from

me?”

11 was okay if he didn't tell her how he had gotten injured or what he had done, but at least he

should have told her about the wound!

August knitted his brows. He was about to tell Lucia to get out when he turned to see her with tears

in her eyes, which were red

Tears poured down her face as she said, “You didn't tell me about your wound. Is it because you've

never thought of me as your wife?”

August's heart sank abruptly at her words,

Lucia’s shoulders shook as tears kept coming out of her eyes. “Tell me.”

The man moved slightly and paused for a moment before he finally said softly, “There are things

that I might as well keep to myself. You are not me, Lucia, so you won't understand.”

Lucia raised her hand, wiped her tears quickly with its back, and then reached out to pull off his

bathrobe.

A closer look revealed that August had more than one wound on his body. Lucia found old scars on

his arms, waist, and back. She gently touched the white marks with her hand and tears welled up in

her eyes again.

August tilted his head slightly and said in a deep voice, I'm not as good as you think, Lucia, so you

don't need to

cry for me. It's not worth it.” Hearing that, Lucia was even more upset. Her shoulders shook as she

cried, and she sobbed, “But I love you. It's worth it if I think it is! Whether you are good or bad, you

are my husband.”

Her words were like a stone cast directly into the lake of August's heart, causing ripples there.

He turned his head sideways, looked at the woman's twitching eyelashes, and murmured, “You'll

regret it.”

She would regret it if she knew the true purpose of his marrying her.

“I won't” Lucia denied it without hesitation and repeated in a murmur, “I love you.”

August had mixed and bitter feelings. The sense of guilt he had felt for her came back to haunt him,

but at this moment, he decided to ignore it.

He stretched out a hand and took the woman straight into his arms, “Stop crying.”

Lucia could not control her tears. She raised her hand and wiped them quickly. “... I feel bad.”

She felt bad for him, because he was not as glamorous or superior as he appeared, and he had to

bear so much pain and suffering all by himself.

Hearing what she said, August actually curved his lips unconsciously. It was the first time that he

had heard someone feel bad for him. After all, he had always shown up as an indestructible figure in

front of others. At this moment, his heart softened a bit for her.

Looking at her red nose and sad look, August suddenly lowered his head and kissed her on the lips

straight

away.

The moment when their lips met, they froze at the same time.

She hadrit expected him to do 50, and he hadn't either.

The next moment, the two bounced back at the same time, but their eyes til met. Instantly, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.

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August came to his senses first. He coughed lightly twice, looked away and pulled his bathrobe back on. Then, he said, I think dinner is ready.” With that he

stepped out of the bathroom. It wasnt until the man's figure got out of her sight that Lucia red to catch her breath. She gasped for air whi the corners of her

mouth kept going upward. Their kiss only lasted a second or two just now, but it was sweet

She patted her red, burning cheeks and went downstairs while pretending to be calm.

August was already seated at the table, with a look no different than usual, Just as Lucia sat down, Turner, who was serving the soup, couldn't help but say, Why

sitso red?”

Lucia replied almost instantly. "Huh? No, Im too hot. That's why my face s red. Its okay!

When she finished her explanation, she suddenly found that ther was a teribe silence in the room. She looked up and saw Turner staring at her vith a puzzled

expression. I was wondering why the soup is 50 red this time. What are you talking about, Madam?” Lucia was startied. Only then did she notice that Turner was

serving the soup. She had thought. It wes so embarrassing!

Secing the smile on the face of the man opposite, Lucia immediately stressed, “No-Nothing!”