chapter 176

Just then the doorbell rang and Mrs. Ziara's voice came. "Lucy dear. It's me.""Coming!" She looked at him. "Boss. One moment please."He nodded. As she went away to attend Mrs. Ziara at the door, Lucy's phone that was kept on the side began to vibrate. He took a glance at it and froze to see Mark's name as the caller.Eric quickly grabbed her phone. He stared at it for a long time. An inexplicable fury arose inside him on seeing his name.Why is he calling Lucy? He slightly gritted his teeth in anger. The chopsticks were on the verge of snapping into two pieces.If Lucy saw it then, she would leave me. I don't want that. I don't want to see her with him again.Ever since the day in the cafe, Lucy had been meeting Mark frequently. Because of him, she lied to Eric twice.Eric glanced at Lucy. He coldly looked at the incoming call and hung it up.When Lucy returned to her seat, she found nothing odd with Eric or her phone. "Boss, I am back."He nodded.Lucy peeked at him and wondered if she should ask him about kathy. Frank said that their engagement was next week. That meant it won't be long before Eric leaves this place for good.Why didn't the Boss tell me about it?Then she stiffened.Stupid Lucy! Don't be so arrogant. You are not his girlfriend. Why would he be obligated to tell you?But then why would he kiss me? I know he has trouble with emotions, but everybody knows that it is infidelity to touch another woman when you have a fiance. Why would he come to live here either?She looked at him and couldn't understand his thoughts. Normally, Lucy or any other woman instead of her would have gotten furious over this. This was blatant cheating. He had a fiance, but he was getting closer to another woman. But Luct understood that Eric's situation was different. She couldn't blame him for doing this on purpose.Her instinct said that something was missing, but she couldn't put a finger on it.But even if that was the case, it didn't change the truth. She faintly smiled, feeling a little painful in her chest.Lucy had valiantly decided to make him fall for her. But he had a fiance. The engagement was near. She had already lost the battle since the beginning.Damn it. Couldn't I have met him earlier?With distress and strain furrowing her brows, she looked at him and said indignantly, "Boss. It's your life and I know I have no say in it, but I feel you should still think about choosing a better woman for you."Eric blinked his eyes and paused his movements.Better woman?"You are talking about your entire life here. You should choose someone who will love and take care of you and not just think about money."Eric froze.To him, he thought as if she was talking about herself because of course as someone poor, Lucy would naturally think about money.Lucy sighed. "You won't be happy with her Boss…"He turned a little pale.Not happy? Why?Suddenly, Mark's face came to his mind.Is that why…? Is she driving me away from her now?A deadly storm arose in his chest at the thought of Lucy and Mark together. His gaze dimmed.But I showed her how I am better than him. I am the right choice. Why would she still want to go with him? Why is she still thinking about him?