It’s Love That Blinds Him – Chapter 86

Malcolm would occasionally raise his head to look at the red dot on the screen. But most of the time, he focused on reading the various evaluation reports in his hands and quickly wrote some remarks about them. Sometimes he thought. He rhythmically tapped his fingers on the desk as if he was thinking about something.

Malcolm took his phone and looked at the wallpaper, which was a photo of Lucia, taken in Bhaktapur. In fact, it was Lucia who changed her phone wallpaper that night after it was taken. When Malcolm saw it, he only raised his eyebrows and said nothing. It seemed he had gotten used to it. The photo had been his phone’s wallpaper ever since.

Malcolm unlocked his phone and dialed Lucia’s number, which was his habit. But before it could ring, he pressed the end button to end the call. He looked at the photo on the screen again.

e destined to be entangled forever, even if we hate each other.

time to go to the airport now,” Kaleb reminded

n’t answer, but he quickly signed the last document and s

hat happened in the Middle East, a trace of cruelty flash

herine’s house

lly quiet down there. Lucia wandered randomly, looking for Catherin

owave. Don’t forget to warm it up a little before eating it.”

she returned, the food was already hot. She took it out and ate while reading the newspaper.

ent, gossip about celebrities and legendary stories of some upper class men. Ever since she met Malcolm, Lucia had always made headlines. But it was all over now. The journalists seemed to have already forgotten it. Maybe b

o them.

newspaper and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.

st media company in the city to enter the international market after the promotion of the Evans Group.”

olved in. To win the recognition of every delicate customer, she showed confidence.

living freely.

n will always fall in love with a man, get married and even have children in the future. This is why she cannot make greater progress after achieving certain achievements. She used to believe that she

into Kathryn’s villa and Malcolm disappeared from her life. He never called her. 

t together were so real. But in his memory, they seemed so illusory.

y he would call her. After resigning from her job, Lucia consciously avoided her former colleagues. It was either she didn’t want to feel sad or she wanted to forget everything about her past. She wasn’t even sure of the reason itself. She thought for a moment before finally deciding to answer the call.

said flatly.

much.” Hayes’ voice was full of worry.

ia said in her usual friendly tone.

sually sleep until the sun is high in the sky. I’ve never thought I could have such a quiet

t teams in the future. We will always welcome you. I want to see the Lucia again energetic and enthusiastic I’ve known,” Hayes said earnestly.

“Ha ha! Don’t worr

get back. I don’t care if it’s still DZ Media or wherever. It’ll be good to see you back in a

the way, please send my congratulations to Meade,” Luc

. Goodbye, Lucie.”

rly, put down the newspaper and picked up the empty bowl on the table. table. Her thoughts drifted far away while mechanically washing dishes in the sink. Lucia only came to her senses when she felt her hands goi

over him again. Lucia let out a long sigh. Ultimately, she decided not to continue living a decadent life. She had been too idle recently and always wanted to sleep.

op. It was also a kind of exercise for her. But here, in Catherine’s house, Catherine had taken care of her. Lucia didn’t need to think about anything other than sleeping and eating. Decadence was what she gave herself.

e but put it back down. She repeated this action mechanically until her phone stopped ringing. She never answered the call.

Lucie was generous. But she couldn’t be too generous. She understood scheming and cheating at work. And sometimes she felt a little defeated when Meade became the head of DZ Media. When she read the news in the newspaper, she felt that she was far from her previous world. So far away that she didn’t even want to touch it.

ger knew what they were talking about, nor could they understand her life. The common topic they shared disappeared after he left.

cia felt about herself and her former colleagues. And because of that, she c

t. Until the day she discovers that she is already abandoned by the world. She remained alone.

hone rang again. It was Meade again. She sighed, returned to the lounge chair and picked up the phone to answer.

I didn’t hear my phone ring earlier.

e to come join us?” Meade offered.

th indifference. Meade also seemed to have sensed his silence, but he said nothing and hung up the phone.

ould completely isolate herself from this circle. With a trace of regret, she wanted to call Meade back. But she abandoned the idea afte

from all that, she should no longer want anything. But was it the right thing to do? Perhaps only she knew this kind of strange and contradictory emotion.

to her room and continued walking around with her backpack.