chapter 250

Could it be that he had feelings for this woman? Once the idea came to his mind, Martin's face

clouded over. That was impossible!

He was counting on Jeanne to marry into the Adams’ family. He would allow no one to upset his

plan. This woman was pretty and smart, and he was impressed by her decent manners. No man

could resist such a woman. He couldn't let things go on like this. He would not let her foil his plan.

A sense of crisis rose in him, adding to the pressure from the crisis with his company. He decided to

test August and see if the latter cared about this woman. 20 minutes later, Lucia was called back to

the parlor. Martin was sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face. "Ms. Mitchell, I've waited for 20

minutes but heard no updates from you.” He snorted and glanced at her, "Didn't bother to brush

me off?" /

Martin was energetic. When he raised his voice, Lucia tensed up and lost her head. Taking a deep

breath, she explained, "I'm sorry about that, Mr. Kelly. I've checked it and found that Mr. Adams is

still in the meeting. For fear of disturbing you, I didn't report the

1/6 16 67% 1129 V) situation, but I am keeping an eye on it.”

'Humph!" Martin gave her a cold look, "I think you're slighting me. And are you sure he is not hiding

from me?"

Lucia turned pale, took a deep breath, and explained in a hurry, "It's not like that. Mr. Adams is really

busy.”

"Busy?" Martin glared at her, 'Td like to see what he is busy with. He doesn't even have time to meet

his future father-in-law."

He pounded the table, stood up, and prepared to head out. Lucia's heart tightened. She stopped a

man in a hurry. "Mr. Kelly, please give it more patience.”

August was really in a meeting, and she had been instructed to stall the man. It would be a disgrace

if she failed her task. She couldn't screw up her first task in the President's Office, could she?

"Patience? I'm running out of it!" Martin snorted.

Blocking his way, Lucia was at a loss of what to do when something crossed her mind. Then she

bowed deep and apologized, "Mr. Kelly, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Please take a seat. I'm

getting Mr. Adams over to see you right away.” She was trying to buy some time. Unexpectedly, the

trick didn’t work on Martin. His chest heaving with anger, he sat down on the 2/6 33 33% 11.29 WH)

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sofa, saw the coffee cup on the table, picked it up, and hurled it at Lucia. The cup shattered with a

crash, and her forehead bled.

She hadn't seen that coming or had enough time to dodge. The cup grazed her skin, and the blood

streamed down her pale face. It was a horrible scene. It happened so suddenly that she only felt

warm in her head. Melinda heard about it, hurried to the scene, and asked in a panic. Only then did

she feel dizzy.

"L... Lucia!" Melinda's knees felt weak. She glanced at the man sitting on the sofa and saw his grim

face. Not daring to ask about it, she stormed out for the conference room.

The meeting was still in progress, and she didn't dare to break in. Instead, she called Burton out and

reported the situation. Burton turned serious. It seemed that things had gone out of control.

Regardless of everything, he hurried back into the conference room and reported it to August.

August's face fell in an instant, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes. A second later, he

stood up, glanced at the crowd, and said, "This is for today.”

While people were looking at each other in confusion, he strode out of the conference room. The

President's Office was on the same floor. With his men, August made it to the scene and

immediately saw the woman with a bleeding forehead. The red color looked garish on her pale face.

Most of the blood stains had been wiped off, but the horrible wound was exposed. August wrinkled

his brows and regained his composure as soon as he felt a penetrating gaze from the side.

He turned to look at Martin and said in surprise, "Martin, I didn't expect to see you here.”

Martin returned a smile. His eyes refused to give away his emotions. "You didn't know? I've waited

for an hour."

August said tactfully, "I'm sorry about that. I came back as soon as the meeting ended.”

"What a coincidence! The meeting ended as soon as a little accident happened here.”

Both sophisticated, they were trying to sound each other out. Their intentions were hidden behind

their smiles. The others didn't notice anything wrong.

Intentionally or unintentionally, August glanced at Lucia and curiously asked Martin, "Accident, what

accident?”

The fragments of the cup and the water stains were conspicuous 4/6 66 67% 1130M)

on the floor. From that angle, he had figured out the situation as soon as he came in. He just hadn't

expected Martin to call it an accident.

"About that, you'll have to ask your beautiful secretary.” Martin narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Ms.

Mitchell was trying to pour me a cup of coffee when she slipped, smashed the cup, and hit the

corner of the table. She bled a lot, and it looked painful.”

Standing on the side, Lucia heard the man lying teeth his teeth. Her eyes rounded with anger. He

smashed the cup on her head but refused to admit it. She looked up at August in a panic.

Surprisingly, the latter remained calm.

His tone was unsuspecting and relaxed. "Is that so? I'm sorry about that. My new secretary is

clumsy.”

In an instant, Lucia's heart sank to the bottom. She had thought that he would ask about what

happened after seeing her injury. To her surprise, he bought into Martin's story. Her heart lurked,

and pain spread. She dropped her eyes and did her best to contain her emotions. The voices of the

two men came into her ears.

"It's alright. We'll be a family anyway. August, I have something to tell you. Is this a convenient

time?"

*Yeah, come with me to my office.”

Lucia listened to the leaving footsteps and felt cold. For a moment, she felt more pain in

her heart than from the wound on her forehead. Melinda was worried to see Lucia

standing in the parlor in a daze.

“Lucia, you should get your wound treated in the hospital, or you may get infected.” The

assistant hurried over and advised her. Lucia came back to her senses and finally

remembered her injury.