Several years ago. when she had left Austos City for a few months, exactly before she was about to
give birth, Paula went to Amecan to see her At that time, she had perceived that she was not well
She wouldnt know that Paula had broken up with Burton but for her probing Nevertheless, Paula
just kept the reason why they had broken up the secret from everyone, and every time she fished
for the cause of it Paula just closed up At last. Lucia gave up
A few years had passed after they had broken up
In recent years, Paula didn't date anyone at all. which almost drove Paul Thomas crazy for he was
afraid that her sister would die alone if she went on like this But he couldnt force a marriage on his
sister
Suddenly, it downed on Lucia why Paula didnt go out with anyone over the past few years That was
because she had given her heart to that manâ
Lucia signed slightly and motioned the two imps to stop talking about that Paula, which restaurant
shall we eat at today?" Lucia caught her with quick and light steps
Lucias voice jolted Paula out of her contemplation She hastened to signal to Lucia where they are
going to dine tonight "On the second floor, there was a restaurant serving delicious beef steak and
a special area for kids to enjoy themselves *
All too soon, they reached the restaurant No sooner had they entered the restaurant Janet and
Timothy went to play in the play area The beers were served soon, Lucia handed Paula a bottle of
beer and asked mildly, "Paula, Is there any possibility between you and
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Then, she looked at her with a tentative look. !
a shook her head in a wry smile âI didn't know until this day either"
But. Timothy and Janet Will they be alrightâ
If August became aware of the childrens real identities, they might never have the chance to leave
Austos City
Lucia was also at a loss as to what to do She said, 'I know But we have signed the contract And it is
valid I cant turn back my back upon them *
The liquidated damages would cost her a big fortune ,
More than that, she didn't want her kids to break a contract It would inflict a bad influence on them
âLucia, say. do you think that August did so on purposeâ It was such a big coincidence How could he
happen to be the big bossâ¢
After pondering for a while, Paula continued, âCould it be that he rekindled his love for youâ Just like
what was popular on the internet
err He abandoned his wife and regretted it, and he would try million times harder merely to win her
backâ¢
Paula was so gossiping? Lucia was both annoyed and amused. "Stop that"
Then. Lucia lowered her head and shook the wine glass in her hand slightly She said softly, "It's
impossible for us to get back together again *
She could remember clearly what happened five years ago Sometimes, she would experience those
again in nightmares She would never forget what filthy and dirty tricks Jeanne used to murder her
kids who at the time were merely harmless fetuses in her belly. Those things were enough to make
her frightened for the rest of her life She was alone back then Now, she even had two kids, which
meant that she had two Achilles heelsâ
That's right" Paula echoed and nodded Those men are passing clouds They are not important My brother is a really good man Do you understand: Sister-n-lawâ
As Paula said so. she reached out and patted Lucia's shoulder
Hearing ths, Luca smiled but remained sent
t had to be aomited that Paul was a good manâ And she aso knew that she should open her heart up to hm
During the dinner, Lia and Paula talked a lot about things that they never mentioned before Before they knew i, several hours passed
oy
When Lucia found the Ite fellows were aireacy sieepy, she finaly bid farewell to Paula and took a tax back to West ridge
After a shower, she lay on her bed and unwittingly thought fot
She dict fee alienated from Paula nthe past five years, but she cid know iat they were not 35 ose a5 they were nthe past The ciner helped her bing back the
long-lost intimacy between her and Paula
I her thoughts, she fel asleep
I the next few days, Lucia and her kids traveled to and from West Bridge and the shooting field They manage to produce a set of sample pictures in two days
£ijah praised Luca in the fied, âSo effective Now, as long as the samples were passed, everything would be done as smoothly as 2 matter of course
Standing beside Elijah and hesring his words, Lucia felt her eyelids twitch She felt it was an ll omen, 3nd felt uneasy and worried