Chapter 106
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Tessa continued, “Lucia, I know you too well. It must be you throwing a tantrum. If someone as tolerant as Thomas couldn’t stand your spoiled attitude. I don’t think anyone else could either
Lucia was shocked again, feeling a deep sense of confusion, thinking she wasn’t Tessa’s daughter.
“Mom. Thomas and I have a misunderstanding. We’re not even dating. Dad misunderstood, which led you to…”
“Oh, no! Oh… Tessa suddenly clutched her chest, crying out in pain.
“Mom, what’s wrong? Lucia exclaimed, quickly supporting Tessa
“I… I have a pain in my chest, Tessa said weakly.
“Is it a heart issue?” Lucia panicked. “Why would you suddenly have heart problems?”
“If I lose Thomas, how can I be fine?” Tessa sniffled dramatically. If you break up with Thomas, I won’t just have a heart issue. My blood pressure and blood sugar will also shoot up beyond normal levels. You better figure this out.”
Lucia looked at Tessa in silence.
You two must reconcile tonight, no matter what, Tessa declared firmly.
In the hallway. Lucia held her phone, staring at Thomas’ name on her blacklist for a long time before unblocking him and sending a message: [Are you free to talk?]
Just as Thomas was bringing Seraphina’s luggage into the room on the sixteenth floor, he received Lucia’s message. He glanced at it but didn’t reply.
On the way downtown, Thomas didn’t tell Seraphina about the dinner with Tessa and Lucia. Seraphina also didn’t mention that she had been on a flight serviced by Lucia.
“Sera, I need to check in with the team, and then I’ll join you for a late–night snack” Thomas lied, awkwardly touching his
nose.
Seraphina didn’t suspect anything since they had a game tomorrow, and strict management in the team was normal. “If it’s inconvenient for you, you don’t have to come and keep me company. We can have dinner together after your match tomorrow. After all, I’m not going back to Angoria until the day after”
“I can make it. I’ll find the time to come over
“Just do as you see fit, Seraphina said.
“Okay”
Thomas left the room, and after Seraphina waved goodbye at the door, she closed it.
Once Seraphina shut the door, Thomas slipped into the stairwell and replied to Lucía: [Where are you?]
Lucia paced back and forth in the hallway, waiting for Thomas to respond. But there was no reply for a long time. She thought, “Such a typical Capricorn: Just as Lucia felt frustrated, Thomas‘ message finally came through. She glanced at it and typed back: [Four Seasons Hotel.]
As Lucia was about to turn off her screen. Thomas replied immediately: [Come to the rooftop.]
Lucia was a bit surprised but still took the elevator up to the rooftop. Thomas leaned against a wall, smoking, looking casual and relaxed. They locked eyes for a moment, both showing no expression.
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Lucia strolled over in her high heels, stopping three feet away from him. Having worked in a smoke–free environment for so long, she was sensitive to smoke, so she covered her nose with her hand.
Noticing her subtle movement. Thomas flicked the cigarette onto the ground and extinguished it with his foot.
Why is he being so gentlemanly today?” Lucia thought, looking at him in surprise.
“Now, what do we do?” Thomas asked lightly.
“I was about to ask you the same thing.” Lucia replied
“Your parents misunderstood that I’m your boyfriend. How was I supposed to know?”
This point made Lucia feel embarrassed. It seemed like her parents thought she couldn’t find a boyfriend and had forced a match between her and Thomas, who appeared to disdain her.
Lucia thought. Dad didn’t like Thomas before. How did he suddenly change his mind and align with Mom? With Mom getting involved, even simple matters become complicated. So she said. ‘I don’t know why my parents misunderstood, but I’m really sorry for any trouble caused to you.”
Thomas felt surprised by Lucia’s attitude, thinking. She actually started letting go of her pride! However, he remained silent.
Lucia continued, “Let me be straightforward. If it were just my dad’s misunderstanding, that would be easy to deal with. But now my mom is involved as well. She’s a fan of yours and firmly believes we’re dating. When I told her we broke up, she acted like she might have a heart issue, which puts me in a difficult position.
“So how about we pretend to maintain this relationship for a while, giving my mom a transition period? She just learned this news. Even though it’s fake, it feels real to her. If she suddenly had to face us breaking up, she surely wouldn’t handle it well,
“Let’s give her some buffer time, and after a while, we can make up an excuse to break up. I think she should be able to accept it better by then.”
Thomas‘ mouth curled up as he stared at Lucia. “You want to take this act seriously?”
Lucia raised her chin, regaining her pride. “No way. I’m just giving my mom a buffer period. How could two people who can’t stand each other actually become a couple?”
Thomas smiled faintly, leaning against the wall with a careless charm. “True”
“So don’t worry, I won’t fall for you. I also won’t be afraid if you really do like me. We are just going to play along when necessary. We don’t even need to see each other.”
Lucia paused for a moment and spoke more sincerely. “Can you help me with this?”
Thomas didn’t respond
Lucia thought he had reservations. “Do you have a girlfriend, and you are worried she might misunderstand?”
“Yes.” Thomas acknowledged.
Lucia felt an inexplicable disappointment rise within her and nodded. “Since that’s the case, then
“I was just responding to what you said earlier, Thomas interrupted her.
Luria thought, ‘He really is slow on the uptake! Then she shot Thomas a glance, unknowingly pouting. “My mom reserved a table at the private restaurant across the street. You can get there by yourself, right?” After saying that, she tossed her hair and walked away proudly.
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