Chapter 20 Locked Door
- One could know how dumb Melissa was just by listening to what she said.
- Although she was already in her twenties, she still did not know what should and should not be said.
- No matter whether those remarks were true, what she said had insulted Lucien.
- Instead of confessing, it was more as though she were there to create trouble.
- After hearing what she had to say, Yandel and Julian turned to look at Lucien, thinking that he would lose his temper.
- However, he did not.
- Taking a quick puff at his cigar, he questioned coldly, “Do I know you?”
- Melissa's eyes widened in surprise.
- She could not believe that Lucien would treat her so coldly.
- Since our family is related to the Salisbury family, we aren't very close to the Riviere family. However, I've met Lucien a lot of times. Even though we don't interact much in private, Mom has told Mrs. Riviere several times that I admire Lucien. I don't believe that he doesn't know about that. Furthermore, we just met at Old Mrs. Wardner's eightieth birthday last month. Although we weren't sitting together, he nodded with a smile when I went to greet him. I've always thought that even if he doesn't like me, at least he doesn't dislike me. How could he say such ruthless words to me?
- Harold smirked. “Don't you feel ashamed? Lucien said he doesn't know you. Who are you to question him?”
- Melissa was not in the mood to argue with him. Pursing her lips, she stared at Lucien aggrievedly.
- “The Hoult family needs money now. That's why they begged my aunt and wanted to marry their daughter to Denver. You already know that they're doing it for money. Why did you let them have their way? I—”
- Before she could finish her sentence, Lucien stood up and glanced at Yandel and Julian.
- “Let's drink somewhere else. It's too noisy here.”
- Immediately, Yandel and Julian followed Lucien out of the door.
- After dismissing everyone in the private room, Harold left as well.
- Melissa froze on the spot and felt utterly embarrassed.
- The Sanders family was also a renowned family. No one knew why she had to come to Lucien and say those idiotic words.
- Lucien did not like to fight with others, especially with such a brainless woman.
- Hence, he decided to go to a quiet place where he and his friends then opened a few bottles of wine and had a good talk.
- Although they had said that everything was on him, Julian still fought to foot the bill when it was time to pay.
- Apart from that, they had also transferred him three hundred thousand each, saying that it was his wedding gift.
- Lucien simply smiled and said nothing.
- They drank until midnight and then Yandel drove him home.
- On the way, Yandel asked, “Are you going to maintain this marriage?”
- Sitting in the passenger seat, Lucien smiled. “What do you expect? Do you want me to get a divorce?”
- “No, but this is too sudden, and I still can't get used to it. We agreed to grow old together. How could you get married first?”
- Lucien remained silent.
- “Now I'm curious what kind of person your wife is.”
- Based on his relationship with Lucien over the years, Yandel knew that if Lucien was willing to marry that woman, there had to be something special about her.
- However, Lucien did not respond.
- When he returned to Azuredale, the lights in the living room were on, but the mansion was quiet.
- He went upstairs and tried to open the door to Seraphina's room, only to find out that she had locked it.