”Lucy, how are you? Are you okay?”
Mace quickly ran toward Lucy once he was released.
However, she frowned slightly and subconsciously took a step backward while facing Mace’s enthusiasm.
His hand that was ready to hold her stopped in the mid-air all of a sudden.
Lucy looked at him and said, “I’m fine. Thanks for your concern.”
Mace’s body also stiffened upon seeing her estrange him. When he became aware of it, he slowly put his hand down. He smiled weakly after a while. “I’m glad you’re alright. I’m just worried about you. So, I came over.”
Lucy nodded her head.
Neither of them spoke after that.
It was getting awkward. They used to talk about everything, but now, they could only look at each other without speaking.
He wanted to tell her many things. However, he could not say a word when he saw her face.
Endless bitterness welled up in him. It looked like Lucy did not want to speak to him anymore. She remained silent for a while and said, “I’m fine, I’m not hurt. They’ve got him, so you can rest assured now.”
Nodding, Mace tightened his hands on the side, but he still smiled at Lucy gently despite that. “Okay, I get it. It’s getting late, I’ll be heading back now.”
Lucy nodded.
He then turned and left.
As she watched his back, she frowned slightly. She only sighed after he entered the elevator.
Carina whispered from behind, “Miss Lucy, Mr. Smith has already left. Let’s go back.”
Lucy nodded. She then turned to Mike and the others and said, “Thanks for your hard work.”
Mike quickly bowed. “No, it’s our duty.”
Without any other word, she turned and entered the house with Carina.
As it got later in the night, Lucy was able to sleep soundly. Her fatigue from the past two days was finally wiped out after having a good rest.
It was already 9:00 a.m. when she woke up the next day.
Carina did not leave yesterday. Instead, she had slept in the guest room.
When she woke up, she saw the breakfast prepared on the dining table. Carina smiled and greeted her, “Miss Lucy, are you awake?”
Lucy responded with a smile. She glanced at the breakfast and then walked to the living room. She stood at the window, stretching while facing the sun.
The sky seemed to have cleared up after the storm, so the weather was particularly nice today. Since it had been cloudy the past few days, the sun unexpectedly came out today.
The sun shone on the snow on the treetops and the roadside. The snow reflected the sun and emitted a dazzling light that seemed to sweep away sadness.
Lucy then went to the dining table and started eating breakfast after she had done some easy stretching.
Meanwhile, the doorbell rang.
Carina put her chopsticks down and said, “I’ll get it!”
She then hurried to the door.
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