Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom novel Chapter 538

Chapter 538 Who Saved Her Five Years Ago?

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On the way back from the east coast, Lucia huddled in the car, feeling cold.

Maybe it was because she had spent too much time in the wind at the beach, or because she had experienced too many terrible things this evening. Her hands and feet were cold to the bone, and they didn’t get warmer after a long time. August, who was sitting next to her, noticed it and saw her clasped hands. He moved his eyebrows slightly and then stretched out his hands to hold hers gently.

The woman’s hands were freezing cold, like a block of ice. He wanted to warm them up for her, but Lucia started and tried to pull them back.

August frowned slightly. He held her hands harder and refused to let go of them.

He turned to meet the woman’s eyes. She looked tired, alarmed, and cold.

When she tried to pull her hands away again, August said in a slightly sullen tone, “Don’t move.”

With that, he wrapped her small hands tightly in his big hands. The warmth spread to her palms, somehow soothing her.

Lucia took a deep breath and asked suddenly, “Do you remember the incident five years ago when I was tied to the lighthouse?”

Hearing that, he gave a slight pause and responded in a low voice, “Yes.”

Lucia bit her lip slightly and turned to look at him. “But I don’t remember very well. Did you… save me then?” August’s eyes were dark and obscure. His Adam’s apple moved up and down and he said lightly, “Forget it and let bygones be bygones. You don’t have to think about the bad things.”

After that, he leaned back in his seat, looking tired, and closed his eyes slightly, without letting go of her hands. Hearing his words, Lucia fell into silence. She remembered what Bishop had said at the beach, and became more uneasy. What happened five years ago? She wanted to know, but now she thought that August wouldn’t tell her.

When they arrived at Joshua’s villa, it was already getting late. Olivia had gone to bed. She didn’t know anything about what had happened today. They had hidden it from Olivia on the pretext of going to the doctor for August’s legs so that she wouldn’t be worried.

As soon as they entered, they saw Joshua sitting at the bar. With his legs crossed, he was talking to someone on the phone. When he saw them walk in, he smiled lightly, said “Good night, baby” into the phone, and hung up hastily. He was in a good mood. Looking at August and Lucia, who were pale, he took the initiative to get up and walk up to them,

asking, “Why do you look so pale? Did you have an accident?”

August didn’t say anything, but Burton said, “Bishop signed.”

Joshua laughed. “Good. Let’s celebrate!”

Lucia took a deep breath and glanced at them. “I’m tired, so I’m going back to rest.”

After that, she didn’t bother to look at their expressions before she stepped upstairs and went back to her room.

When she finished showering and came out, it was already half an hour later. She put on her bathrobe, then took out her phone and sent a text message.

At the end of the corridor on the second floor, there was a semi-circular conservatory, which was filled with flowers and plants. When the transparent sliding door opened, it was like a small balcony, making it a pleasant place to hang out.

Lucia came out of the room and walked directly to the conservatory. Not long after that, footsteps came from the corridor, followed by Burton’s subdued voice from behind her. “Ms. Mitchell, you wanted to see me?”

Hearing what he called her, Lucia couldn’t help but chuckle. “Burton, you don’t have to call me like that, do you?” Burton chuckled as well. “Then, I’ll just call you by your first name in private.”

“Okay.”