Seeing that Lucia was silent, Arthur's eyes darkened and he gave Eduard a look. Eduard immediately reacted and asked,

"Lucia, did you hear what Arthur said?"

"Yes, I hear him," said Lucia, but she didn't look at him.

"Then why don't you say anything?" Eduard said deliberately.

Lucia bit her lip, looked down at the table and muttered, "No... I was just wondering why Luxwell did it."

"We'll find out. Arthur gave us a new direction. Tomorrow, I'll talk to the head of the tannery. Luxwell's Monty seems to be obstinate. We'll talk to him later," said Kane.

"Arthur, you're indeed keen," Eduard said, echoing Kane as he observed Lucia's reaction.

Lucia knew that everyone was looking at her, but she really can't look up. She was afraid that her eyes will meet Arthur's.

Arthur stopped talking when he had finished analyzing his ideas, and the moment the conversation was over, the atmosphere became subtler. Kane and Eduard looked at each other. Just as they were trying to continue the conversation, the office door was opened without warning, and a teasing male voice rang out,

"Lucia, is it always this lively in your office?"

Lucia looked up. Her hands immediately clenched into fists. And the chopsticks were almost broken by her.

Spencer was here!

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Spencer walked into the office smoothly. At Webbex Group, he had a sense of superiority over others. He walked past Arthur and the others gladly, and Spencer went straight to Lucia's table. Before Lucia could say anything, he frowned and looked at the meal box on the table,

"Who bought you this dinner? It doesn't look nutritious at all. Here, throw it all away. I brought you something delicious."

Spencer put the box of food he had brought on her table and pushed aside the dinner that Eduard had bought for her.

"Spencer! Don't go overboard!" It was obvious that Spencer was trying to discredit them. Eduard was furious. He was going to make Lucia a better dinner, but Eduard was worried that it would take too long. He quickly packed up at a fast-food restaurant that had a good reputation, only to be snubbed by Spencer.

"Mr. Burton, are you here too?" Spencer raised an eyebrow at Eduard, as if he had just seen him.

"I am here the whole time. Are you blind?!" Eduard's temper was explosive when he saw Spencer.

"Mr. Burton, we're all important people here, so it's best to be polite," Spencer said with a fake smile, challenging Eduard calmly.

"I don't have to be polite to people like you," Eduard scoffed. "Why didn't you come to spend time with Lucia before? Why are you pretending to be a good man now?"

"I just went back to make dinner for Lucia," Spencer said with a defiant smile. "Not like some people who bought fast food from outside to be perfunctory."

"Who are you calling perfunctory?!" Eduard flushed with anger.

"Isn't you who replied?"

The conversation between Spencer and Eduard was like a child's quarrel. Lucia, who had been silent for so long, could not listen to it any longer, "Stop it!"

Spencer laughed and Eduard was furious.

"What are you doing here?" Lucia asked Spencer. "I told you I'd be back soon."

"You're not back after dinner. I'm worried about you," Spencer said with a gentle smile. He even lifted his finger to gently slide it across Lucia's cheek. The two looked extremely affectionate. There was anger in Lucia's bright eyes, but only Spencer could see it.

Arthur noticed Spencer's movement and his eyes darkened.

"It's OK. I'll be back in a minute," Lucia said in a low voice, suppressing her anger as she noticed Arthur looking over.

Lucia had already given in to Spencer and softened her tone. Otherwise, he would have touched a minefield just by touching her cheek. But Arthur still dared to come to Webbex Group to look for Lucia. How could Spencer simply let him off?

"Why is he here?" Spencer asked, looking at Lucia.

Lucia's eyes were burning, and there was a clear message in them that he had better shut up right now! But Spencer looked the other way and continued,

"Lucia, your friends are so hostile to me, but I've never interfered with your right to make friends. Is it bad that you're still seeing Arthur? We're engaged, and he's your ex-boyfriend, so keep an eye out." Spencer had made it a point to enunciate that Arthur was her ex-boyfriend in order to force Lucia to take a stand in front of Eduard and others, even though Lucia may be furious later. Staring at Spencer, Lucia bit her lip and made no sound.

It was a game between Spencer and Lucia. But to the others, it looked like she was giving in to him. Otherwise, with Lucia's previous personality, she would have been furious if Spencer dared to say that. Just as Lucia was trying to figure out how to answer the question without hurting Arthur and to slight over Spencer, Arthur stood up on the sofa.

He never could bear to see her in a difficult position, even though his behavior was a concession.

"Let's go. I've said all I have to say," he said.

"Arthur!" Seeing that Arthur had given up, the first person to object was Eduard.

Arthur took one look at Eduard. One look, and Eduard was silent.

He had never thought he would see such emotion in Arthur's eyes, as helpless, as unwilling, as powerless.

Eduard's heart ached for Arthur, and Lucia, who pursed her lips, also felt this way. She really wanted to run over to Arthur and tell him that she didn't want to draw a line between her and him. She didn't want to be separated from him, but she couldn't...

"What? Are you leaving already?" Spencer said, deliberately staring at Arthur's back as he turned.

As soon as Lucia heard this, she stood up. Her hand went around Spencer's back and seemed to circle him lightly. In fact, her five fingers had already been carved into his back. Spencer almost cried out in pain, but he kept a defiant smile on his face, showing no sign of it.