"How do you propose to do that?" Arthur didn't believe that there was a way to get over Lucia. There wasn't!
Thinking Arthur had listened to her persuasion, Lola said on her own,
"First, you have to stay away from your current friends. They are in contact with you and Lucia. When you see them, you will think of her. Stay away from them and let your emotions settle down."
Arthur listened to Lola's words with a noncommittal look. His head bent over her in the corner.
"Arthur, you may find my suggestion heartless, but it's the most effective way. You'll feel much better if you stay away from everything and everyone related to Lucia," Lola added, feeling a little guilty after being stared at by Arthur, explaining.
"It makes sense," Arthur said.
"Isn't it?" Lola said with a smile on her face, and continued, "I heard Julia and her boyfriend have been wanting to move out for a long time. This time, they are staying to appease you. Now is the time for them to move out and enjoy the life of a family of three. Mr. Burton doesn't have any business dealings with you, and it's okay to take a break for a while."
Arthur raised his head slightly, looked straight ahead and asked coldly, not looking at Lola,
"My father, my mother, my brothers are all connected to Lucia, and my son Teddy. Am I to be cut off from them as well?"
Lola thought to herself: Oh no, he didn't take my advice!!
She had been so preoccupied with keeping Arthur away from his Lucia-defending friends that she had forgotten that his family was in touch with Lucia. "Arthur... That's not what I meant..." Lola didn't know how to explain.
"I want to be alone for a while." Arthur ignored Lola and pulled her hand away before walking towards the side door of the banquet hall. Lola wanted to chase after him, but she couldn't catch up with Arthur. After taking two or three steps, she could only reluctantly stop.
"Am I still too impatient?" Lola murmured helplessly.
After 8:30 p.m., when most of the guests had already arrived, Spencer stopped guarding the entrance to greet them and started preparing a toast on the center stage. At that moment, he couldn't help but go to Lucia.
"You stay here and continue to welcome the guests who haven't arrived yet, and I'll go find Lucia," Spencer said to Nia.
Nia nodded her head and could only agree to it. After waking up one night, she was able to stand proudly by Spencer's side, but she wasn't the real hostess after all. After that, she welcomed one or two late guests without Spencer by her side. Naturally, the treatment she received changed drastically. The guests even showed their displeasure to be received by such an insignificant person. Nia found out that they were unwilling to accept it.
Even though the lobby was full of guests, Spencer found the purple spot at a glance.
Seeing Lucia with Otis, Eduard and Daphne, Spencer frowned and walked away unhappily.
"Lucia, it's time to make a toast," said Spencer as he pushed Eduard aside. Spencer lowered his head and said to Lucia, "It's time to make a toast." He even put his arms around her waist in front of them. Lucia nodded slightly and said to Otis and the others, "I'll be right there."
"Let's go." Spencer urged impatiently, and Lucia followed his lead, with her eyes growing cold.
"Am I being paranoid?" Eduard asked, looking at Spencer and Lucia's backs. "I don't feel comfortable with them."
Otis agreed with him in his heart, and it certainly wasn't natural.
"I think I know why," Daphne whispered. "Lucia wants to keep me."
"Spencer is throwing a tantrum with Lucia on such an important occasion?" Eduard scowled. "Petty!"
Otis won't comment and let them continue to misunderstand.
Taking Lucia with him, Spencer walked to the center stage with a smile on his face and whispered to her,
"I'm going to make a toast, and you're going to stand right next to me."
Lucia didn't even bother to respond.
On the stage, after a presenter delivered opening remarks, Spencer and Lucia took their glasses to the microphone, raised them to the guests and began to say,
"Thank you all for coming to the reception Lucia and I are hosting for our unborn baby. Lucia and I have been engaged for more than a month, and our relationship has been..."
Spencer was saying a great lie from the stage while Arthur leaned against the wall at the foot of the stairs by the side door, fiddling with his phone.
The phone spun around in his hand countless times, but it could not divert his attention. He could still hear Spencer's voice coming from the banquet hall. He was talking about how much he and Lucia loved each other... How happy he was when Lucia got pregnant with their baby...
His voice was like a blade.
Arthur felt that he was a joke standing here. In order to see her, he must bravely come to the dinner party and see how happy they were.
Laughable, deplorable.
"Thanks again for coming. Cheers!" Spencer's toast lasted about ten minutes and ended with a lot of good wishes.
Getting off the stage, Lucia broke free of Spencer's shackles and walked over to Otis. Spencer's face turned pale. He wanted to take Lucia with him after the toast to break the ice with the guests, but Lucia couldn't wait to leave his side.
"Stop!" Spencer finally snapped.
"What?" Lucia looked back and asked, without even looking at Spencer.
"Come out with me," Spencer demanded.
"I can't drink. I'm tired. You can go by yourself, or you can take Nia." Lucia's voice did not waver.
Hearing Lucia mention Nia, Spencer had a smile and asked, "Do you mind her?"
Was she jealous?!
Spencer waited eagerly for the answer he was looking for, but Lucia's words made his face turn dark. She said,
"Of course not. I just think you're a good match for her."Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Birds of a feather flock together.
With a chuckle, Lucia turned away from Spencer and headed where she wanted to go.
Spencer felt suffocated and had nowhere to vent.
At this time, the guests were slowly around him. Spencer can only cover his emotion and put on a gentle mask.
At the entrance, Nia was looking into the ballroom, expecting Spencer to come pick her up when a familiar voice rang out behind her.