Chapter 717 Coincidental Encounter

"Haven't you finished yet?" The message came from Arthur.

Amused, Lucia ran her finger over the screen and touched the word "Arthur", before replying his message with palpitations.

"So far, Casper does come from a clean family."

"He's innocent, but his father isn't. Back then, It was Lepus where Bailey was supposed to run the division. Who would have thought that when he started doing market research, he would have met with the unanimous opposition of the local entrepreneurs led by Miles. He was also using other forces to harass Bailey behind his back. Fortunately, he was not interested in Lepus at that time. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have caused a huge uproar and fought with them to the end."

"Is there such a thing?"

"It is not known whether Casper came to Athegate on the orders of his father. And Nia's attitude toward him does not seem like they have a normal friendship."

"Yes, people can't hide the ambiguity in words."

She thought that Arthur would reply soon, but she didn't expect him to be quiet after she sent the message. Lucia was trying to refresh the chat page suspiciously when she saw a message flash out. "Are you and I... like This?"

Lucia's heart skipped a beat and she immediately understood why Arthur had stopped.

She held the phone in her hand and scanned every word he sent her. Her beautiful lips were slightly raised, but on closer inspection, she felt a little bitter.

As Lucia struggled to calm herself down, Arthur, like Lucia, looked at his phone and waited for her response.

Even if he had to stand on opposite sides of the truth, torn between truth and falsehood, Arthur longed for Lucia's response.

There was a tinkle sound, and Arthur's heart quivered. When he saw Lucia's reply to him, he smiled.

Lucia's response was simple enough to make Arthur regard it as her most treasured response.

"Uh-huh."

On that day, Lucia's eyebrows were curved and the corners of her mouth were raised. She was able to maintain a happy and peaceful mood when she met a client who was known for being difficult to deal with. Originally, the client had been repeatedly lowering the price and repeating various requests, but to see Lucia smile, even Kane could not help but tut his lips in amazement at the mysterious signing of the agreement.

"Lucia, did something good happen to you?" Kane asked Lucia, "Rogers is a notoriously difficult man to deal with in the business. I've been talking to him for over a month, and you've got him on the line." Lucia smiled and winked at Kane. "Secret," she said mischievously

When Kane saw how relaxed Lucia was, he joked with her, "Please, don't wink at me. I have a wife, and I'm loyal to her!"

Kane amused Lucia by making a serious joke. She asked,

"I haven't seen Julia lately. Has she forgotten me?"

"How is that possible," Kane said in exaggerated denial, feigning annoyance.

"She talks about you every day. She even wants to bring our son to develop a relationship with your baby. She wants to take the lead first. If Spencer isn't here... you would be so annoyed by her." Kane told it vividly, and Lucia can imagine Juliana, who was impatient, thinking of herself. She smiled and said,

"Don't worry. It won't be long now."

"Lucia, take your chances. We are all waiting for the reunion," Kane said, hiding his wish.

Lucia nodded her head earnestly, and looked forward to it.

After talking for a while, Kane got a call from one of his staff so he had come back to the office. He put the files together and asked Lucia,

"It's after 3:00, Lucia. Are you coming with me to the office or straight home?"

"I'm going home." Lucia missed her daughter.

"Okay, I'll go first. The driver is waiting outside," Kane said, standing up.

"No," Lucia stopped him. "Let the driver take you back to the office. I want to sit here for a while longer. I'll wait for him to drop you off before picking me up."

"All right." Kane nodded and left.

As soon as Kane left, Lucia was the only person left in the room of an upscale coffee shop in a commercial building in the busiest part of the shopping street. Kane booked the room near the French windows. As long as she turned her head gently, the most prosperous street scene of Athegate will be unfolded under her eyes. Lucia liked this kind of atmosphere. Seeing the rapid development of her hometown made her feel proud.

As Lucia gazed into the distance, she was startled to hear a strange and somewhat familiar voice beside her.

"Ms. Webb, what a coincidence. Running into you here."

Lucia turned and looked again into the smiling eyes that made her uncomfortable inexpressibly.

"Mr. Wood, what a coincidence," Lucia replied.

Truth be told, Lucia rarely believed in coincidences, except with Arthur.

"Leon, why don't you go sit down and wait for me? I'd like talk to Ms. Webb," Not at all rude, Casper dismissed his friend and said to Lucia,

"Ms. Webb, may I sit down?"

Lucia raised an eyebrow and a look of displeasure appeared on her face.

Was there anything she can say that she can say no to?

"Please have a seat," Lucia replied. The next second, she saw Casper quickly sit across from her. He was looking at her with a smile on his face.

He was not restrained, Lucia thought coldly.

Jacob glanced at the uncollected coffee cusp on the table and asked Lucia, "Did you just meet a friend here?"

"He has already left to discuss business with our client." Lucia lowered her gaze and did not look Casper in the eye. She did not know that her actions would only make him stare at her even more recklessly. Jacob smiled and automatically reached out to the waiter, who removed the cups from the table and he ordered himself a cup of coffee.

Instead of cooling down as he waited for the coffee to arrive, Jacob looked at Lucia with adoring eyes and said,

"Ms. Webb, I know this may sound presumptuous, but you are a goddess to me."

Lucia, on the other hand, was uncharacteristically cold. She glanced up at Jacob and said,

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"Of course, I read all your papers when I was in college, and my mentor called you a once-in-a-century talent in economics," Jacob said cheerfully.

He wasn't lying. During his time in the USA, he studied all of Lucia's publicly available papers at MIT.