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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

the company, Emma smiled and asked, “Lucia, everyone can see that Baron likes you! And I think he’s nice. Why

looked down at the wedding ring

to Emma.

and said, holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I do have an idea that will help you to

asked promptly, “What is

crazy about Mr. Adams, right? If you get closer to another

disprove those rumors, won’t

but she felt something strange at the same time. “To prove that I’m not interested in Mr. Adams, I should get closer to another man. Is that what you mean?” Emma nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t

nodded doubtfully. She was still

Lucia kept thinking about it, but she couldn’t think

knew it, two days had passed. Lucia thought that the rumors in the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone

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August would surely hear about all this when he came back from abroad. What

the more uneasy she became. In the end, Lucia ran out of ideas. She was at her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her the other day. In this desperate situation, she had

lot in showbiz. To squash one rumor, they would

not be affected. Having made up her mind,

as she was wondering if she should go inside, someone came

to be on his

“What are you doing here, Lucia? Are you here to

words she had already prepared.

courage. “I’m..

felt

time

agreed without hesitation.

the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked, “What would you like to eat, Lucia?

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