Submit To The Boss Lucia And August Novel Chapter 242 – Not a Good Sign
Lucia was dazed. Before she could react, Paul came to her side and frowned at the
wound on her forehead. “What happened? How did you get hurt?”
She hurriedly turned her head away and whispered with feigned easiness, “I’m fine. It
was an accident.”
Not convinced, Paul grabbed her arm and led her out of the hospital. Lucia was a little
shocked. “What are you doing, Paul?” He replied indifferently, “Do you want your
parents to see you like this?”
She instantly realized the situation. Following a deep breath, she looked up at the man
and asked, “What are you doing here?” Paul looked down at her and softened his tone.
“I went to see your parents. They’re in good shape, and you don’t have to worry about
them. You should get well first. I will visit them often and keep you updated.”
Lucia felt warm in her heart, subconsciously nodded, looked up at the man, and said
sincerely, “Thankyou, Paul.”
Against the light, she could barely discern his features, but that didn’t affect the
tenderness in his eyes and the smile on his face. He raised his hand and rubbed her
head. “We’re friends, remember?”
Lucia smiled at him. “I’ll treat you to dinner then.”
He gave a heartfelt smile, but his face went gloomy seconds later. “If I’m really your
friend, you shouldn’t keep it from me.” Lucia felt upset. Her lips parted, but she knew
not where to start. Noticing her anxiety, Paul curled his lips and raised his tone. “Never
mind, let’s go. Aren’t you going to treat me to dinner?” Lucia saw that the smile came
back to his face and smiled too. “Let’s go.”
They left shoulder to shoulder. From the other side of the entrance, Burton was gazing
at them. He was going to report this to his boss.
“Paul Thomas?” A voice rang out in the President’s office. Sitting at the desk, August
furrowed his brows. His eyes were tinted with displeasure.
“Yes, they had dinner together, and then Paul saw Lucia back to her apartment.”
August’s fists clenched on the desk. An inexplicable feeling got stuck in his chest. To
his surprise, Lucia had such good luck with men that she ran into an admirer in the
hospital.
Burton noticed the sullen face of his boss and continued to report, “Lucia took the
afternoon off.”
August responded indifferently, “Whatever.”
She was injured during work and deserved to rest in the afternoon.
He was just upset to learn that she had dinner with another man.
He rubbed his eyebrows and tried to distract himself. “Tell me about the schedule
for the afternoon and evening.”
“You have a foreign guest to receive in the afternoon and a party to attend in the
evening.”
August was absent-minded when he listened to Burton’s report. The blood on
Lucia’s head kept flashing across his mind. In the end, he irritably loosened his
tie and said, “Okay, you can go.” Burton left and closed the door. Quietness was
restored in the office. August lay back in the chair, closed his eyes, and emptied
his mind. He seemed to be more and more concerned about Lucia lately. He
frowned. This was not a good sign.
At 9 p.m., the social event ended. August came out of the box and had some
fresh air. He didn’t feel like going back to the villa yet.
Something seemed to be bothering him.
After a while, he fished out his phone and called Joshua, “Where are you?”
The background on the other end of the phone was noisy. There was a burst of
laughter from both men and women. Without a doubt, his friend was having a
party.
“At Perfect Fortune. Are you coming? Some of our buddies are here, and the
atmosphere is phenomenal.”
August, who was agitated, blurted out his agreement. He hung up the phone, got
into the car, and instructed Burton, “Go to Perfect
Fortune.”
Burton was surprised. His boss had never liked that kind of place. This time, he
acted out of the normal and took the initiative to go. Burton didn’t ask about it
though. Instead, he stepped on the accelerator and drove toward the most
glamorous area of Austos City.
As soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the clubhouse, a bellboy came
over, pulled open the car door, and took the car keys. A doorman then led them
inside.
Before they could enter the clubhouse, a voice suddenly came from behind them.
“Mr. Adams, wait.”
The voice was loud and clear. His tone was firm. August halted and looked back.
A man in a gray suit was seen standing in the near distance. His eyes went
gloomy in a split second. It was that guy. August turned around and calmly faced
the man.
His attitude was a bit overbearing. “Anything, Mr. Thomas?” There were no
business dealings between Paul and him. cloud Technology was a competitor of
his company. It was surprising that this man reached out to him. Paul came up
with an unfriendly look. His eyes were gleaming with coldness and inquiries.
He said, stressing his tone, “Mr. Adams, I want to talk to you about
something personal.”
Something personal? August pursed his lips. His eyes went frosty.
“What kind of personal matter?”
“It’s about Lucia.” Paul was undaunted. August said nothing but waited for the man to
continue.
“I know about Lucia and your past, but it’s over. Mr. Adams, I just want to remind you
that Lucia is an independent individual. As her friend, I don’t want to see her getting
involved in anything unrelated to her or see her hurt.”
August asked back in a cold voice, “What do you mean?”
Paul replied unhurriedly, “A smart man like you should know the answer.”
August silently looked at the man. He was motionless, but the air about him was awful.
He naturally knew what Paul meant. The latter was reminding him to conduct himself
and stay away from Lucia. Paul sounded like he was Lucia’s boyfriend. This man was
provoking him without a doubt.
August took half a step forward, approached the man, and curled his lips. “I wonder in
what capacity you’re reminding me?” Paul frowned in silence. August’s indifferent voice
then rang out.
“Her friend? But she seems to be much closer to me.”
Paul’s face changed. He lost his patience and furrowed his brows. “Is that so? Then
why weren’t you there to protect her from getting hurt?”
After seeing Lucia back home, he had the cause of her injury investigated. After
learning the truth, he fumed, tracked August down, and came to find the man.
Overcome with anger, he lost control and said bluntly, “Compared with your future
father-in law, she is just your ex wife who was abandoned by you, l ight ?”
His eyes gleamed with coldness. August suddenly grabbed Paul’s collar. Anger was
surging in him. “What did you say?”
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