<b>Chapter </b><b>1181 </b>Lingering Feelings


    Soup? Marie realized that Lucius was serious. She hesitated before speaking, “I have to go to the railway station to pick someone upter. I’m afraid I won’t have time today.”


    Upon hearing this, Lucius smiled faintly. “Who’s so important?”


    “My daughter.” When Marie mentioned Wynter, her eyes softened in a way they rarely


    did.


    Lucius gazed at her for a while before speaking again, “You really seem like a mother


    now. It’s hard to imagine.”


    “That’s because I AM a mother.” Marieughed heartily, finding hisment rather


    peculiar.


    Lucius withdrew his gaze, his demeanor bing more distant. “I didn’t expect you to adapt so well to marriage and motherhood. I’ve just never pictured you being tied down by such trivial matters like this.”


    Marie furrowed her brows. “My daughter is not a trivial matter.”


    She sounded somewhat displeased. No one truly understood what Wynter’s return


    meant to her. Marie often felt a sense of indebtedness, not just to Wynter who was


    abducted, but also to her sons.


    Lucius looked at his fingers with a hint of mockery, though it wasn’t clear what heText content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    was mocking. “So, your focus now is entirely on your family.”


    “That’s about right.” Marie felt that her old acquaintances seemed very concerned


    about how she was doing now. They also liked topare her past self with her


    current self, and she suddenly felt a bit weary of it all.


    Lucius spoke again, “It seems we’re already from two different worlds, ss


    president.”


    Marie paused upon hearing this tile again. Before she had the time to react, Lucius instructed the driver, “Take Ms. Whitman to Summergrove Mansion.”


    Summergrove Mansion? The Whitmans‘ old residence?


    Marie looked up abruptly. “I’m not going there. Just drop me off at the subway


    station ahead.”


    “Are you not going home?” Lucius‘ probing tone slipped out casually. “Is it because


    of what happened before?


    “I can help with the misunderstanding between you and the Whitman family. You


    should at least go back and visit since you’re back.”


    Marie’s eyes hardened with caution. “Stop the car.”


    Lucius furrowed his brows. “Why?”


    “Tell your driver to stop the car.”


    Marie indeed wanted to resolve the conflict with her family quickly, but she didn’t want any external interference in the matter. This way, there would be less risk of harming to Wynter because of her own entanglement.


    Lucius‘ gaze darkened slightly. “I don’t know which of my words offended you, but stopping the car now clearly isn’t wise.


    “I offered to help you. Why is that so hard for you to just ept it? Or are you worried about Shane’s opinions?


    “I have to say, ss president, your emotional maturity seems to match your appearance. After all these years, it seems you haven’t matured much. I still don’t understand why you would say that Shane is your knight in shining armor.


    “Your taste in men is trulycking. You’ve been ill for so long, and it’s all rted to him, isn’t it? Now you’re rejecting help from others for his sake. Marie Whitman, you are truly beyond help.


    “Forget it, it has nothing <i>to </i>do with me,” Lucius spoke slowly. His tone was devoid of any emotion, as if stating a fact.


    After speaking, Lucius‘/demeanor turned cold. He squeezed the water bottle before continuing, “Listen to her. Stop the car.”


    The driver immediately slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road.


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    However, he also realized that Lucius didn’t actually want Marie to get out of the car.


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