Novel Square
Chapter 318
Chapter 318
Chapter 318 Her Secret
Lucia's heart tightened.She immediately figured out what the doctor meant.
The doctor mistook Paul and her for a couple and advised her to keep the child.
However, such a remark would expose her pregnancy to Paul.
Lucia stiffened and fell into a daze.
The doctor took Lucia's silence for reluctance.
With a smile, she added, "It's up to you."
She smiled at Lucia, felt the awkward atmosphere, and winked at her colleague.
They then walked away.
Standing there, Lucia didn't dare to face Paul.
She had just decided to keep it a secret, not expecting it to be exposed so soon.
A moment later, she took a deep breath and turned to look at Paul.
The man was wrinkling his brows.
His face looked more serious than usual.
In a soft voice, he asked, "You're...pregnant?"
Lucia bit her lips, knowing that she could no longer keep it a secret.
Dropping her head, she nodded.
"Yeah."
Paul frowned and continued to ask, "The father is August?"
Keeping her head low, she bit the bullet.
"Yeah."
At this point, she admitted everything.
The air seemed to stand still.
Neither of them talked.
After a while, Paul broke the silence.
"So, what are you going to do?"
Clenching her teeth, Lucia raised her head and replied, "I want to keep the child without letting him know."
For some unknown reason, she believed that she could trust Paul.His brows furrowed, and his face visibly fell.He stared at the woman and lost himself in contemplation.
Before she could react, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to a small pavilion nearby.
Only then did he let go of her and ask solemnly, "Do you know how hard it is to be a single mother?"
Lucia hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"I do."
"Then why do you want to give birth to the baby?"
Since she had no intention of staying with August, the child would only become a burden to her.
For a moment, Lucia got mixed feelings and felt upset.
The rims of her eyes reddened.
"Because I've lost one"
Upon hearing that, Paul turned ashen.
After quite a while, he said, "Have it your way.If you need anything, you can always tell me.I'll be there for you."
His tone was sincere.
Lucia was touched and almost cried. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
She hadn't expected Paul to be the first person to know her secret.
When she revealed it, her heart somehow felt less heavy.
Lucia went back to the office and sensed something wrong at the entrance of the administration department.
At this hour of the day, people were usually chatting but quiet today.She entered the public office area and felt the gloom in the atmosphere.She took a deep breath and quickened her pace.
Emma was standing at the door of the office.
Her face was a bit pale.
Lucia hurried over and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Is something wrong?"
Emma breathed in and whispered, "Mr.Adams is here in our office.He is waiting for you."
Lucia's heart lurched.
August had repeatedly found faults with her in the past few days.It really made her depressed.
"Go in! He has been waiting for ten minutes."
Lucia snapped back and nodded in reflex.
As soon as she went in, the man was seen standing at her desk casually flipping through something.She managed to calm down and asked, "Mr.Adams, you want to see me?"
"Just keep myself updated with the endorsement of Redeur."
He leaned against the desk and lazily lifted his chin, "You were absent from work.Did you go to follow up with the case?"
Lucia didn't know what to say.
The incident with Bill was so sudden that she hadn't gotten time to ask for leave.
She had rushed out for the emergency and remembered it only later.She bit her lip and took a deep breath.
"Not really."
August raised his eyebrows, but his eyes dimmed.
"Then where did you go? Who did you meet?"
In fact, he knew where she had gone.He was at the entrance of the building when she rushed out.
Worried about her safety, he had asked someone to follow her.
When she came out of the hospital, however, she was with Paul.
Lucia bit the bullet.
"I went to the hospital because of my dad..."
August slammed the folder down on the desk.
The thud interrupted her speech.His face was gloomy and his eyes were penetrating as he stared at her.
"Don't try to fool me with that excuse."
"I'm not."
Lucia was startled.She hadn't even finished her words.
This man was unreasonable.
August's eyes were tinted with anger.
He approached her and said condescendingly, "Do you think I don't know you went to see Paul?"
Lucia was surprised but soon came to her senses.
She looked him in the eye and said, "It's my freedom and not your concern."
Offended by her righteous attitude, August furrowed his brows.
"I don't want to see you with him!"
Lucia ground her teeth and said, "It's my privacy and none of your business."
Anger was building up in his chest.
The thought of her staying with Paul exasperated him.He pinched her jaw and gnashed her teeth.
"Do you really think so?"
If he wanted to, he had a thousand ways to prove their connection.
When she saw the annoyance on his face, her eyes flickered.
Unwilling to yield another inch, she faced the man head-on and countered, "Does it bother you? That I'm with another man? Are you jealous?"
Her questions made him change color.
Seconds later, he managed to calm down and snorted, "I'm jealous? Your absence during working hours is what bothers me.The other things are not my concern."
Lucia's heart sank, and her cheeks were burning as if she had been slapped.
Feeling a tingling sensation in her nose, she forcefully shook off his hand and stormed out of the office.
A pang of regret shot through him the moment the door was slammed shut.
Was he too harsh?