Ella, of course, didn't say yes.

Knowing Lucien too well, it's clear that he certainly doesn't mean well.

"If you want to make it clear, you can do it inside the phone." Ella said bluntly.

"It's hard to tell over the phone."

"Then don't say anything."

"Just give me one chance, okay? I swear, after this time, if you don't forgive me, I'll never come back to pester you again." Lucien's words were obviously a bit eager, just very afraid that she would refuse in general, and seemed to carry some sincerity.

Lucien is really good at disguising himself.

If she hadn't experienced it one more time in person, she really wouldn't have been able to see at all how cruel and nasty a man Lucien really was.

But that moment.

Ella agreed anyway, "Good."

No reason, just to find out what kind of scheme Lucien is up to again.

How disgusting can it really be.

It was to stop giving Lucien any reason to pester her again.

Tell the truth.

Now, let alone seeing Lucien, just hearing his voice makes her sick to her stomach.

"Then I'll pick you up when you get off work tonight." Lucien's heart burst with joy and he quickly said.

"No need." Ella refused, "You give me the address, I'll come myself."

"Good." That side didn't even dare to refuse Ella's request.

It was really done with care.

Think of the year.

When they were together, which was never, she humbled him at every turn.

Man.

It's true that they're all born guilty of something.

Hang up.

Ella went back to work.

Near the end of the day, the phone rang.

Ella was dealing with a marketing program at the time and was a bit mesmerized by what she was reading, so she didn't even look at the screen of the phone before she directly answered it, and at that moment also rightfully felt that it was Lucien who was rushing her to get off work, after all, as far as Lucien was concerned, he didn't want to wait for her for a minute longer.

She said into her cell phone as she looked at the screen, "Lucien, I have a bit of work I haven't finished and I'm not off for a while."

Having said that.

After a long wait, there was no response from the other side.

Ella suddenly felt out of place.

She hastily took her cell phone away and looked at it.

I saw the word "Eden" on my cell phone screen.

Inexplicably there is a ...... feeling of being caught in bed.

Ella gritted her teeth.

Eden this one.

Leave two or three days, in addition to her first day of work to her after the initiative to call, has not called, and now suddenly call ...... is simply a shock.

Ella repositioned the phone to her ear, "It's you."

The tone was very calm.

Just trying to keep up the attitude that she didn't do anything wrong either.

They're in a shape-shifting marriage anyway.

And she didn't need to give Eden a report on her whereabouts.

"Disappointed you." The voice there, unenthusiastic.

Still can't really hear half the emotion.

"Something wrong?" Ella deliberately ignored Eden's last comment and asked him very self-consciously.

"It's fine."

"......" Nothing is going on what are you calling me for.

"A date with Lucien?" asked Eden.

"There are some things that need to be cleared with him."

"That's why it chose to speak at night." Eden jumped to conclusions, her tone still, cold.

Ella was a bit speechless as she explained, "Usually I'm at work during the day."

Eden didn't chime in anymore.

There was no conversation for a long time.

Ella all but thought Eden hung up.

She couldn't help but bring the phone back up from her ear and glance at it again to make sure the call was still going on before she rejoined into it, "When are you coming back?"

Just changing the subject.

"Does it matter to you if I come back or not?" Eden asked.

Not important.

But for some reason, Ella didn't say anything at that moment.

Always felt like saying it would hurt Eden.

This one, after all, is narcissistic.

"That's all." Eden didn't get an answer and didn't press the issue.

Then, it literally hung up.

Ella looked at her cell phone, still a little dazed.

Just now Eden s voice, clearly some ...... helpless.

Ella didn't let herself think deeply about it either.

when all is said and done

In her opinion, it would be harder to get a man like Eden, who has been through a lot of battles and read a lot of women, to fall in love with him than it would be to get Lucien to fall in love with her.

So.

She also doesn't need to expect any harm from Eden.

The end of the phone.

Seattle International Airport.

Jonas looked at Eden and watched as the bastard's face parted a bit.

Wasn't it just like a spring breeze?

How did this moment turn into, like, a 10,000 year old snow drift!

"Is it true that I'm leaving first and you're waiting for Ella to pick you up?" Jonas asked.

Eden was the one who said we'd go our separate ways when we got off the plane later.

Eden sank into a scowl, her long legs heading straight out of the airport.

Jonas was speechless.

This one's been god-awful since Ella!

......

8pm.

Ella arrives at the address of the restaurant Lucien sent her.

Upscale restaurant with elegant surroundings.

She was led by the staff into a separate private room.

The view from the private room is excellent, facing a large floor-to-ceiling window, outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Seattle's sparkling night scene all in view.

Ella had never had dinner with Lucien in such a fancy and romantic place, or, for that matter, a candlelight dinner, and had never made Lucien wait for her once.

Every time they had a date, she ordered in advance, she waited for him in advance.

His excuse for every late arrival was that he was too busy with work.

And each time she said it was okay and she waited a while.

Now.

I wonder how he'd feel if he waited for her for 2 hours instead.

Probably, all pissed off.

After all, it was ingrained in Lucien's mind that he was superior to her, and nothing could change his smug sense of superiority, then or now.

And since he's such a noble one, Ella's still making him wait so long, pissed off, I guess.

And of course it had to be endured.

Ella even thought Lucien's smile, at the moment, was distorted.

She smiled with a flourish, when nothing could be seen, and said, "Sorry for the delay, I've only just gotten to work and had a lot of things to do."

"It doesn't matter how long I wait for you." Lucien could instantly disguise him in the most perfect way possible and speak with affection.

Ella just smiled lightly at his deep affection, without any emotional fluctuation.

Lucien suppressed his displeasure.

Ella really thinks she's so great?

I can't believe he let him wait so long for her so rightfully!

To think that he was this indifferent when he was saying such heartfelt words.

Lucien relented and rang the service bell.

The waiter quickly brought them dinner.

"This top of the line veal chop, fully imported from France, only ten portions will be made every day, with a secret mushroom sauce, it's very tasty, try it." Lucien was very attentive.

Ella laughed as she said, "I'm allergic to mushrooms."