Beauty hastily changed her clothes, drove out from the underground garage, and headed to a bakery near her office to buy a cake.
Just as she was hesitating whether to call someone to inform him—after all, these were sensitive times—his call came through.
The moment she answered, a cold voice demanded, "the bodyguard said you drove out alone.
Where are you going?"
Beauty's heart tightened.
Pressing her pink lips together, she hesitated for a moment before replying, "It's Dyson's mother's birthday today.
Dyson just texted me saying she'd like me to join them for dinner, so I came out to buy a cake."
After saying this, she sat quietly in the car, waiting for Lucas's response.
She had expected him to fly into a rage or coldly scold her, but to her surprise, he simply said in a calm tone, "Come back early tonight.
If you need anything, call the driver or me directly."
His unexpected gentleness left her momentarily at a loss.
