It's Love That Blinds Him
It’s Love That Blinds Him – Chapter 87

After walking along the road covered with yellow leaves, Lucia somehow found herself in front of Kenneth’s cafe. The cafe was full of people and Kenneth was making coffee behind the counter. Waiters shuttled back and forth while balancing trays on their palms. Jon was probably busy preparing food in the kitchen.

Lucia was a fairly rigid person. She was always drawn to the places she was used to. For example, when she went to work, she ate lunch at the same restaurant every day. No matter how horrible the food was, she would continue to eat there and wouldn’t consider going to another place until she was completely sick of the food there. Letting out a long sigh, Lucia accepted her fate and headed towards the café. Such habitual behavior was terrible.

With her head bowed, Lucia reached out and opened the door. Then she ran into a strong chest. Rubbing her sore nose, she thought, ‘Oh my God… What a strong chest. This guy must be a physical trainer. When she raised her head and looked at the person she had met, she was pleasantly surprised.

“Lowell!” » she shouted.

“Lucia, I wanted to talk to you, but I couldn’t find you here. I was about to call you,” Lowell said with a slight smile.

Lucia looked at Lowell, who stood in the sunlight. An indescribable feeling took possession of his heart. It seemed that Lowell was even more attractive during the day than at night. The sunlight softens its edges, making it less indifferent and warmer. Perhaps he was fit to live in the sun and not in the darkness. Thinking of this, Lucia patted her forehead. ‘What a stupid idea.’

“What’s wrong?” Lowell asked with a frown, oblivious to what was going through Lucia’s mind.

“Nothing. I just realized that I’ve always seen you at the cafe, or at night. I’m not used to seeing you in the sun. Anyway, what’s up? What did you want talk to you?” Lucia asked, hastily changing the subject.

“Are you sure you want to talk to the door?” Lowell asked with a smile, indicating their current location.

“Um…” Lucia looked around embarrassedly.

They were both standing just outside the narrow door of the cafe. Lowell was trying to leave the store, while Lucia was trying to enter. In this way, the pair had blocked the door for quite a long time. People passing by the cafe outside gave them strange looks, while people sitting inside the cafe thought they were a young couple bickering about something. In fact, regulars at the café had long been accustomed to seeing Lucia and Lowell sitting quietly by the window. Today, they were both standing at the door instead of going in to take their usual seats, which naturally aroused everyone’s curiosity.

After a moment of discomfort, Lucia couldn’t help but burst out laughing. She hadn’t laughed like that in a long time. She continued to laugh for a few seconds, not knowing what had come over her. Maybe it was because of the comedy of the current situation, or maybe it was because of the curious look in Lowell’s eyes. Lowell just looked at Lucia with a slight smile, and didn’t say anything to stop her.

“Hey! Lucia, what are you doing here? Not only are you stopping others from entering my cafe, but you’re also laughing like crazy. Are you drunk?” Kenneth had rushed out after hearing the noise. When he saw that it was Lucia, he couldn’t help but tease her.

“Kenneth, hi! » Lucie greeted. She felt that the laughter earlier had dissipated the cloud of depression that had been weighing on her for several days. Even his tone was much lighter.

“Well, are you going in? Or are you going with Lowell?” Kenneth asked, staring displeasedly at the two people standing motionless at the door.

“I’m going back. We’re both coming right now,” Lucia said with a smile.

She quickly took Lowell’s hand and entered. It seemed like they had arrived at the wrong time, as the table they usually sat at was already occupied. Lucia looked around the cafe, but didn’t see any empty seats. Kenneth was about to ask them to sit at the counter when two customers got up to leave. Holding Lowell’s hand, Lucia walked towards this table without hesitation.

Looking at them and the way they held hands, Kenneth frowned in thought. “When did these two people become so close?” » Suddenly he realized that the unidentified man with Lucia in the newspapers that day must have been Lowell. Raising his eyebrows and shrugging his shoulders, Kenneth quickly moved to clear the table so Lucia and Lowell could sit down.

Lucia didn’t let go of Lowell’s hand until they reached the table. As Lowell sat down across from Lucia, he looked at her dazedly. He could still feel the heat on his palm, which came from Lucia’s hand.

“What would you like to have?” Kenneth asked looking at them both.

“A caramel macchiato for me as usual. As for Lowell… just give him a tea set. He can make tea by himself.” Lucia was about to place a serious order for Lowell, but when her eyes fell on him, she unexpectedly changed her words.

Kenneth’s mouth twitched in amusement. It seemed that Lucia, who had been so lifeless recently, had regained her ardor. “How could she ask for tea in a cafe? Looking playfully at Lucia, Kenneth stamped his feet and stormed off. However, he still carefully prepared the order she requested. It was his fault for making such bad friends. He would be more careful next time.

“I didn’t know you could be so…” Lowell trailed off, as if searching for the right word to describe Lucia.

“Mischievous?” Lucia suggested, raising her eyebrows.

“I was going to say naughty, but that’s too childish for a woman your age,” Lowell retorted honestly.

“What? Stop talking nonsense,” Lucia said in an annoyed tone, rolling her eyes.

“You seem to be in a much better mood.” Lowell pretended to speak casually.

“Yes.” Lucia nodded, but didn’t didn’t explain.

These days, her mood could change in a fraction of a second. Perhaps it was because of a particular occasion, a particular person and a particular landscape that she was in a good mood for the moment. But as soon as she left this jovial atmosphere and fell back into a space of endless inferiority, she would become depressed again. Lucia felt like she was going crazy. Her eyes darkened as she thought of Lowell’s words. ” Am I really in a good mood? I don’t think so.

Kenneth returned soon with the coffee Lucia had requested, and a tea set for Lowell. He also brought a bag of good tea and put it on the table. Lowell nodded weakly to express his thanks,

“You like a cat that ate the canary,” Kenneth remarked, shaking his head.

“Why don’t you just say I look like a woman with an affair?” » Lucia retorted without hesitation.

It wasn’t like she didn’t know exactly what Kenneth was thinking. Just now, she had held Lowell’s hand and walked in because she just wanted to immerse herself in this atmosphere. Since people already thought she was a bad woman, she might as well play along. Since her reputation had hit rock bottom, she didn’t mind being the subject of gossip. Lucia didn’t care what others thought of her anyway. After all, who would remember her after leaving the cafe? Lucia certainly didn’t remember the other guests.

“You… Um!” Knowing he couldn’t defeat Lucia in an argument, Kenneth turned and left in anger.

Watching him walk away, Lucia chuckled. In the past, whenever she came here, this was how she teased Kenneth. After a serious conversation, she still deliberately annoyed him. She found it amusing to see him get angry from time to time. ‘I must be a monster,’ Lucia thought.

“You’re on good terms with Kenneth, aren’t you?” Lowell asked, smiling as he made himself a cup of tea.

“Yes. You could say we’re friends. We don’t talk about anything serious. We just chat about casual things. So yes, we’re on good terms. By the way, what did you want to talk to me about?

” asked Lucy.

Lowell, who was focused on making tea, did not immediately respond to her question. And Lucia didn’t encourage him either. She knew that people who loved tea would focus all their attention on making tea and would not resume a conversation until they had started tasting the tea.

Finally, Lowell poured himself a cup of tea. He glanced at the coffee cup in Lucia’s hand, silently asking if she wanted tea. Lucia pouted at the cup in front of her. With a knowing smile, Lowell filled the cup with tea then put the teapot down. He took his own cup of tea, inhaled the scent and began to taste it.

“I didn’t expect Kenneth to have such good tea,” Lowell remarked in surprise. He didn’t expect a man who ran a cafe to drink such good tea.

“He has all kinds of strange things. It’s no surprise that he has good tea,” Lucia explained casually.

“Lucia, have you ever considered starting to work again? Lowell asked calmly, changing the subject.

Lucia remained silent and just sipped her coffee. She didn’t say anything until she finished drinking the cup of coffee. Then she mechanically picked up the cup of tea that had already gone cold, stopped Lowell from pouring himself a new cup, and drank it. The scent of tea mixed with the bitterness of coffee made her frown. “Will I have diarrhea tonight? » she wondered.

Lowell quietly began to brew a new pot of tea and did not prompt Lucia to respond. He knew she was deep in thought and needed some time to herself. Suddenly, Lucia looked up at Lowell, who still had a calm expression on his face. ‘What is happening? What day is it? Why does everyone ask me if I want to start working again?

Is it just because I’ve been idling for so long that they can’t take it anymore? Or is there another reason I don’t know about?’ Thinking about all these questions made Lucia feel like her brain was going to explode.

“For what?” Lucia asked lightly at the end, without answering Lowell’s question.

“You have become so lifeless. It’s not good for you to be like this. I haven’t known you for long, but I can say that your work was a very important part of your life. Since it has been suddenly removed, it is normal for you to lose your balance. But if things continue like this, you will feel more and more isolated. One day, you will no longer want to touch the things that once gave you a feeling of fulfillment and satisfaction. Lucia, are you ready to live such a life?” Lowell asked taking a sip of tea.

Lucia listened quietly and made no noise. Every word that came out of Lowell’s mouth touched her. She didn’t want to give up her job at all. However, she wouldn’t come back even if Hayes and the others wanted her to. Now that she was part of the Evans family, her accomplishments would no longer be her own. They would all be hidden under the glory of the Evans family. Thinking of this, Lucia sneered.

Regardless, she was still Mrs. Evans on paper. Would the outcome be different if she started working again? Lucia had no confidence in the matter.

“Let me think about it. I’ll tell you when I decide,” Lucia replied.

Lowell just glanced at Lucia before refilling his teacup. There was a thoughtful look in his eyes, but he didn’t say anything more. The two just drank tea in silence for a while, admiring the scenery out the window.

“Lowell, what do you do?” Lucia asked curiously after a few minutes.

“I do everything. Whatever piques my interest, I do,” Lowell responded casually.

Lucia raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Did I make a bad judgment? Judging from Lowell’s temperament, his identity is not as simple as he claims. However, she quickly suppressed her curiosity. She had never told Lowell anything about herself, so she didn’t care whether he was telling the truth or not. “Including

my industry?” Lucia asked instead.

“No. I’m just recruiting talent for a friend. You’re famous in your industry, so I thought you’d be a good candidate. If you want to start working again, let me know,” Lowell explained.

“Okay.” Lucie nodded.

Lowell’s words were like a stone thrown into a peaceful lake, disrupting the thoughts and feelings in Lucia’s mind. It was undeniable that she was a little emotional.

However, it would take time, courage and an opportunity for her to return to work.