Kyson was pleased to see that she agreed so quickly.
Gracefully cutting his steak, he asked casually, “I heard that the man who was with you today is your ex-husband. You signed an employment agreement with him and he became your manservant?”
“Yes,” Lucinda confirmed without hesitation. Kyson detected no hint of dishonesty in her response.
“Do you still have feelings for him?” Kyson inquired hesitantly.
Lucinda raised her eyes and responded coldly, “That’s my private affair.”
“Okay, I won’t ask, But I’ll stay in Forden and make sure no one bullies you,” Kyson declared.
Lucinda lowered her head and stared at the steak on her plate for a few seconds.
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“People change. We haven’t seen each other in seven years. You still remember what I used to like, but what you don’t know is that I have already changed. Do you understand what I mean?”
Kyson was taken aback.
He knew exactly what she meant, but he couldn’t accept it.
They had not laid eyes on each other for merely seven years, and now that they had finally reunited, didn’t that mean they still have a chance?
As they ate casually, Lucinda remarked, “You haven’t changed a bit.
You were always so domineering, making decisions for me back then.
But I’m not the little girl who followed you around anymore. I’ve grown up.”
“Isn’t it great that I look after you and take care of everything?” he asked.
“Aren’t girls looking forward to being spoiled by a powerful man?”
Lucinda just smiled and did not reply.
Perhaps that was the kind of happiness some girls sought after.
However, Lucinda looked down upon the idea of depending on a man.
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She preferred to depend on herself.
Men were never really that important to her anyway.
The meal had been tedious and uneventful.
The instant they stepped outside, a sharp gust of wind hit them, the cold cutting through their clothes.
Kyson removed his coat and prepared to drape it over her shoulders.