Chapter 5 Chapter 5

Lucia looked at their backs as they left, and the corners of her mouth curled into a cold smile.

She knew very well what Melody was thinking in secret. She was waiting for Melody to dig herself into a hole.

"Lucia." Kylian called out to her. "Why are you so domineering today?"

In the past, in order to avoid trouble, they had always been tolerant of this family. However, they did not expect their gentle daughter would suddenly be so harsh.

For some reason, he felt a little relief.

Lucia came back to her senses and smiled sweetly. "I suddenly understand that we shouldn't be too kind all the time."

"You said it's your grandfather's relic. How could you think of it?" Kylian's tone was full of reproach, but it was clear that he doted on her

Lucia stuck out her tongue.

To deal with the phony person, there was no need to set the baseline of morality.

In the hall.

Lucia's phone rang.

Lucia glanced at the caller ID and picked it up. "Melanie."

"Lucia, there will be a charity dinner tomorrow. Do you want to attend it?" She forgot to ask her when they parted. It seemed that she just remembered it now.

Lucia paused for a moment, recalling the past page of time.

There was an annual charity party in Parkland tonight, and most of the officials and nobles in Parkland would attend. However, she usually did not join such parties, so she refused. Kelvin was also very considerate and never asked her to accompany him in social activities.

In the past, she would be grateful. However, now she knew that he had only trapped her in a cage and did not allow her to interact with anyone else. He wanted to isolate her.

"I'll go," Lucia replied.

"I didn't hear wrong. I was asking casually." Melanie liked to attend all kinds of activities. She had hoped that there would be someone to accompany her.

But she didn't expect Lucia would go with her.

"Let's pick out a dress together tomorrow," Lucia suggested.

"You didn't lie to me, did you?" Melanie still didn't believe it. Usually, she didn't attend these banquets, no matter how hard she tried to persuade her.

"See you tomorrow." Lucia didn't explain much and hung up the phone.

Hearing her daughter's words, Kylian was also a little surprised. "Lucia, are you going to the charity party tomorrow? Don't you dislike this kind of social engagement?"

Lucia felt that she was really unfilial in her previous life.

She spent all her energy on a man. She had never done anything for her family. In the end, her family was destroyed.

She suddenly promised, "Dad, starting today, I will protect our Balstone family. I will help you to manage the Balstone Group. I will let our Balstone family continue to be glorious. No one can take it from me, including uncle Orlando's family!"

Kylian looked at her daughter again.

In the past, Lucia didn't have such a big ambition.

He had also thought of letting her take over the family business, but he had never forced her. Therefore, he considered handing the Balstone Group to Kelvin when the two families were connected through marriage.

But of course, it would be better for his daughter to pick it up personally. Kylian couldn't help but feel happy. "Okay, I believe in you!"

Lucia smiled.

In this life, she must hold onto the Balstone Group firmly in her hands. She would never be so stupid to give it to Kelvin!

...

The next day.

In the afternoon.

Lucia and Melanie went to the luxury dress area to choose a high-end evening dress.

They each chose their favorite dresses and put them on.

Then they sat in the dressing room, dressing up.

"Are you back to normal?" Melanie asked Lucia.

Lucia was stunned. "What?"

"Yesterday with Alonso..."

"Melanie Cais." Lucia's expression changed slightly as she stopped her speaking.

Melanie bit her lip and muttered, "I don't know why you like him!"

Of course, he was referring to Alonso.

"I heard that Ambrose is coming back." Lucia changed the topic. She knew that Melanie had a loose tongue.

This was a high-end dress area, and people who came into contact with it were from the upper class. Lucia was afraid it might ruin her plan if it spread out.

"What does he have to do with me? " Melanie said disapprovingly, "Why didn't I hear that he was coming back? Isn't he fine abroad? Why is he coming back?"

It was clear that she didn't have a good relationship with him.

"I thought he'd be back after graduating from university," Lucia said perfunctorily.

"It's best if he doesn't come back." Melanie's face was full of disgust.

Lucia swallowed the words that she was about to say.

The two of them talked about other irrelevant topics.

It took them a whole afternoon to dress up.

Melanie screamed excitedly when she saw Lucia standing in front of the makeup mirror.

Her ears were almost deaf!

"Lucia Balstone!" Every time Melanie was excited, she would scream it out loudly. "Can you not be so beautiful? Are you going to leave me far behind?"

Lucia was speechless.

"Every time you look stunning, it's beyond my tolerance!" Melanie complained.

"Time to go." Lucia couldn't be bothered with her.

Melanie was not ugly. She was still the kind of girl with delicate features and a refined appearance. It was only because she had been with Lucia that she looked much more ordinary.

As for Lucia.

She was really beautiful.

It was hard to describe her facial features with words. Each one of them was beautiful. When they were combined, they became perfect.

It was not a rumor that every man in Parkland wanted to marry Lucia!

They were all attracted by her exceptional appearance.

No one would refuse a beauty like Lucia

Along the way, Melanie kept talking about Lucia's appearance, and they reached their destination together.

The young male servant at the door respectfully opened the door for them.

Lucia took a deep breath.

It had been a long time since she had participated in such an event, so she was inevitably a little nervous.

She kept her best condition. Her slender calves stretched out of the car and slowly landed on the ground. At that moment, countless flashlights shone, and the reporters and media were almost shocked.

The young lady of the Balstone family, who had never participated in the banquet, was excessively beautiful at this moment. However, she did not give the media time to interview her. They only took photos of her. She and Melanie walked into the banquet hall.

In the hall, in an instant, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lucia.

She wore a tight silver dress with a long tail, and the delicate curve of her figure was shown. Her dress was shining like the stars under the light in the hall. Coupled with her perfect face, her fair and delicate skin made her unreal in the mortal world. Her beauty was beyond words!

"Lucia."

Kelvin quickly walked up to her.

He was obviously a little angry, but he tried his best to cover it up.

"Why are you here? Don't you dislike this kind of social engagement?" Kelvin asked her.

"It's just that I suddenly feel like I should have some social life," Lucia replied indifferently. At this moment, the image of him stabbing her to death overlapped.

She tried her best to endure.

At that moment, she turned slightly to look at Raelynn Fannen, one of Kelvin's bedmates, who was now holding Kelvin's arm.

Back then, how could she feel that they were purely subordinates?

"Ms. Balstone." Seeing Lucia's gaze, Raelynn greeted her respectfully.

"I heard that Ms. Fannen has always been very capable and considerate. Kelvin often talks about you and praises your hard work." Lucia said with a smile.

"I'm honored to be appreciated by Mr. Calshaw." Raelynn was very generous, and her words were humble and decent.

However, her heart was filled with contempt for Lucia.

If she knew Kelvin was praising her skills in bed, wouldn't this woman die of anger?

Everyone said that Lucia was virtuous and well-educated. She was the role model of the lady of the upper class, but in her heart, she was nothing. She had never taken Lucia seriously. At this moment, she was pretending to be kind and well-mannered.

"It's just that I don't know if Ms. Fannen has other motives for holding my fiance's arm in such an unruly manner." Lucia's tone turned cold.

At that moment, Raelynn's face instantly turned pale.