It's Love That Blinds Him
It’s Love That Blinds Him – Chapter 177

It was a week later when Malcolm left the apartment. Since his return to Strinas, he had remained alone in the apartment. He didn’t answer any phone calls and didn’t see anyone. When he left the apartment again, he was back to his original mode. The senior executives of the Evans Group had already received the news, and no one wanted to confront the CEO, who was in a bad mood. Even Bob wanted to ask permission this time.

If the previous atmosphere was called frozen. This time the atmosphere was beyond description. None of them had been scolded. The CEO’s office on the top floor was exceptionally quiet. But there was still a hint of coldness in his eyes, which made everyone shiver. Even if they didn’t make any mistakes, they would subconsciously go back and think about their words and actions.

The problems with the mine in South Africa had ended and all work had started in an orderly manner. Byron had returned to the Middle East, leaving only Calvin and his team in the mine. However, there were rumors that clearly said that the CEO’s wife died in the chaos. As for the reason, no one knew what happened. Strinas’ paparazzi, who claimed there was no secret they couldn’t replace, cooperated so quietly this time. Lucia’s death was supposed to be the biggest news, but the media kept the lowest profile.

But at this moment, in the deputy general manager’s office, Enoch looked extremely anxious. He looked at his phone, pacing, but didn’t know how to tell Sophia the news. He felt uncomfortable as he thought about Sophia’s face which turned into a hedgehog whenever it came to Lucia.

However, at this time, Enoch did not have the courage to go to the top floor to replace Malcolm. Since Lucia’s death, the atmosphere on the top floor was truly terrible. Even a calm man like Bob wanted to escape, let alone others. With a quiet sigh, Enoch finally lifted his phone and dialed Sophia’s number.

“Hello! It’s Sophie. Who is she?” Sophia’s voice came from the other end of the line.

“It’s me, Enoch Evans. After a moment of hesitation, Enoch finally said his name.

“I’ve told you everything I know about your family. Why are you calling me again?” It was obvious that Sophia’s tone turned hostile when she heard Enoch’s voice.

However, she was a little confused about the sudden call from him. Since she had finished the matters concerning the Evans family, she had focused on cleaning up the cultural relics in the newly dug tombs. She hadn’t contacted Lucia for a long time. The last time she saw Lucia was when she flew to Strinas to tell Lucia everything between her and the Evans family.

“I…”

When asked by Sophia, Enoch really didn’t know where to start. He paused for a long moment, while Sophia also made no noise on the other end of the line, waiting for him to continue. Just as she was about to lose her patience, Enoch opened his mouth, but what he said shocked her.

“I… Well, Lucia passed away.” After thinking about a lot of words, Enoch finally got to the point.

“What did you say? Today is not April Fool’s Day, Enoch.” There was shock and disbelief in Sophia’s voice.

“That’s right. In South Africa. His funeral is in three days. So my brother asked me to call you.” After opening his mouth, it was evident that Enoch spoke much more easily.

“If you lie to me, I’ll never let you go.” I will arrive in Strinas tomorrow.” Sophia tried to calm down.

Then she quickly hung up the phone. She booked the plane ticket and packed her bags. At that moment, she finally understood why she felt uncomfortable. It was because of the bad news about Lucia. She calmed down and considered the credibility of Enoch’s words. Soon she sat on the bed dejectedly. No matter how bad Enoch was, he didn’t need to joke with her about Lucia’s life and death. Besides, there was nothing worth joking with her about.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on the exquisite wooden boxes next to it. She put the two wooden boxes in her suitcase, took out the bracelet she had hidden, and assembled it with the wooden boxes. The bracelet, which had been peaceful before, looked a little weird at the moment. It was a little red, and the pattern she had studied for a long time was becoming clearer and clearer. Looking at the pattern on the bracelet, Sophia frowned.

Could it be…

The disordered scenes in her mind made her unable to confirm her guess. She didn’t think too much anymore. If Lucia was truly dead, she should definitely return the bracelet to Lucia and let it rest in peace with her. Sophia did her best to hold back her tears. She couldn’t come to a conclusion without seeing him personally.

Suddenly, she picked up the phone and called Zack. There was hope in his heart. As soon as the phone was connected, judging by Zack’s tone, she had already known that Enoch had told the truth.

“Sophie… Do you already know that too?” Zack said in a heavy tone.

When he received Malcolm’s phone call unexpectedly, Zack was visibly confused. It seemed odd that Malcolm would take the initiative to call her at this time. After hearing the reason, Zack was stunned for a long time. He didn’t say anything for a long time. Then he checked again and again if he had heard wrong. He was still in shock after Malcolm hung up.

Yes… How could Malcolm joke about Lucia’s life and death? Zack couldn’t believe his ears. Had Lucia died this way? When he received the call from Sophia, he was sure of it.

“Really?” Sophia asked, still not giving up.

“Yes,” Zack replied in the affirmative.

“I’ll go back tomorrow. See you at home.” Sophie hung up the phone.

They were both silent with the phone in hand. The next day, Sophia appeared in Strinas. Unexpectedly, Zack arrived at the Young family mansion even more earlier than her. It was rare that they saw each other without bickering.

They headed towards the Evans family mansion not far from here. Before going there, Sophia had called Enoch. After a while, their car arrived at the gate of the Evans family mansion. The guards checked the license plate number and quickly let them in. After parking the car, Sophia went straight into the house.

The dull atmosphere in the Evans family mansion now seemed much darker. Sophia went straight to Malcolm and returned the wooden box to him. Looking at Sophia, Malcolm asked the butler to put the box away. But he still remained silent.

“What the hell owed you Lucia?” Nothing had gone well with her since she knew you. After marrying you, his life was like riding a roller coaster every day. Finally, she might leave you. But why were you always so entangled with each other? She could have a good man to protect her. Why did you appear again and again? Why did Lucia end up like that?”

Sophia’s tone became more and more agitated. If it weren’t for the fact that she was pulled by Zack, she would have already slapped Malcolm’s face. This man owed Lucia. What had they done in their previous life that made them so entangled in this life?

“Calm down Sophie!” » Zack tried to stop her, but she was so angry he almost couldn’t grab her.

Unexpectedly, Malcolm remained silent the whole time. If it was in the past, how could he allow someone to yell at him like that? His silence made Sophia even angrier. Maybe it was because of her fury, or maybe it was because Lucia was no longer alive, that it naturally made no sense for her to hide the fact that she had wanted to hide any further.

“There is another box, which is Lucia’s. There is also a bracelet in the box. It was left to Lucia by her mother. I will return it to Lucia in person tomorrow at her funeral. As for you, I won’t give it to you, because you don’t deserve it,” Sophia said rudely.

“What did you say?” Finally, Malcolm responded.

At the same time, Enoch also looked at Sophia. From what she had just said, he knew that she had hidden part of the truth about the Evans family, which was linked to Lucia. Looking at them, Sophia tells them the truth. Then everyone in the room fell into silence.

Were Lucia and Malcolm destined to become entangled? Lucia’s origin was really beyond everyone’s expectation except Sophia. But that didn’t matter anymore.

“Malcolm, what are you going to do next? What kind of identity is Lucia going to be buried with?” Zack broke the silence, looked at Malcolm and asked indifferently.

It was impossible for him not to know anything about the Evans family since he and Malcolm had been classmates for so many years. Lucia and Malcolm had just held a wedding ceremony and announced their marriage with a press release to the world. To outsiders, Lucia was Mrs. Evans. But to the Evans family, Lucia was just a stranger. A series of things had happened after their marriage. Lucia didn’t really become a member of the Evans family by being recorded in the pedigree. Maybe that was Malcolm’s intention, maybe not. Regardless, for the Evans family, Lucia was not qualified to be buried in the family cemetery. That was why Zack asked such a direct question.

After giving Zack an indifferent look, Malcolm got up and walked towards the window. This kind of large French window, where the sunlight shone through, was Lucia’s favorite position. Previously, he had intentionally prevented Lucia from entering the pedigree, at least before she gave birth to her legitimate son.

But now it didn’t matter anymore. What’s more, he no longer cared about the nightmare if he couldn’t have a legitimate son before he was fifty-five. Lucia was dead and the threat to the Evans family no longer existed either. To Malcolm, it didn’t matter whether he was alive or dead.

“The identity of Ms. Evans.” Finally, Malcolm spoke indifferently.

Sophia wanted to say something more, but Zack stopped her. Malcolm had tolerated her once, but that didn’t mean he would tolerate her for the second time. He only tolerated Sophia because she was Lucia’s best friend. Zack noticed the seriousness in Malcolm’s eyes.

However, things had changed. It was hard to tell who was right and who was wrong .However, the scars left in each other’s hearts could not be healed with time. This kind of clear and visible trace was the end of all cruel memories.