Never Tired of Mr. Leon's Love
Chapter 511

Most of what Annabella knew about Matthew was learned from the news. Now that he was standing before her, she could not let the opportunity to get to know him better slip away. It was extremely important to her as she saw it as part of expanding her network.

She politely extended her hand to shake Matthew's and said, "Hello, Mr. Leon. I've seen you on the news before, and I'd like to get to know you better. Would that be okay?" Matthew looked at her outstretched hand without extending his own, and he responded nonchalantly, "Hello."

His one-word response instantly shattered all of Annabella's hopes.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Lucy pulled Matthew aside and whispered, "You should go wait for me in the car. I'll go inform Mom and my brother."

Feeling embarrassed, Lucy apologized to Annabella, "I'm really sorry, but I can't stay to chat with you. How about you stay for dinner? We're preparing a feast. Let me escort you inside the palace first, okay?"

Matthew nodded and returned to the car.

Annabella's jealousy toward Lucy already ran deep. She smiled and said, "It's okay. If you have somewhere to be, you can just leave."

Lucy insisted on escorting her inside. "It's okay. I've asked Matthew to wait for me in the car, and I need to inform my family so that they won't be worried."

It would be rude to leave Annabella alone in the garden, so Lucy escorted her in and apologized to everyone.

"Well... Matthew is here, and it seems he has something urgent to discuss with me, so I can't stay."

Theodore stood up. "Since it's urgent, feel free to leave. You don't have to waste any more time here."

As always, Theodore was most concerned about Lucy. Seeing her troubled expression, he did not want her to stay any longer, so he urged her to leave.

On the other hand, Juliana was not pleased as she wanted all members of the royal family to be present today to welcome Annabella's family However, out of love for Lucy, she did not express her dissatisfaction.

She simply patted Lucy's hand, signaling that she could leave if she had urgent matters.

Then, Lucy departed apologetically.

Once she got in Matthew's car, Lucy breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm finally done dealing with those people."

Lucy was drained of all her energy, so she needed a good rest.

Meanwhile, Matthew carefully fastened her seatbelt. "What happened? You look so tired."

Lucy weakly waved her hand. “Tell me about it. Mom and Theodore called me back today to handle some matters, so I thought it was important, but it turned out that it was to deal with those people.

"If they ever call me back for something like this again, I'm never coming back. It's just a waste of my time and energy."

Lucy would rather spend her time shopping, but she could not disobey her family's orders. As a princess, she could not embarrass them either.