"No, I haven’t persuaded my father yet..." Austin Lucas’s lips turned pale, a trace of guilt appearing in his eyes, "I’m sorry, Lily, I have let you down."
"Heh, Mr. Lucas, you shouldn’t say such things. I have never held any hopes for you, so how can we talk about disappointnt?"
Lily looked at him coldly, her bright, clear eyes showing no trace of disappointnt whatsoever.
She had never believed his words; without expectations, naturally, there was no disappointnt.
But such a gaze deeply hurt Austin Lucas.
He clenched his teeth, his eyes sorrowful, "Lily, please don’t talk like this. I...I know I was a ss in the past, but I assure you, I’m different now. You can trust , I can tell you..."
"Austin Lucas..." Lily coldly interrupted him, "I’m a pregnant woman standing here, not to accompany you in the cold wind. If all you have to say are these confessions, then I’m going back."
"Lily, I’m sorry, I wasn’t considerate enough..." Austin Lucas said, and was about to take off his overcoat.
"Stop—I don’t need your things."
"Then you..." Austin Lucas looked at Lily with puppy eyes, sohow appearing pitiful.
"I’m not cold, but if you have sothing to say, speak quickly. I ca down to hear what exactly you had to stop for, not to listen to nonsense."
Lily’s attitude was too firm and too distant.
Austin Lucas admitted that he indeed was deliberately dragging his feet, hoping to look at her more, to spend a little more ti with her.
However, now, he couldn’t bear to see Lily get cold.
"Lily, I’m not lying to you... I know you might not believe , but I’m trying my best to help you find out. What exactly is Theodore Lucas’s trump card, I do not know yet, but I’ve learned that it involves a recording."
Austin Lucas looked at Lily, his gaze more sincere and serious than ever.
Lily was slightly startled, "A recording, what recording?"
"I don’t know the specific content yet, but I can confirm that this recording is enough to shake the position of Ethan Wilson as the head of the family. The reason my father is wavering is because of this recording."
Lily narrowed her eyes, her mind racing.
A recording... What kind of recording could lead other family heads to question Ethan Wilson’s position?
And whose conversation could this recording be?
"Lily, you don’t have to worry, I’ll continue to follow up on this. If Theodore Lucas wants to collaborate with our family, he can’t bypass . He’s a cunning fox; right now he refuses to show his hand, but when it really cos to discussing the partnership, he will eventually have to let listen to that recording."
"When that ti cos, I will imdiately inform you of the contents of the recording."
Lily’s train of thought was interrupted by his words.
She looked up, staring at Austin Lucas with a puzzled expression for the first ti.
Lily looked at him and felt that this man had beco much more unfamiliar than before.
"Austin Lucas... why are you helping ?" She and he, clearly had no ties anymore.
"Because I..." Austin Lucas’s throat suddenly felt dry.
Just now, he had almost uncontrollably begun to confess his love.
But, he knew he couldn’t... he no longer had the right to make Lily like him again, nor the right to convey his love to her.
"I... I’m just out of guilt... consider it as giving a chance to make it up to you."
After Austin Lucas finished this sentence, he saw the wariness in Lily’s eyes soften slightly, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Let it be like this.
That’s good as well...
As long as it allows Lily to temporarily accept his proximity, he was already satisfied.
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