Chapter 43

Madam Dahlia was overjoyed. She was practically skipping out of the kitchen as she served the dishes,

which showed how excited she was.

When all the food was served, Madam Dahlia prepared cutlery for Joseph and Lucille. Once everything

was ready, she stepped aside and looked at the two of them with a motherly smile on her face.

Lucille picked up her fork.

She was the host. Since there was a guest, she politely said, “Please enjoy your meal, Mr. Joseph.”

Joseph raised an eyebrow. There was a hint of amusement in his deep and pleasant voice. “You don’t

have to be so formal with me.”

Meanwhile, a smile bloomed on Madam Dahlia’s face once again.

The more she observed them, the more she felt that they were a perfect match.

The day before, she had seen the news from Shein City saying that Joseph had signed a marriage

contract with Lucille in public. She was worried that Joseph would be as moody and cruel as the

rumors said.

She hadn’t expected that he would be so polite and respectful.

He had a formidable family background, not to mention that he was well-qualified. He was much better noveldrama

than Samuel.

Madam Dahlia covered her mouth and chuckled before quietly leaving the dining room.

She did not forget to drag Culver away while leaving.

Culver was utterly stunned.

Lucille and Joseph were the only ones left in the dining room.

The two ate at almost the same speed. They were both slow, elegant, and calm. During the meal, the

only thing. that could be heard was the sound of their cutlery colliding with the plates.

After eating. Lucille wiped her mouth and casually questioned, “Since I’m going to see Madam Collins.

tomorrow, what should I prepare? I can’t just go empty-handed.”

A hint of amusement flashed across Joseph’s eyes as he glanced at her. “There’s no need. I’ll prepare

everything.”

“Oh.”

Lucille did not say anything else. She put down her napkin and was about to get up when she heard

the sound of a chair scraping against the ground from across her. The two of them stood up at the

same time.

They were infuriatingly in sync.

Madam Dahlia, who was secretly watching them from the door, was so excited that she went silent.

However, she was afraid of being noticed, so she could only withdraw her head sneakily.

Lucille checked the time on her phone and asked, “Aren’t you busy, Mr. Joseph?”

“I’ve got a lot of free time,” he replied.

“I see.” Lucille nodded seriously and was about to leave the dining room. Despite that, as soon as she

turned around, Joseph gently grabbed her wrist.

Before she could react, she felt a touch of warmth on her cheek that was left by his fingertips.

She frowned and was about to speak when she saw that a strand of cloth from the napkin she had

used earlier was pinched between Joseph’s fingers.

Lucille was at a loss for words.

He was such a shameless man.

Joseph gave a light chuckle. It seemed that he was in a good mood. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow.”

After that, he left the dining room. When he saw Madam Dahlia outside, he complimented her for her

good cooking skills.

d not leave the dining room until Joseph’s car had gone far away.

on the sofa in the living room and randomly pressed the remote control.

ision immediately lit up.

Dahlia came back inside. With a condemning tone, she nagged, “Mr. Joseph is your fiance, Miss Jules.

i’t you go out and see him off?”

act, Lucille replied nonchalantly.

adam Dahlia didn’t hear her clearly. She took two more steps forward and asked, “Miss Jules, what jst

say?”

retched, then gave some instructions. “Madam Dahlia, please prepare another bedroom right next to

ike it all pink. Buy some squirrel plushies, pillows, bags, and cups. Oh, right. Get some watermelon-

lollipops, too.”

ere the things Molly liked the most. If Joseph’s subordinates were efficient enough, Molly’s outs would

likely be found within the next two days.

Dod.” Madam Dahlia did not ask anything this time and simply answered, “I’ll prepare all of that in the

n.”

ucille nodded and got up from the sofa. Just as she was about to go upstairs to rest for a while, she

heard her own voice coming from the TV.

r saying, “I’m not going to forgive them, nor am I going to compromise.”

irned to look and saw that it was Shein City’s news program. It was footage of her being interviewed

ers at the gate of the police station that morning.

vith a high-definition camera, the reporter asked her some questions.

think you’ve gone a little too far, Miss Jules? Those parents have painstakingly raised their children

evoted their efforts to nurturing them. Even if they’ve made a mistake, why can’t you be kind and

choose give them when they’ve made it clear that they’ll do better in the future?”

iply was, “I don’t mind if you tell me to be kind, but for you to tell me whether or not I should forgive

one… Sorry, but I would like you to stay away from me.”

she finished speaking, the footage froze. At the same time, a striking banner with large words app

screen.

anner read: “The disowned daughter of the Jules family carelessly shows her selfish, cold person than

a minute after the real-time news was aired, a barrage of comments began to appear on the fter

another. Looking around, almost all of them agreed with what the news had said….

ead: “Wow, I thought Miss Jules just had a bit of a temper. I didn’t expect her to have such a bad attit

are her classmates, who she’s spent so much time with. Their parents practically knelt on the ground

egged her, but she was still so indifferent. Is she even human?”

ter said: “She should really learn when to let things go.”

one else wrote: “If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to be so ruthless. People aren’t perfect. one

makes mistakes, and they can learn from their mistakes. You have to at least give them a chance to

tter.

ther commented: “How scary. I’m grateful that my classmates are nice to me…”

there were dozens to hundreds of them, densely covering the entire screen. Without exception, all of

were insulting Lucille.

m Dahlia was so angry when she saw it that she trembled all over. “Miss Jules, you’re clearly the victim

How can people who don’t know the whole story say all of that?!”

ras about to rush to the comment section and fight with those netizens.