Lucia stared ahead and said firmly, "From now on, I control my thoughts and decisions. I will live my way."
"Were you previously controlled by someone else?" Emma asked. The girl was confused by Lucia's words.
Lucia closed her eyes and recalled everything that had happened in her previous life. She used to be a foolish and pathetic girl.
After Lucia told Emma all the details of her plan, they went to eat. Next, Emma drove Lucia back to her house.
As Lucia was about to enter the house, Cleon's car arrived.
"Lucia."
Beata quickly approached Lucia from the car and asked, "Where have you been? Why not pick up the phone call? We've been looking for you everywhere."
Lucia adjusted her expression, then turned around and looked at Beata with a smile, "I went to eat with Emma. Have you eaten?"
"We,"
Beata glanced at Cleon, who was walking toward where they were talking. Then she added, "We went looking for you everywhere. So we haven't had time for dinner yet."
Lucia sneered inwardly. She could tell they had just eaten from the smell on Beata's body.
"What's wrong with you?"
Cleon looked at Lucia angrily and said, "Do you think it's fun to make other people worry? Do you want to drain everyone's attention on you and wait until something goes wrong? You'd be happy if no one cared about you anymore, wouldn't you?"
"Cleon, calm down." Said Beata.
The girl grabbed Cleon's hand, as was her habit when coaxing the man. Her actions took her aback, and she immediately let go of her grip. She glanced at Lucia and noticed that there was no change in Lucia's expression. Then, she pretended to defend Lucia.
"Can't you speak softly? You're very worried about her, but why are you showing it by pretending to be angry now? Can't you be more honest?"
"There's something I want to talk to you about. If you haven't eaten, let the chef cook something for you. We'll talk while you eat." Lucia turned and walked in.
"Come on."
Upon entering the house, Lucia asked the maid to tell the chef in the kitchen to cook Beata's favourite dish. They then sat in the dining room, waiting for the food and discussing the birthday party.
"When I went out to eat with Emma earlier, she discovered we were having a birthday party. And she said he would lend her family's villa in Fern Grotto Inn." Lucia said calmly.
"Is that true?" Beata, surprised, smiled and said, "Looks like he thinks of you as a friend, to the point of being willing to lend Fern Grotto Inn villa for a birthday party."
"My family has villas in the mountains, beaches, and even private islands, some of which are in Atherton. Or we could celebrate at my family's hotel. No need to borrow their Fern Grotto Inn villa for a birthday party." Said Cleon.
Beata had visited the villa in the Fern Grotto Inn area owned by the Emma family with Lucia before. She liked the villa and had wanted to borrow it for a few days for inspiration. However, Emma immediately rejected it because someone else could not borrow the villa. The reason Emma did not lend was that she did not like Beata. However, for Lucia's sake, she never said it.
Beata, who had been rejected several times, was disappointed and told Cleon about it. Cleon felt Emma was very arrogant. It was just a small villa for Cleon, but she refused to lend it, even if only for a few days. Because of that, he began to hate Emma Jones.
One will crave what one cannot get. In Lucia's previous life, Beata was obsessed with the Jones family's Fern Grotto Inn villa. Cleon then finds various devious ways to get the villa for Beata's sake.
Lucia would not allow the same thing to happen in her current life.
"Parties can indeed be held anywhere, but this is a birthday present from Emma. She had excellent intentions, so I couldn't possibly refuse her. And I think Beata likes the villa, so I casually accepted it." Lucia said.
The girl then looked at Beata and said, "Since we're going to celebrate a birthday together, it would be best to do it in a place we both like. What do you think?"
Beata nodded in agreement and said, "You're right. Since rejecting Emma's kindness doesn't feel good, we celebrate at the Jones family's villa."
Cleon saw that Beata was eager to celebrate her birthday at the Jones' Fern Grotto Inn villa. So he didn't say anything else.
After the food was served, Lucia said with concern, "You must be hungry. Let's eat. Sorry, I didn't realize that the cell phone battery was running out, so that made you look for me everywhere. So eat a lot."
Lucia continued to get food for the two people in front of her while discussing the preparations for the birthday party. Cleon and Beata were full, but they had to pretend they hadn't eaten because they had to find Lucia. So they can only force themselves to eat.
After Cleon returned, Beata reasoned that she was tired and rested in her room. Her stomach felt so uncomfortable that she had to take medicine for digestion.
Lucia looked at the food on the almost-gone table and sneered. She immediately got up and went to her room to clean himself.
A few days later, on Beata's birthday, she received a call from Emma very early in the morning. She informed me that everything was ready and waiting for them to come.
Lucia and Beata would celebrate a birthday together this time, so apart from their friends, Cleon invited some of his friends to come.
Many luxury cars have been parked in the Jones family's Fern Grotto Inn villa parking area.
As soon as Lucia entered the villa, Emma took them to a place prepared for a birthday celebration.
"Thank you for your hard work, Emma," Beata said with a smile.
"You're welcome. This is a birthday present from me for you and Lucia. But let me tell you something: I didn't prepare any other gifts." Emma said jokingly.
"This is better than any gift," Beata answered, feeling touched.
"Come on, I'll take you to the room upstairs."
Once on the top floor, Emma opened the room door, "From this room, we can see at least half of the night view in New York. We can see the moon and stars while bathing or lying at night. You can see this glass from the inside but can't see what's inside from the outside. So, you can do anything, even if you want to sleep naked. But there is only one room like this. So, which of you will be sleeping here tonight?"
Lucia looked around the room, then at Beata, and said in a tone of love, sounding a little sad.
"Even though it's a birthday celebration for both of us, it's your birthday. So, I'll let you stay in this room."
"Is that true?"
Beata suppressed the joy in her heart and said, "If you want to stay here, you don't have to leave it to me."
"Isn't this just a glass room? Why do you have to let it go?" Cleon folded his arms and looked at Beata from the front door.
"Since Lucia has asked you to stay, so stay here. There's no need for small talk between the two of you."
Cleon saw that Beata wanted to occupy this room. So he acted like he was Lucia and let Beata occupy her.
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