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Chapter 183

Chapter 183:
Johnson answered, “I questioned whether it would bother him if I pursued you. He insisted it was of no concern to him.”
At that, a bitter smile touched Belinda’s lips, her expression subtly tinged with sarcasm.
Johnson looked at her and casually said, “Yet, Lucas is a proud man. Even if his feelings were stirred, he wouldn’t easily admit that.”
Belinda remained silent. She believed Johnson didn’t know Lucas as well as she did.
“Let’s switch gears and sing instead,” Johnson suggested, shifting the mood.
He scrolled through the song list and chose the song “I Only Care About You,” passing the microphone to Belinda. “You always bring this song to life. I want to hear you sing it again.”
Belinda gave him an eye roll but accepted the microphone nonetheless.
Midway through Belinda’s performance, a thought struck Johnson. He swiftly pulled out his phone, captured a video of Belinda’s heartfelt singing, and sent it to Lucas via WhatsApp.
At that time, Lucas was staying late at the office, working. The notification from his phone drew his attention. He grabbed it and tapped open WhatsApp.
When he noticed the message was from Johnson, his eyebrows gave a slight twitch. Curious, he clicked on the video Johnson had sent him.
In the footage, Belinda appeared, gripping the microphone, gazing forward, her red lips parting slightly…
“Time may pass quickly, but my focus remains on you alone. Enveloped willingly by your presence, I realize how vital a soulmate is in life—without one, life seems devoid of purpose…”
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Her voice, both charming and melodious, was filled with emotion, effortlessly drawing Lucas into the depths of her singing.
This was Lucas’s first time hearing Belinda sing. Just then, a sudden thought crossed Lucas’s mind.
Belinda was with Johnson at this very moment?
When he thought of this, his brow creased instantly. At that moment, his phone buzzed once more with a new message from Johnson on WhatsApp.
Lucas checked the new message from Johnson.
“Lucas, Belinda is with me right now. I’ll bring her home later. If Harold asks about her, please find an excuse for me.”
Lucas’s face darkened as he read this. He quickly closed WhatsApp and tossed his phone aside.
Meanwhile, Johnson wasn’t the least bit concerned by Lucas’s lack of reply. He continued to sing with Belinda for a while.
After a few songs, they moved on to another round of pool. They were neck and neck in the match when Belinda’s phone suddenly rang.
Belinda took her phone out of her pocket, her eyes flickering briefly when she caught sight of the caller ID on her screen. She inhaled slowly and swiped to answer the call.
“Hello?”
“Where are you?” came Lucas’s deep voice from the other end of the line.
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