Lucian gripped the phone, every word slowly coming out through clenched teeth.

“Ciara’s company? Where did she get a company from?!”

The client sounded surprised. “Huh? President Lucero, you really didn’t know?”

After that, he smiled like he suddenly realized something. “I see. President Bernard likes keeping a low profile.”

“You know about Novelle Capital, right? I heard she joined not too long ago.”

Novelle Capital.

The strongest competitor of Syntra Technology.

Lucian suddenly cut off the call. His chest rose heavily, and his temples kept pounding.

He never expected Ciara would truly leave and even go to Novelle.

How could she?!

“Turn back!” Lucian yelled at the driver. “Go back to the company! No, head to Novelle!”

The driver got frightened by the angry look on Lucian’s face and hurriedly turned the wheel around.

Outside the window, the road became crowded again.

Lucian watched the long line of cars outside, and his patience slowly disappeared.

Still, the phone continued ringing without stopping.

Lucian annoyedly tapped the screen and realized the messages were still from the brothers’ group chat.

[Lucian, where exactly is Ciara’s ribbon-cutting ceremony? I just reached the company building and didn’t see any event?]

[Wasn’t our company’s ribbon-cutting event always held here? Why can’t I find Sister Ciara anywhere?]

The messages inside the brothers’ group kept coming one after another.

Seeing that he was not replying, some friends once again found a mutual friend’s Instagram post and forwarded several photos to the chat.

[Sister Ciara is still at the ribbon-cutting event, right? Why can’t I find her?]

[Hold on, why does this place not look like the entrance of Syntra Technology?]

[@Lucian, where exactly did Sister Ciara go? Say something!]

Lucian casually tapped open a photo.

The ribbon-cutting event had already ended. Ciara held a glass of champagne while greeting the visitors, a calm and proper smile resting on her face.

This was not some opening event she arranged herself. It was a welcome event specially prepared by Novelle Capital to welcome their new partner officially joining!

He was still proudly pleased with himself, believing he could make her “look embarrassed by herself,” but he did not realize that he was the real fool left unaware, happily fooling himself!

Lucian gripped the phone hard, and the strong feeling of things slipping away suddenly took over his heart.

He no longer bothered pretending to stay calm or angry and hurriedly left the group chat screen.

With shaking fingers, he found Ciara’s number and immediately called it.

A cold woman’s voice came from the phone.

She had really blocked him!

The feeling of losing control inside his chest became stronger and stronger, while Lucian’s breathing slowly grew heavier.

He knew Ciara’s nature had always been good.

If not, she would never have stayed beside him without any name or status for eight whole years.

Blocking people was also something she had never done before.

After thinking about it, Lucian once again started complaining about her in his heart.

She had already endured it for eight years, so why was she suddenly making trouble now?

He did not have time to think too much. During the stop at the red light, he borrowed the driver’s phone and called Ciara’s number.

This time, the phone kept ringing for quite a while.

Just as Lucian thought she would not pick up, the call finally went through.

“Hello?”

Her familiar voice came from the other side, quiet and calm.

That voice felt like hot oil being thrown straight into Lucian’s chest.

“Ciara, Ciara,” he said one word at a time, almost biting the words out, “you’d better explain this clearly to me. What is happening with Novelle Capital? And what exactly is going on with today’s ribbon-cutting ceremony?!”