Chapter 1181 Lingering Feelings

Soup? Marie realized that Lucius was serious. She hesitated before speaking, "I have to go to the railway station to pick someone up later. I'm afraid I won't have time today." Upon hearing this, Lucius smiled faintly. "Who's so important?" "My daughter." When Marie mentioned Wynter, her eyes softened in a way they rarely did. Lucius gazed at her for a while before speaking again, "You really seem like a mother now. It's hard to imagine." "That's because I AM a mother." Marie laughed heartily, finding his comment rather peculiar. Lucius withdrew his gaze, his demeanor becoming more distant. "I didn't expect you to adapt so well to marriage and motherhood. I've just never pictured you being tied down by such trivial matters like this." Marie furrowed her brows. "My daughter is not a trivial matter." She sounded somewhat displeased. No one truly understood what Wynter's return meant to her. Marie often felt a sense of indebtedness, not just to Wynter who was abducted, but also to