All Chapters of After Eight Years, She Left Me at the Altar for Her First Love: Chapter 421 - Chapter 430

Kenneth gave an awkward laugh.Considering the company tonight, he had to admit getting drunk probably wasn’t a great idea.So he limited himself to a couple of drinks and entertained everyone with stories from his trip overseas instead.Vivian was always an easy audience and laughed along with him. Even Fiona occasionally added a cool remark or two.And since Fiona wasn’t causing any trouble, Lucas answered her whenever she asked him something.That alone was enough to put Fiona in a much better mood, and even her earlier irritation with Vivian began to fade.For a while, the dinner was surprisingly peaceful.Two hours later, most of the food was gone and everyone was full.Lucas reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box, neatly wrapped for gifting.He handed it to Vivian.“Vivian, thanks again for everything you’ve done for me lately. I wanted to give you something as a thank-you.”Vivian’s eyes lit up as she accepted it.“Lucas, you really didn’t ha

Lucas didn’t want to drive Fiona home himself.Ever since losing her memory, she had become unpredictable, and he wanted as little involvement with her as possible.But at the same time, he couldn’t bring himself to leave a woman stranded alone this late at night.If something happened to her afterward, he knew he would feel guilty about it for the rest of his life.While he was still debating what to do, Vivian took out her phone and smiled at Fiona.“Ms. Shaw, you live pretty far from us, and it’s completely out of the way. Why don’t I call you a ride? If you don’t have any money with you, I’ll cover it.”Fiona actually laughed in disbelief.She stared at Vivian.“You want me to take a cab home? Are you serious?”Vivian blinked.“What’s wrong with taking a cab?”Fiona gave a dismissive scoff.“I’m Fiona Shaw. You seriously expect me to get into some cheap taxi and ride home?“If anyone saw me, I’d never hear the end of it.”Her eyes narrowed.“Are you trying to embarra

“No need!”Vivian and Fiona spoke at the same time.They glanced at each other, and both immediately wore the same knowing expression.Vivian tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled politely at the driver.“Thanks, but a friend is coming to pick me up. You don’t need to make the trip.”In truth, she had parked her own car a couple of miles away.She had only claimed it was in the shop because she had hoped Lucas would drive her home tonight.Now that Lucas had left, she might as well go get her car and drive herself.The driver looked surprised, but Vivian seemed perfectly sincere.“All right.”Then he turned to Fiona.“What about you, ma’am?”Fiona answered coolly, “My assistant will be here any minute.”Right on cue, Mandy pulled up in front of them.She quickly got out and opened the rear door for Fiona.“Ms. Shaw.”After dropping off Fiona’s client earlier, Mandy had actually been on her way home.Then, halfway there, she received a message from Fiona.“

“I wasn’t ignoring you in the car on purpose.”Ivy looked at him calmly.“I was trying to figure out why seeing you with other women affected me so much. My emotions were all over the place, and I could barely control them.”She paused for a moment.“Luke, I think I might like you.”She said it as casually as if she were commenting on the weather.Lucas’s mind went completely blank.For a second, he thought he must have heard her wrong.What had she just said?She thought she liked him?This was the last thing he had expected.Plenty of women had confessed their feelings to him before.He had always turned them down immediately and without hesitation.If he didn’t feel the same way, leading someone on would only be cruel.But now, after hearing what was practically a confession from Ivy, Lucas hesitated for the first time.He couldn’t even make sense of what he was feeling.Surprise.Confusion.Uncertainty.And somewhere beneath all of that, a quiet happiness he coul

Lucas’s expression immediately darkened.The word “sister” immediately made him think of Serena.“I already told you, we barely know each other. And you’re Serena’s friend. Shouldn’t you be taking her side?”Cherrie blinked at him innocently.“So what if I’m Serena’s friend? I can decide for myself who I want to be friends with. I don’t need her permission.”Lucas had no response to that.Was she always this friendly with people she barely knew?He had no interest in standing around chatting with a woman he had only met once before, so he got straight to the point.“What did you want?”“Nothing, really. I came to visit a friend and happened to see you, so I thought I’d say hi.”Then she seemed to remember something.“Oh, right. How’s Mrs. Owen Sr.? She had that heart attack at Serena’s birthday party. I’ve wanted to visit her, but they wouldn’t let me anywhere near her room.”The concern on Cherrie’s face seemed genuine, and Lucas’s guard lowered slightly.“We found a team