Chapter 1186 Wrong Efforts

"At first..." Jacob finally spoke and looked down at the floor. His tone was low and melancholic as if he was lost in memories. "I wasn't completely unaffected by you, it's just that Poppy had been using incentives to lure me. You know my background was bleak, and opportunities for such a turnaround might never come again in a lifetime. That's why I succumbed to her persuasion..." "Until now, you still blame Poppy for everything?" Lucia condescendingly asked Jacob. "It was her fault to begin with," Jacob lifted his head and looked at Lucia with a sincere expression as he anxiously explained. "You were so innocent and beautiful, like the purest flower in the world. As a man, how could I not be moved? But Poppy had done me a favor, and I had to listen to her. Everything was under her control. I also had moments of weakness, but your strong personality left me with no chance to explain myself in the end." Lucia's eyes flickered as she stared unblinkingly at the man in front of her wh