Chapter 604

Naturally, Lucas didn’t know who that person was, but he gave Cordy the benefit of the doubt—that she really had someone she missed.

That, or her ability at seduction was far above the rest.

"I won't get upset with you. Let me go," he said, his tone now a bit milder.

Cordy shook her head stubbornly, however, and kept holding onto him very tightly.

"You'd be gone if I let you go…" she murmured.

"I’ll stay."

"No…" There was even a pout in her tone, and she was brushing her cheeks against his thigh.

Lucas's heart skipped a beat.

This accursed woman… Was she actually a succubus?!

Lucas finally had enough. He had every intention to push her away, when he looked down and saw the satisfied smile on her face.

His hand paused.

He suddenly had this feeling that she carried an air of melancholy.

He couldn’t quite describe it, but she was broken inside despite her tough exterior—once she was quiet or alone, she projected a sense of loneliness, as if she had been abandoned. The way sh