Chapter 29 Let's Go Home

"Is it really…" Evelyn touched the necklace. She was skeptical but the way eveyone else had said the same thing. Was she really wearing such high-end jewelries? But Lucas had said it wasn't anything fancy.

Getting to find out now that it was limited edition, she didn't know how to react. She could only express shock on her face as she looked up at him from her wet vision.

"If it really was, I would've known," he said to her in a hushed voice. "They're talking nonsense. Why would I let you wear it when we can sell it for a better life."

That much was understandable and believable. They needed money and he wouldn't be so dumb as to allow her wear limited edition jewelries.

"You sounded… so sure," she tried again. If he was lying, this was the time to tell her the truth.

With his hand on her waist, he drew her into himself. His chest cast a shadow over her face and she was slowly crushed into it. Never in her life did she think she would love his warmth and crave it this much.

This was c