Lindy instantly perked up excitedly. “Alright. Shall we meet?” “I’m in the alley behind your office right now. Come down.” Lindy hung up and went down. She went to the alley behind the office as instructed. However, she realized that she had been tricked. No one was here to share an exclusive scoop with her. Some burly men were waiting for her instead. As soon as she walked into the alley, the men surrounded her. They blocked her way out. “Who are you? What do you want?!” Lindy asked them coldly as she leaned against the wall behind her in a hyper-vigilant manner. The man standing in the lead replied, “You’ve offended someone. We’re here to teach you a lesson on their behalf!” “Who did I offend?” Lindy asked. “Think about it yourself! You d*mn reporters always offend other people!” A thought flashed across Lindy’s mind. She reached her hand into her pocket and secretly turned on the audio recording function. She then asked, “Did Draco Sade order you to come here?”
The man soon beat up the three burly men and caused them to fall to the ground. He managed to draw the attention of all the other men.Lindy stood up and rubbed the parts of her body that hurt from their attacks. She then rushed into the fight.A few minutes later, the burly men all fell to the ground. The leader of the group was the only one standing. He had a look of fear on his face. Lindy raised her head before him and questioned, “Didn’t you say that you'd not be going easy on me? Is that all you’re capable of?” “I’ll let you get away with it this time around!” The man turned around and fled after shouting at them.Lindy turned around and looked at the man next to her. She smiled at him radiantly and said, “Thank you, Lucas.” Lucas massaged his wrists. He chuckled and said, “Oh, I haven’t fought in a long time. My arms hurt after the fight.” ”He then gave Lindy a once over and asked, “How are you? Did you injure yourself?” Lindy rubbed her waist, which hurt after t
Lindy flung his hand off her at once. She smiled and said, “That won’t be possible.” “Why not?”“He has some important work to do tonight. He can’t go out.” “Let’s have dinner together then! There are a lot of questions that I’d like to ask you,” Lucas said. Lindy raised her gaze to look into his eyes. “Lucas, if you’re planning to ask me about Sonnet, you’d better not have dinner with me. I don’t want to get involved in your relationship with her.” Lucas’s face paled. “What’s the matter? Why do I feel like you’ve started acting weird now that I’m back?” “People change,” Lindy said. “Otherwise, you can follow me back to my place. Shall we have dinner with Sonnet, her children, my mother, and her father?” A pained expression flashed across Lucas’s face. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Never mind. I just came back. I don’t have the courage to face her yet.” “What kind of courage do you need to meet a friend? Unless you still can’t accept reality until now,” Li
“When did you come back?” Marcus asked.“I just arrived today.” “You came to look for Lindy as soon as you arrived in the country?” “Yeah, I wanted to have a meal with her.” Lucas raised his head and took a sip of his drink. He looked at Marcus and said, “What’s the matter? Do you not like it if I contact her? I’m her childhood friend. I’ve always treated her like my younger sister. Don’t overthink!” Marcus laughed out loud. “You are the one that has misunderstood. I didn’t misunderstand your relationship with her.” “That’s good. Lindy told me that you couldn’t come out to eat with us because you were busy with work. Why are you here right now?” Lucas asked in shock when he recalled what Lindy had told him. Marcus tilted his head to take a sip of his drink. He smiled bitterly and said, “I lied to her.” “Why?” Marcus downed the glass of alcohol in his hands and looked at him. “That’s because I thought both of you would be going out on a date.” Lucas had a look of
Sonnet and Lindy were discussing something in Sonnet’s room. “Why don’t I call Lucas tomorrow and ask him to come over for a meal? I’ll clarify everything to him in person.” Lindy had a worried expression on her face. “I’m afraid he’ll lose control of himself in front of you. My mom and your dad both don’t know that he likes you. Would things get awkward?” “In that case, let’s meet up somewhere outside,” Sonnet said.“You should meet up with him alone. I won’t join you,” Lindy said. Sonnet looked at her. She then said hesitantly, “Why don’t I tell him that you like him? Just like me, perhaps he has never expected you to have a crush on him. Maybe he’d look at you differently and develop feelings for you after knowing about your crush on him.” “It’s alright. If I want him to know about my feelings for him, I’ll tell him myself. However, I don’t think there’s a need to do so right now. I’ve gotten over my feelings for him.” Sonnet hugged her gently and said, “Alright, you
Lindy and Sonnet stared at the men before them in shock.It was as if Lucas and Marcus were elementary school students that had done something wrong. They scratched their heads and had similar looks of embarrassment on their faces. The policeman told Sonnet, “They were involved in a fight. The other party didn’t want to press charges against them nor did they want compensation. Please pay the fine and bring them home. Don’t make the same mistakes ever again!” Sonnet exchanged a few words with the policeman in an apologetic tone and paid the fine for both of them. She then brought the two men out of the police station.“My car is still parked at the bar. Can you drive me back?” Marcus asked softly as he tugged on Lindy’s sleeve.Lindy flung his hand off her agitatedly and said, “Come on!” Lucas stared at them both in a daze. Sonnet turned around to look at him. “Both of us should go first!” Lucas finally returned to his senses and left with Sonnet. They both went their s
Marcus was amused. What was Lindy thinking about?!“I went out drinking with some friends after work. I ran into him by coincidence, so I had some drinks with him. However, someone tried to get touchy with him. Although he has a pretty face, he’s pretty manly. He hit them immediately,” Marcus explained. Lindy finally sighed in relief. “I see. You scared me to death!” Marcus looked at her with a vague expression on his face. “What’s the matter? Will you be disappointed if Lucas falls for me?” “Nope.” “In that case, why are you overreacting so much?” Lindy did not know how to answer his question. At that moment, she did not know what she was thinking. She probably did not like the idea of Lucas getting together with Marcus. Perhaps it was because they were both her friends. “Actually, you could’ve just let me be. I can go back myself and return to the bar to fetch my car tomorrow,” Marcus said in a pitiful tone. Lindy found it hilarious. “If you didn’t want me to hel
“Those men are terrible. How dare they beat you so badly? I’ll beat them up on your behalf!” Lindy could not help but shout. Marcus’s gaze shone as he looked at her. “Are you pitying me?” Lindy’s face flushed red. She waved her hands at once. “Don’t overthink. I can’t bear the thought of my friends getting bullied.” “Lucas was beaten too. Why didn’t you go back to check on him?” Marcus asked. Marcus realized that Lindy had checked him first although she saw both Lucas and him sitting together in the police station. She was evidently showing him pity right now! He felt overjoyed. A sense of anticipation rose within him. Perhaps Lindy had started caring about him. Perhaps she no longer liked Lucas Mack! Lindy was stunned after hearing Marcus’s question. She felt rather shocked as well. He was right. Why was she not worried about Lucas? Lucas was injured as well. Why did she not worry about him at all? Why did she pity Marcus for getting injured instead? Should she n