Lucas narrowed his eyes, assessing this familiar-looking face. The girl with a ponytail looked friendly, her lips pink and her nose cute. She was all shy smiles and doe eyes around him. "You were drenched in rain the last time we met. We talked a little. Do you remember me?" Coco Souza finally said.A thought flashed through his mind, and he finally remembered where he had met her. She had given him an umbrella when he was drenched in the rain last time, but he did not expect to meet her again."You don't?" Coco felt a little embarrassed by his silence. They had only met once, it was naturally he had forgotten her."I do," Lucas responded."I thought you didn't remember me. That would've been embarrassing." Coco let out a sigh of relief. "It was the first time someone thought I was going to kill myself. It's hard to forget," he said, his eyes narrowing.Her relaxed gaze had been replaced with embarrassment. "Sorry," she mumbled. "You seemed really sad that day, I thought you w
Coco hesitated, wondering if she should just leave. Then, she grabbed her bag and took out a notepad and a pen.Coco drew a cartoon character on the paper and handed it to Lucas. "Here, this is for you. I hope you'll feel better."Lucas lowered his gaze to the paper she had handed to him. Coco had drawn a simple cartoon character of him. With a few simple strokes, she had captured his facial features precisely. The eyes bore a significant resemblance to his eyes, allowing others to recognize him in the drawing.Coco drew him with a smile on his face. Lucas stared at it and wondered how long it had been since he smiled."I don't know your story, but I hope you'll get past the challenge in life. Looking back, you'll realize what hurt you no longer matters."Nothing mattered? Really? Lucas lowered his eyes, and he pursed his lips. Coco had no idea what he had to overcome. He had no choice but to get over it!The dark eyes stared at the woman in front of him. Anyone else but Serenity
“Why are you doing this?” Coco couldn’t help but ask. Lucas didn’t feel like answering the question, but he still said, “I just want a girlfriend to act lovey-dovey with me in public. It’s fine if you dump me when you meet someone you love in the future.” From his words, Coco knew that Lucas didn’t like her at all. He had no choice but to date her. “So, do you want to be my girlfriend?” Lucas asked while staring at her. “Yes,” she answered before thinking. And now, she regretted it. How could she agree to such a relationship?Coco knocked her head. Did she agree to such a ridiculous request because she was mesmerized by the man’s looks?!Just then, her phone rang. It was Minnie calling her. “Coco, when will you be free? Let’s discuss your new comic.” “Sure. I’m free tomorrow morning.” “Cool! I’ll come to your studio tomorrow,” Minnie said. As the editor of a comic book, she was responsible for publishing Coco’s work on it. “Okay.” “By the way, accompany me to a blind date tom
The following day, Minnie couldn’t help but nag Coco when they met at Coco’s studio. “I think you’re being scammed by someone.” Minnie could only think of this when she heard about Coco’s encounter. “He doesn’t look like a scammer,” Coco defended herself. “Will someone admit that he’s a scammer?” Minnie added, “If he was serious about the relationship, he would have at least given you his contact information. You can’t even contact him now, how will this relationship work?” Coco could only remain silent as Minnie was correct. She wondered if Lucas was joking with her, but he looked serious at that moment. Still, how could she meet him again without any contact information? “By the way, why did you agree to go out with that guy?” Minnie was curious. “Maybe… because he’s good-looking?” Coco said sheepishly. There was another reason that only she knew. Lucas looked broken, and she could relate to him. When she first broke up, she was in despair after realizing that all her effort
“Coco, why don’t we…” Minnie wanted to leave. After all, she had seen how badly Loke had hurt Coco. She didn’t want Coco to feel heartbroken again. However, Coco cut her off, “Sit down, Minnie. It’s fine.” “But…” Coco gave her best friend a reassuring look and gently squeezed her hand. Minnie sat down after Coco gestured to her to do so. After ordering the food, Minnie excused herself to go to the restroom and asked Coco to come with her. “Coco, you don’t have to stay because of me. I didn’t know that Anthony was friends with Loke. If I had known earlier—” “You definitely wouldn't have asked me to come along, right?” Coco finished Minnie’s sentence. “It’s fine, Minnie. Loke hurt me before, but I needed to move on instead of avoiding him for the rest of my life. Besides, why should I avoid him? He isn’t worth any of my time.” Minnie suddenly felt that Coco was a lot stronger than she had imagined. She knew that Coco didn’t love Loke anymore. “Yeah, he’s not worth it.” Minnie sm
Anthony chuckled. “Do you come up with the storylines yourself?” “Some cartoonists collaborate with others, but not me. I’m in charge of the storyline and the illustration,” Coco said. “Isn't it hard to conceptualize stories?”“It depends on the inspiration. It’s not hard when I’m inspired.” “Do you date around to get inspired?” Anthony asked. “That’s not necessarily true. I can get inspiration from movies and other cartoonists.” “Minnie said that you guys are coming up with a new comic?” “Yes. We have been discussing it the whole day, but it's not finalized yet,” Coco said. Minnie complained, “Yeah, it’s a headache to start a new story.” “Would it be easier for you to get inspired if you had a boyfriend, Ms. Souza?” Anthony asked and took a glance at Loke. Loke’s expression didn’t change much until Coco answered Anthony’s question. “I’m in a relationship.” “What? You have a boyfriend?” Anthony was surprised. Minnie hesitated for a moment before bragging. “Yes, Coco is in a
Coco thought that they would never meet each other again. After all, Solaria was a big city. The probability of meeting a stranger was small. She hadn’t expected to meet Lucas in this restaurant. “You… Why are you here?” Coco was surprised.“I just finished talking to the boss of this restaurant, and I noticed you. Do you need help?” “You have to help me since you’re here.” Coco took a deep breath and looked at Loke. “He’s my boyfriend. Are you happy now?” “Yes, I’m Coco’s boyfriend. Do you have a problem with that?” Lucas said nonchalantly and grabbed Loke’s hand that was still on Coco’s wrist. Loke immediately felt a sharp pain. “I don’t think you should touch my girlfriend. You’d better let go now, or else…” It was enough for Loke to understand. Loke had a feeling that Lucas wasn’t like any ordinary person. He finally let go of Coco after a pause. Lucas withdrew his hand too. Then, he looked at Coco. “Do you want to make a move first?” “What?” Coco was spacing out. “I’ll
“You… How…” “I’m sorry. I looked up some basic information about you. After all, I need to know your details since we’re dating,” Lucas said. Coco remained silent as she was shocked that Lucas had her information. That was why he could call out her name in front of Loke. “Who the hell are you?” Coco asked. They were in a Cayenne now. Not all people could afford a Porsche. She had only agreed to be his girlfriend yesterday, and he had already found out all her basic information. He wasn’t any average man. “I’m Lucas Gomez.” Lucas introduced himself. “You have a nice name,” Coco muttered. Lucas stole a glance at Coco. From her expression, he knew that she hadn't heard of him before. “You know what? Most of the male leads in romance novels have the same surname as you,” Coco said what she saw on a poll.Lucas was surprised to hear that. “Yes, many authors would use the surname Gomez in their writing,” Coco added.‘If life was a novel, I’m only the supporting character,’ Lucas th