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
Although Coco had some savings from all these years of hard work, the food here was still quite expensive for her. A simple dinner set would cost a few hundred dollars. Lucas handed her the menu and said, “Take a look.” Coco hesitated and ordered something light while Lucas ordered a few more dishes. After the manager left the room, she finally asked, “You’re rich?” “Yeah, kind of. In return for being my girlfriend, you can tell me what you want. I’ll fulfill your requests as long as they aren’t ridiculous.” “What you wanted was just for me to act lovey-dovey with you in public, right?” “Yes. Holding hands and hugging are the basics. I won’t do anything more than that. And of course, you can reject me now if you don't feel comfortable with that.” Coco fixed her gaze on Lucas and asked after a pause. “Last time I asked you why you are doing this, you told me that you just wanted a woman to act as your girlfriend. Why don’t you find someone you know to help you if you’re fine with
“Well, let me know when you’re available,” Lucas said. Coco only snapped back to reality when her phone rang. “Coco! Was the man today the scammer we were talking about?” Minnie squealed. “I didn’t say that he was a scammer.” “Anyway, that’s the man!” “Yeah.” “Are you really going to date him? Do you know his name? Did you get to know more about him?” Although Lucas was good-looking, Minnie didn’t want Coco to take the risk. “We’re just faking our relationship. I think he needs me for something. He promised that he wouldn’t do anything to me, and he told me his general information today,” Coco said. “Do you really believe a man that you’d just met?” Minnie didn’t want her naive best friend to get hurt again. “Alright, alright. I’ll watch out. If he does something bad to me, I’ll immediately cut ties with him. By the way, how did your blind date go after I left?”“Nothing much. We went our separate ways after that. It’s such a small world to see Loke there. Uhh… Do you think th
Coco regretted not calling Loke out or recording their conversation and exposing them. They should be condemned by the public. At the time, Coco still foolishly thought that Loke should have a little feelings for her. She went to meet him in hopes that he wouldn’t hurt her. Alas, she underestimated the evil of human nature and became the laughingstock of the whole school.In the end, she had been deeply hurt by Loke. Over the years, time had healed her. “Don’t worry, Minnie. I’ve moved on from Loke. I’m disgusted by him.” Coco had felt extremely disgusted when Loke had grabbed her wrist today. “That’s good.” Minnie was relieved. When they ended the call, Coco scrolled through her contacts and saw Lucas’s name. She still couldn’t believe that she had gotten a new boyfriend so easily, but she was happy because he could be her inspiration for the new comic. -Coco texted Lucas her schedule for the week the next day. They went on their first date two days later. “Do we have to p