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
The bookstore only charged their customers 15 dollars per hour with a free flow of drinks. Coco came here often to read the newest comics. Even though she could read it online, she still liked the feeling of flipping through papers. Coco brought Lucas to an empty couch and said, “You can go over to the bookshelf to look for something you’d like to read. Would you like to drink anything? I’ll go get it for you.” “Water will be fine.” Coco got Lucas a glass of water and a glass of orange juice for herself. She realized that Lucas was already reading a comic when she returned. She was shocked that Lucas was reading her comic. She remembered that she had never told him that her pen name was Alice Souza. But, on second thought, since Lucas could find out her basic information, he would know that Alice was her pen name too. Coco felt a little embarrassed to see someone reading her comic in front of her. The male lead of this comic was a little domineering, and there were a few intima
Lucas seemed to notice something. “What? You don't like me reading the comics you draw?” “What I draw is mostly about romance, men shouldn’t be interested in it. You don't have to force yourself to read them,” Coco said. “I’m not forcing myself to do anything. I don’t mind watching or reading something romantic once in a while. I’m doing this to get to know you better too.” Lucas didn’t know that Coco was stopping him from reading the steamy scenes in the next few pages. She grabbed his hand directly when he tried to flip the page again. “Huh?” Lucas looked at her. “You really don’t want me to continue reading it?” Coco smiled awkwardly. “You’re getting to the steamy scenes.” “I don’t think that your comic would be published if it was that inappropriate.” “Uhh…” “You should know that I’m over eighteen, right? Still, I can stop reading it if you don’t want me to continue,” Lucas said. Coco let go of his hand after a pause. After all, she had started drawing comics because she
Coco sighed in relief at the last stroke. “Finally.” “Was it boring dating me?” Lucas asked.“What?” Coco was stunned at his question, and she hurriedly denied it. “No, I’m not drawing you because I was bored. The image of you reading the comic just now was lovely, and I couldn’t help but… draw you.” Her expression changed as she added, “By the way, do you mind it?” “It’s fine. I promised you that you could draw me in exchange for being my girlfriend,” Lucas said. Coco felt relieved when she heard that. After they left the bookstore, Lucas sent Coco home. “I’ll see you on the weekend,” Lucas said. “Can we have a date at my studio? My studio is empty on weekends, and I want you to be my model again.” Coco wanted to draw Lucas again, and it wasn’t enough for her today. “Alright. Do you need me to wear anything special?” “Oh no, feel free to wear whatever you want.” “Okay.” Lucas drove off after saying that. Someone grabbed Coco’s arm after she had taken a few steps, and she