"Well… I didn't mean it that way…" Coco began to stammer. "Umm, no, that's not what I meant. I mean…""Even if anything had happened, you seem to be one on the losing end, and…""Besides, you certainly wouldn't hurt me, I think…" Coco mumbled, her face turning even redder as she tried to explain herself.'Pfft!' Lucas could not resist, and a laugh escaped him. Coco was so cute and funny, especially with her reddened cheeks and hand movements, which reminded him of a squirrel.Coco froze when she saw the clear amusement reflected on his face. Lucas would usually wear a polite, small smile, but this time, his smile was genuine."What?" Lucas asked, looking at the way she was staring at him blankly."You have a beautiful smile," she complimented, her hand instinctively reaching out for his cheek. Coco had an urge to draw his smile at this moment. She wanted to use her eyes to record his genuine smile; he could melt glaciers with that smile.Lucas stared at Coco, wondering if he s
"You won't hurt me," Coco said, trust evident in her eyes.Lucas narrowed his eyes dangerously. "What makes you think I won't? I'm a man, you know.""Because you promised, so you won't hurt me. I trust you," Coco said. She knew Lucas had another woman in his heart, and everything he did with Coco was for the one he loved.Something flashed in his eyes. A short silence later, his lips parted to speak. "Don't trust me too much. I'm not like what you think.""Oh," Coco responded, her eyes bright and confident.Lucas could see the unquestionable trust in her eyes. Her faith was a weight pressing down on his body, threatening to crush him.-Loke came to Minnie and demanded immediately, "Where's Coco?""Why should I tell you, huh?" Minnie scowled at Loke. "Haven't you caused enough trouble for her? It's all your fault! She can't even go home now! Now, the reporters are coming for her because of what you did!" "So, she hasn't been home for the last two days, right?" Loke asked shar
Over the next few days, Coco did not see much news about her online. Her alias was mentioned during the promotion of the TV series, but it did not garner much negative attention. Realizing that the storm was over, she let out a sigh of relief.Coco knew this was all because of Lucas' help. Without him, the storm would have grown and lasted longer. Fortunately, the worst had passed quickly.On the days they agreed to date, Lucas came over and spent time with Coco in the serviced apartment. He would sit on the sofa, either reading books or watching TV shows while she drew him in her sketchbook.If Coco was fast, she could finish a sketch of him within fifteen minutes. If she took her time, she would take half an hour to finish.Coco loved to draw close-ups of his face, focusing on his chiseled features. Lucas was so mysterious, yet so strangely attractive. The more she tried to understand him, the less she could read him. Although he seemed cold, his eyes were full of stories, all ki
She was stunned at his next words. "I will never have children of my own. I won’t be able to understand what you’re saying," Lucas said as he lowered his head, almost as if he was blocking off contact with his surroundings. -A week later, Coco moved back to her place and joined the film crew according to her schedule. She began to help Tracy, the screenwriter, with the script. However, she could feel strange gazes on the first day on set. After all, the rumors about her had spread like wildfire a few days ago. Even though it was quickly replaced by other trending gossip, almost everyone in the crew knew what had happened. But, what they learned online wasn’t the truth. "That’s her, the bully in university. It serves her right to be bullied in the end!" "I thought that she was a lovely person when I read her comics, but she deceived everyone." "I think Stella regrets picking her comic. Others would be way better than hers." Coco could hear their murmurs even though they were w
Coco looked at Loke coldly. "I don’t need you to do anything for me. If you’re feeling guilty, I hope that you don’t show up in front of me again. That’s the best thing you could do for me." Loke turned pale. "Do you hate me that much?" "Do you expect me to be happy to see you?" Coco asked sarcastically. "Would I have to go through all these things if it wasn't for you using me to win over that girl you liked? Would my name appear on the trending news if you hadn’t done that?" "I know that I hurt you very deeply back then, but Coco, I hope that you can give me another chance to make it up to you," Loke said sadly. "You don’t have to do that!" Coco refused. "I must make it up to you, because…" Loke paused as his voice trembled. However, Coco didn’t bother talking to Loke anymore. She got up and wanted to leave the room. She would come back later when Tracy was done with Ash. Loke stepped in front of her and stopped her from leaving. "Wait, please listen to me, Coco," he pleaded.
"Yes! Are you satisfied now?" Coco used Lucas as a shield.Loke pursed his lips. "Lucas isn’t the person you think he is. Your relationship with him won’t last long. Don’t make a life-regretting decision just because you’re angry with me, Coco!" "It was never because of you that I got together with him," Coco said expressionlessly. Then, she pushed him away and left the room. Loke looked heartbroken as he wondered if he still had a chance to be with Coco. There was a crowd not far away from Coco, and they were being rather loud. Coco was confused. Someone from the film crew walked up to her and patted her shoulder. "Hey, Coco. Ash is looking for you." "Ash is looking for me?" "Yes, he’s over there!" The crew pointed to the crowd. Coco moved nearer to the crowd and noticed people holding beautifully packaged festive cookies in their hands. She wondered if it was Christmas cookies, but it was still far away from Christmas. When she got closer, she noticed a lot of people were
They had wanted to hurt Coco’s hands because Layla didn’t like Coco’s talent. Coco was lucky that her hands weren't harmed because the campus’s security guards had saved her in time. Later on, she found out the reason Layla had targeted her. After one of Coco’s comics was published, some of the classmates jokingly called her a professional cartoonist. Layla harbored hatred when she heard that because she hadn’t won first place in a comic drawing contest in high school. In Layla’s eyes, it was a sin for Coco to have her comics submitted and published!At this moment, Coco froze in place after hearing Layla’s words. Layla smiled brighter, picked up a box of cookies, and walked over to Coco. "Here, take this. Tell me if it’s good, I’ll send you a few more boxes later." She shoved the box into Coco’s hand. Coco subconsciously raised her hand, wanting to refuse. The box of cookies fell to the ground before her hands could touch the box. Layla put on a sad face. "Coco, you don’t have
Actually Loke didn’t like Layla at all. When he became an exchange student abroad, he left without the slightest bit of attachment to her. "Let’s meet up after I finish handing out the cookies. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. I have so many things to share," Layla said softly. Loke subconsciously glanced at Coco who was walking away and looked at Layla again. "Sure," he agreed. Layla and Loke went for lunch at a restaurant near Studio City.In the private room, Layla smiled at Loke and said, "How many years have you and I not seen each other? It’s been eight years, right? You didn’t contact me anymore after you went abroad. If it wasn’t for me seeing you in the photos of the filming kickoff ceremony of this TV series, I wouldn't have even known that you were back!" "What do you want by sponsoring this TV series under the name of your company?" Loke stared at her and asked. "Didn’t you invest in the TV series too? What about you? What kind of games are you playi