The cast and crew were honored by Lucas' attendance. The director and producer immediately rushed to him, greeting him with enthusiasm."Mr. Gomez, welcome! I thought you weren't coming," Stella, the producer, greeted him warmly. The cast and crew assumed Mr. Gomez would not attend the wrap party. They had sent him an invitation, but Mr. Gomez had not responded. It was a pleasant surprise that he had come. It showed that the TV series was important to him. Perhaps it might even help with the publicity and distribution of the TV series.Some of the lead actors, particularly the ladies, were actively trying to get close to Lucas. The women he laid eyes on would always have a bright future in showbiz.Lucas paid no attention to the crowd's enthusiasm. He raised his head, his gaze sweeping around the room as if looking for something. His gaze finally found Coco, and he suddenly stopped."Oh, my God! Prince Lucas is looking our way!" Agnes exclaimed in surprise.The rest of the peopl
The night was beautiful, but she could feel something weighing on her chest, making her feel down. What was wrong with her?! Her chest felt tight, almost as though she was suffocating. Coco was determined to make a clean break with Lucas. Lucas had done the right thing by not greeting her at the party. People would think nothing was going on between them thanks to his actions. Still, the way he had ignored her stung like crazy.Coco, you're such an emotional little prick! She thought to herself self-mockingly.Just then, a voice rang in her ear. "Coco."Coco turned around, only to see Loke standing behind her. She had no idea how long he had been here.Coco furrowed her brow slightly. She was about to turn to leave, but Loke grabbed her wrist. "Wait.""What are you doing, Loke?" Coco struggled, wanting to break free from his grip.Loke tightened his grip on Coco's arm, not letting her go. "Coco, I know I don't deserve you at all. Even so, I hope for the best for you. Are you
Disgusted by him? Loke listened, pain crossing his face."Maybe missing out on something is just normal in life. Just like you and me.""When you hurt me, I used to fantasize you would apologize to me one day, telling me how much you regretted it. I fantasized about how you would promise not to hurt me, and that you loved me. I even thought I could forgive you if you really said that to me.""And you... " The pain on his face was replaced by even more urgency.There was a pause as Coco continued her story. Her voice was calm, but that just made it worse for Loke."But then, remember how everyone at school committed all sorts of violence against me? You stood by and watched coldly as they mistreated me. Gradually, I stopped fantasizing about the impossible, and the feelings I had for you faded to nothing."How calm she had been, describing her own journey to Loke. She had already gotten past the heartbreak and confusion from her miserable past. Coco began to wonder if time would
"Hey, Loke! Over here!" Layla turned her head to Loke, greeting him. "I'd like to raise a toast with Coco. I thought we could resolve our past conflicts, but she refused just because you were interested in me back then," Layla said to Loke in a complaining tone."Layla, what the hell are you up to?" Loke glared at her."I just want to clear things up between us. We're all university friends, after all!" Layla said, pretending to look troubled. "Is Coco still in love with you? Maybe that's why she won't reconcile with me."Everyone around them was listening, curious to hear the gossip."You—" Layla's words made Loke even more embarrassed. "That's enough!""How can you do that? I really want to make up with Coco!" Layla protested."I'll tell you a secret, Coco. Loke is still in love with you. He even told me he wanted to be with you. You both didn't get together because of me, so why don't you take this chance to begin a new relationship? You both like each other anyway, don't y
"Nonsense?" Loke grunted. "Let the people judge. I'm sure they'll figure it out!" Loke then told the story of what happened back then. How Layla had used his love for her to get him close to Coco, then accused Coco of being a shameless relationship wrecker. The truth spilled out in a rush, almost as if it had been pent up for too long. Coco looked at Loke in shock. Loke confessed everything in front of all these witnesses. Did he realize what he was doing? He could drag Layla down with him by exposing the truth, but his reputation would be in shambles too.Loke should have been well aware of the consequences, but being a better person, he told the truth anyway."S-Stop it! Loke, that's enough!"Layla had a look of pure panic on her face. She tried to stop Loke from spilling the truth, but it was futile. Loke went on, telling everything to the witnesses. The way people looked at her soon changed.When Loke finished, he sighed with apparent relief. He had finally found the courag
"I'll take you home. I don't feel comfortable with you going back alone," Lucas said."No need. I'll feel uncomfortable with you, so I'll go home alone," Coco insisted. This time, he finally released her arm from his grip.Coco looked around and saw a cab coming by. She waved her hand and stepped out onto the curb, and the cab pulled up in front of her.Coco got in and gave the address to the driver. As the cab drove toward her place, Coco closed her eyes, recounting everything that had happened at the party.Loke's apology and confession of truth had come too late. The pain she had gone through would not go away. Even so, Loke had finally given her justice, which made her feel less depressed.The cab driver's voice came from the front, interrupting her thoughts. "Miss, do you recognize the Porsche behind?"Startled, Coco opened her eyes and looked in the rearview mirror. A Porsche was behind them, following the cab.That was Lucas' car!"The Porsche has been following us from
Lucas misunderstood Coco's silence. He even thought he had guessed it right."What? Are you going to be with Loke? He finally did you justice by telling the truth and smearing his own reputation." Lucas made a face, his voice low and dangerous."What about you? Are you so impressed that you might fall in love with him again?"His approaching footsteps made all the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. She tried to retreat, but his hands immediately went around her waist, trapping her with him."Say something. How hard is it to answer my question?" Coco's silence added to his unease, and he stood there with a mixture of emotions coursing through him. "I don't have feelings for Loke," Coco denied. "After Loke did me justice, I do have a different impression of him, but that's all. To me, he will always be the cause of my misfortune. I was a victim of his actions. I don't have Stockholm syndrome. I'm not going to love someone who has hurt me in the past."Coco's answer calmed
Layla Stone had been living in fear since the party. Lucas' warnings were still ringing in her ears after she had accidentally thrown the wine at him.Her family became a mess after the incident. Her parents kept fighting and blaming each other for turning Layla into a spoiled brat.Furious with Layla, her father slapped her until she fell to the ground. "Do you know who you're messing with? You think the Stone family is powerful enough to give you a free pass?!""I-I just don't like Coco. Even if Lucas is protecting Coco now, so what?""Lucas is probably still interested in Coco and did that on a whim. It's not a big deal. I'll try to avoid meeting Lucas from now on," Layla promised."That's easy for you to say!" Her father scowled and glared hatefully at her. "You think you can just avoid him? Do you realize the Stewart family is going down because of Lucas?!" "The Stewart family?" Layla was stunned. "Which Stewart family?""The ones who run the Stewart Group." Her mother sai