"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
“Yeah, she loves me. I can give other women jewelry, cars, properties, and even various jobs in the entertainment industry, but she…” ‘She only wanted my love.’ Those words were left unsaid. Even though Lucas hadn’t fallen in love with Coco, he still couldn't bear to part with her.He wanted to keep her by his side and wanted her to only love him. He knew he was being selfish by expecting her to do what he couldn't.Just then, Lucas’s phone rang. After a brief conversation, his expression changed slightly. He placed his wine glass on the table and prepared to leave."Hey, where are you going?" Caleb asked."Something came up, and I have to deal with it," Lucas replied coldly with a murderous glint in his eyes.Caleb was startled. It wasn't often that something could evoke such a reaction from his friend. Could this be about Coco again?Lucas’s driver was already waiting for him at the entrance. Just as Lucas was about to get into the car, Layla suddenly rushed toward him. Fortunat
Someone immediately approached Lucas as he got out of the car.“Mr. Gomez, he’s inside,” one of his subordinates reported.“Don't let anyone else in,” Lucas ordered coldly.“Yes, sir,” the subordinate replied.The vast warehouse was filled with dust and cobwebs. In the center of the warehouse, a man was lying on the ground miserably being watched by three men. He had clearly been severely beaten.Seeing Lucas, the three men immediately greeted him respectfully. “Mr. Gomez.”One of them stepped forward and handed Lucas a stack of photos. “These were found on him.”Lucas flipped through the photos that featured Coco and Loke. His expression turned darker as he continued browsing the photos. Lucas felt a pang in his chest when he noticed that Coco and Loke were very close to each other in the photos. “Where did you get these?” Lucas asked coldly.The man on the ground was trembling. “I... I took the photos at the wrap party. I happened to go to the restroom and saw them. I didn’t know wh
Though she had locked the car doors, she knew she could only be temporarily safe.Suddenly, her eyes widened as she spotted a familiar figure.It was Lucas! He was here!Lucas approached the car, gazing coldly at Aubrey inside."Break her windows," he ordered.Several men with iron rods began smashing Aubrey’s car windows."Ahh!" Aubrey screamed as she trembled with fear. She curled up and tried to hide beneath the seat.In a matter of moments, the car window was shattered, and the door was yanked open. Aubrey was then dragged out of the car."Aubrey, you’re still not giving up, are you? You’re still going after Coco after I warned you?" Lucas asked coldly.It took a moment for Aubrey to recover from her shock. She looked up and saw the stack of photos in Lucas's hand. Suddenly, she began to laugh. "Hahaha! So, you’ve seen those photos, huh? Good. I bought them just so you could see them."Lucas narrowed his eyes. "You wanted to show me those photos?""Of course. I wanted you to see th