Coco was glad about it as her days were peaceful. She only had two places to be every day, namely her studio and her apartment. She forced herself to think about work to distract herself from thinking about Lucas. However, in the dead of night, thoughts of Lucas crept in, leaving her sleepless, just like now.Lucas had kept his promise and hadn't appeared before her since that day. Perhaps they would gradually drift apart.As she was lost in thought, the doorbell suddenly rang.Coco got out of bed puzzled as she wondered who it could be at this hour. When she looked through the peephole, she saw Lucas standing there with his finger on the doorbell.Coco opened the door. "It's so late, what—"Before she could finish, Lucas had already pushed his way inside while closing the door behind him. In the next moment, he had Coco pinned against the wall.“Coco, why did you lie to me?” Lucas asked as his hot breath grazed her ear and neck.“I... I didn’t lie to you...” Coco tried to push him
Upon hearing that, Lucas felt irritated. He laughed and said, “Yes. Since we’ve broken up, you are going to switch over to Loke, right?” Immediately after that, he pressed his lips forcefully against hers.Coco almost drowned in the fierce and domineering kiss. She couldn’t let him continue doing that, otherwise, she couldn’t move on from him. Then, she decided to bite him hard. Lucas ended the kiss as he straightened up, his lip bleeding. "Coco, why are you resisting me? You'd rather kiss Loke than me?" Lucas looked straight into her eyes as he questioned her."I... I didn’t kiss Loke—" Coco denied it again, but before she could finish speaking, Lucas threw a stack of photos on the ground."Look at these! Are you going to tell me that these photos are edited? Or that the person in these photos isn't you?" Lucas asked sternly.Coco picked up the photos and finally saw them clearly.They were taken at the wrap party when she had gone to the end of the corridor and bumped into Loke.
Lucas was sure that Coco still loved him. However, the next moment, he felt restless as he doubted that she still had feelings for Loke. He wouldn’t let her fall in love with Loke! The only person she could love was him! Lucas's kiss grew more intense as he held her tightly in his embrace. Coco could only taste the strong, lingering taste of blood in her mouth.If they had ended up together previously due to alcohol, what excuse did they have this time? She didn't want to be intimate with him like this, but now, she felt powerless to resist. Coco was very helpless. The man whom she loved deeply didn’t believe her words, and it was hurting her. Tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably. Soon, Coco stopped struggling. Sensing that their kiss was unusual, Lucas lifted his head only to see Coco covered in tears with her eyes brimming with sorrow. It was the last thing he ever wanted to see. "Don't cry," he murmured, kissing away her tears.“Lucas, it’s fine if you don't want to
Listening to the bang of the door closing, Coco knew Lucas had left. She collapsed onto the bed, sobbing uncontrollably. Why did it have to be like this? Even though she had broken up with Lucas, why did it still hurt so much? The pain was so intense that even breathing felt excruciating.In the car, Lucas looked at the photos in his hand with Coco’s words echoing in his mind. ‘It isn’t what it looks like. He wasn't hugging or kissing me. The angle of the photo created this illusion.’Yes, the photo was taken from a certain angle. As the prince of the entertainment industry with his family rooted in the film business, he should have thought of this possibility immediately! Yet, he hadn't considered it at all. These few photos had made him lose his mind. If he had remained calm, he would have realized the misunderstandings caused by the angle of the camera. Lucas ruffled his hair in frustration. What was happening to him? He wasn’t his usual self. He neither wanted to love Coco nor
Something suddenly came across Minnie’s mind. “By the way, do you think Lucas has anything to do with the Stone family's downfall?"Coco was slightly taken aback. "I don't know.""Come on, it's quite possible! Otherwise, how could the timing be so coincidental? That day, Loke exposed how Layla bullied you in the past. When Layla tried to pour wine on you, it was Lucas who stopped her. It must be Lucas standing up for you. Layla deserves this!"Coco bit her lip as she wondered if Lucas was behind the Stone family's downfall. Did he do it for her?"Speaking of which, it seems like Lucas still cares about you..."“It doesn’t matter anymore since we have already broken up,” Coco said. “Alright, alright. I get it. You’re single now. Why don’t we go to a bar tonight and have some fun? Who knows, you might meet the man of your destiny," Minnie suggested.“Sure,” Coco agreed. After all, she wanted to forget about her worries, and going to a bar with Minnie sounded like a good idea.In the ev
Coco called Minnie immediately, but her phone was turned off. Her heart sank as she wondered if Minnie’s phone was dead or if something had happened to her. She had a sense of foreboding. Coco got up and started searching the bar. However, the place was so noisy and crowded with lights constantly shifting from bright to dim that she could hardly see anything.Soon, she finally found the bar manager. "My friend is missing. Can you make an announcement to help me find her?" Coco asked urgently.The manager responded as if he’d heard a great joke. "Miss, your friend is an adult, right? She might have already left. You want us to make an announcement to find her? Do you think this is a mall?""But my friend's phone was suddenly turned off, and she’s nowhere to be found. If she really needed to leave, she would’ve waited a bit or left a note," Coco insisted."Maybe she stood you up on purpose," the manager suggested, looking at Coco with a hint of sympathy."No, my friend wouldn't do that
After Coco gave Lucas the address and the name of the bar, he asked, "And where exactly are you now? Where in the bar?""I... I'm at table 29. Minnie and I were sitting here. The last time I saw her was right here.""Alright, stay where you are. Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be there soon!" Lucas said."Lucas, you... you will search for Minnie, right?" Coco asked while crying. To her, he was her last hope. "I'm... scared that something might have happened to Minnie. What should I do...""I will help you! Don’t worry! Wait for me!" Lucas assured her.After the call ended, Coco stood anxiously in place. She knew that Lucas would be here to help her. As long as he did, they could find Minnie! Even though she was still anxious, she no longer felt as helpless as before.Just then, the manager she had spoken to earlier approached her accompanied by a middle-aged man in a suit."Excuse me, are you Ms. Coco?" The middle-aged man asked respectfully."I am," Coco replied."Hello, I’m the person in ch
After a while, Coco returned to the table, but Minnie was nowhere to be seen. "That woman took Minnie!" Coco exclaimed. The surveillance footage outside the bar showed the woman leading Minnie into a car parked outside, which then drove away. The footage had clearly captured the car's license plate number. Lucas immediately called the city's traffic bureau and requested for surveillance to track the car. Coco waited anxiously. "Don't worry," Lucas reassured her softly. "But that woman purposely drugged Minnie. It was obvious that she had ill intentions. Where could she be taking Minnie? Could it be a kidnapping?" Coco's mind raced with all sorts of possibilities. "If it really is a kidnapping for ransom, I can pay the ransom no matter the amount. Coco, I will definitely help Minnie," Lucas said. Coco looked at him while biting her lip. “Thank you, Lucas.” She had rejected him so harshly and was worried he might refuse to help her when she called. Yet, he had shown up without h