“Yes, they’ll be here shortly,” the person responded.“Guard all the exits and don’t let anyone escape. I need a few people to come with me to search for Minnie,” Lucas ordered.“Yes, sir.”Soon, six men followed Lucas and Coco into the motel.Upon entering, Coco approached the person in charge while showing her the photo of Minnie and the woman who had taken her away.“Please tell me which room this woman took my friend to,” Coco requested urgently.“What? We have so many guests coming and going every day. How can I remember everyone?” The woman’s eyes darted around nervously.Coco grew more anxious. “It was just a short while ago. You should have a registration record. Please check the guest records from the past half hour…”“Alright, give me a moment, I’ll check for you…” However, the woman's movements were slow, clearly stalling for time.“Hurry up!” Coco urged.“Stop rushing me, or I won’t...” Lucas signaled to his men before she could finish speaking. In an instant, one of them
A bodyguard shouted, “Mr. Gomez!”Coco noticed that Lucas and his men had already subdued the man wearing only a towel. The man was still struggling on the ground.“Coco, are you okay? Are you hurt?” Lucas asked, standing up and frowning slightly.“I’m fine, but where’s Minnie?” Minnie was lying unconscious on the bed. Thankfully, Minnie’s clothes were still intact. The man hadn’t had the chance to do anything to her.“Minnie, wake up! Wake up!” Coco shouted. Minnie remained unresponsive and muttered incoherently even though Coco was shaking her violently.“We should take her to the hospital for a check-up. We don’t know what was put in her drink,” Lucas suggested.Coco nodded in agreement.Two of Lucas’s men came over. One helped Minnie up while the other spoke to Lucas, “Mr. Gomez, you were stabbed by a knife. You have to be treated at the hospital before you lose too much blood...”“What? You’re injured?!” Coco exclaimed in shock.It was only then that she noticed how pale Lucas ha
Coco felt a pang in her chest looking at Lucas’s smile. At the hospital, the doctors examined both Lucas and Minnie. They also brought the unfinished drink from the bar for analysis. It was confirmed that Minnie’s drink had been spiked with sedatives. She was still asleep now and would wake up once the effects wore off.Coco felt at ease when she learned that Minnie was fine. As for Lucas, although his wound wasn’t deep and hadn’t hit any vital organs, it still required eleven stitches. The doctor had to administer a local anesthetic and stitch him up in the emergency room.“Coco, wait for me outside. It’ll look gory.” Lucas was worried that she might feel uncomfortable.However, Coco refused. “I’ll stay. You can hold my hand if it hurts.”Lucas was surprised to hear that. After a while, he nodded. “Okay.”And so, Lucas held Coco’s hand while she stood by his side, watching the doctor cut open his shirt and clean the wound, which was still bleeding. The doctor and nurse skillfully di
After the bodyguards left, Lucas and Coco were left alone. Coco, who was still blushing, mustered up her courage and said, “Um... if you need to use the bathroom, I-I can help with my eyes closed...”Lucas couldn’t help but laugh, but it triggered his wound, causing him to wince.“What’s wrong? Are you in pain?” Coco asked in concern.“I’m fine,” Lucas replied. “I can ask my bodyguards to help me to the bathroom. You just need to help with simple things like getting me a glass of water since I can’t move around easily.”Coco sighed in relief. As long as it wasn’t helping him in the bathroom, she could manage everything else.“You must have been really scared today,” Lucas said.“A little,” Coco murmured. Minnie’s disappearance and Lucas getting stabbed had caused her to experience a rollercoaster of emotions today.“Thank you for protecting me. I don’t know how I can ever repay you…”If it was others, she could offer money or gifts, but with Lucas, she didn’t know what she could do t
"Yes. I almost had a heart attack yesterday. When I came back from the restroom and couldn't find you, I called the police, but they refused to help me because your disappearance hadn't been long enough. In the end, I had to seek Lucas's help. Luckily, he found you. If we had been any later, you might have..." Coco recounted the events at the hotel from the previous night.Minnie got goosebumps as she listened. She was thankful that Coco had arrived in time, otherwise, she would have been in real trouble."By the way, how is Lucas doing?" Minnie asked."The doctor said it's nothing serious, but he did need eleven stitches and will have to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation," Coco replied.Minnie gasped. Eleven stitches. That was quite a large wound."Lucas risking his life to take that stab for you shows he might care about you more than we thought," Minnie murmured.After all, not many people would be willing to do that.Coco remained silent.Meanwhile, Lucas’s parent
Thud! It sounded like someone had bumped into the door. The three people in the VIP ward looked toward the door. A woman opened the door slightly and peeked through the crack. It was none other than Coco, the very person Carmen had just suggested should marry Lucas."Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop," Coco said awkwardly, her face flushed with embarrassment.She had returned from Minnie’s room only to hear them talking about her. She felt that it would be inappropriate for her to enter, so she decided to wait outside until they finished their conversation.However, she was startled to hear Carmen’s last sentence, which caused her to accidentally bump on the door. “Coco,” Lucas called out.Jared and Carmen instantly knew who this woman was. Though they had long been aware of Coco, this was their first time meeting her.“Come on in,” Carmen instructed her. Coco walked up to Jared and Carmen and greeted them politely, “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Gomez. Nice to meet you.”“I’m not feeling nic
Coco struggled to come up with a reasonable explanation.“Could it be that... he’s not satisfying you in that aspect, which is why you feel you’re not compatible?” Carmen guessed.Both Lucas and Jared immediately understood the implication, their expressions shifting slightly. Coco, however, did not comprehend it, but Carmen’s question inadvertently provided an excuse for her. So, she quickly nodded. “Yes, yes, that’s it. We’re not compatible in that way.”Upon hearing this, Jared looked at his son in surprise while Lucas looked on speechlessly.Just from Coco's response, Lucas knew she didn’t know what Carmen was talking about. He couldn’t give Coco a hint at all.Carmen hurriedly grabbed Coco’s hand and said, “I assure you, my son is perfectly healthy. It might just be stress or something causing your incompatibility. I’ll get him some supplements to boost his energy. Besides, you should understand that he doesn’t have much experience. Some women might prefer a man who’s been around
"What? Misunderstand that I'm impotent?" Lucas raised an eyebrow.Coco's face turned even redder. She quickly changed the subject, "Um... how's your wound? Does it still hurt?""It’s fine, I guess. It doesn't really hurt," he replied. Looking at her flushed face, he sighed and said, "Also, don't mind my mother.” "Huh?" She stared at him puzzledly."The breakup. Since it was your decision, I respect it. You don’t have to reconsider it just because I took a knife for you," Lucas said. Even though he desperately wanted to keep her by his side, to take care of her, and to protect her. He even felt that she was the only one who could help him move on. Nevertheless, he still wanted to respect her decision. He didn’t want to force her, nor did he want to see her tears."Yeah, I get it..." Coco replied solemnly. She should be happy that he respected her decision, but at this moment, she couldn't feel any excitement at all.She felt a little heartbroken instead. -Lucas needed to stay in the