Chapter 2975

Coco understood that the other party was more powerful than she was, and there was nothing that she could do about it.

"So, you're upset about this?" Lucas asked.

"It's just... I feel a bit powerless," Coco admitted.

"Even though I don't want to admit it, it's often the case. That's why people strive to become stronger. The stronger you are, you can protect what you want to protect like dignity, freedom, and so on,” Lucas explained. "It’s always the law of the jungle. You have to keep growing stronger if you don’t want to be seen as a weakling.”

Then, he paused and looked at her. "Coco, aren't you also becoming stronger bit by bit?"

"Me?" She was taken aback. "Am I?"

"Of course," Lucas affirmed. "You probably wouldn't have chased after someone to demand an apology like today back then."

"That... that's because..."

"You want to say it’s because you're my girlfriend, right? If she insulted you, it meant she was insulting me too, right?" Lucas seemed to see through Coco’s mind.

Coco sta