"What do you mean by that?" Lucas asked in return."Like if she had some incurable disease, or if she... was disabled, or if something was wrong with her body," Minnie said.Lucas looked up and stared at her. "Why are you saying this?"Minnie felt incredibly nervous, and her palms were sweating. She tried hard to calm herself and said, "Just... just like you said earlier, she might have been injured, so she couldn't come back. I was thinking maybe her injury is more serious, making it hard for her to return anytime soon.""She will always be my wife no matter what happens to her. I just want her to be alive and come back to me someday,” Lucas said.As long as that was the case, he would do his utmost best to protect and care for her, ensuring she never faced danger or harm ever again."Great." Minnie sighed in relief. As long as Lucas didn't mind Coco's disability, Coco's insecurities would eventually dissipate, and she would get back together with Lucas.Just then, the restau
Violet's gaze fell on the cloth, and she said, "Hey, your cloth got splashed by my drink. It's a bit torn. How about I replace it with a new silk ribbon? It'll look much better."Although she didn't understand why this man had such a piece of cloth wrapped around his wrist, he was very attractive, and his attire suggested he was wealthy. Most importantly, Violet had made a bet with her friends that she could get something from him.With that thought in mind, she decided to remove the cloth herself. After all, it was still something from the handsome man. However, before she could touch it, Lucas grabbed her wrist violently. Crack! Violet screamed in pain as her wrist broke.Minnie was startled, and Violet's friends were utterly shocked. No one expected Lucas to react so violently."Replace it? Do you know what this is?" His icy voice matched his cold expression as he pressed her head against the wall with a forceful grip.The woman screamed and struggled in pain.Knowing
Minnie tried to pull Lucas away from Violet, but he shoved her away, causing her to fall hard to the ground.Ouch! Minnie silently screamed in pain, but more than her physical pain, she was worried about Lucas losing control. To him, the cloth on his wrist being soiled was like a fuse that ignited all his pent-up emotions.Seeing that he might actually kill someone, Minnie urgently shouted, "Lucas, stop! Coco wouldn’t be happy if she knew you killed someone because of her!” “Is that so?” A murderous glint flashed across Lucas’s eyes. “She disappeared because I wasn’t ruthless enough back then. If I had been more heartless, maybe she would still be here with me now..."If he had eradicated the Stewart family or hadn’t saved Snow, Coco wouldn’t have been in danger.Lucas loathed himself for causing Coco to suffer because of his soft personality. Noticing Lucas was about to lash out again, Minnie hurriedly told him the truth. “Lucas! Coco is alive, and she’s back! I’m not ly
Coco wondered if Minnie needed something from her. Coco opened Minnie’s message, and it was a picture of Lucas!Tears welled up in Coco's eyes as she stared at the person in the photo who had lost a lot of weight. She had only seen him from afar that day, but this photo was so clear and vivid. Coco felt heartbroken at the sight of Lucas looking so haggard. If her leg wasn’t in this condition, she would be eager to show up in front of him.Coco had been feeling inadequate being with Lucas back then, and she was feeling even worse as a cripple now. Just then, there was an urgent knocking on the door. Coco thought Minnie had forgotten her keys. She quickly wiped away her tears, not wanting her friend to see her cry.Using her crutch, Coco hobbled to the door and opened it. "Minnie, you—"Coco froze in place. The person she had seen on her phone was standing at the door. She couldn’t believe that they would meet like this after a year.Lucas’s hair was disheveled, and he was p
Lucas trembled, and he tightened his embrace around Coco even more."You shouldn’t apologize at all. It’s me! It’s my fault for not finding you and letting you face such danger!” Lucas murmured. After a long while, he finally loosened his embrace and carefully examined Coco.His fingers trembled as he traced her facial features and hair. “Your hair... it’s short now.” “Yeah, it’s easier to manage,” Coco said. When she was under Leia’s care, her long hair had been a hindrance. Cutting it short was the most convenient option.As Lucas’s gaze moved downward, his eyes widened at the crutch under her arm. "What happened to you? Are you hurt?!"Coco's body stiffened, and she instinctively tried to back away. However, she couldn’t move as Lucas's arm was around her waist.“I... I’m fine,” she stammered in a panic.“Come on, let me take a look.” Lucas anxiously knelt and wanted to lift her long skirt. Coco staggered a few steps back. "No, there... there's nothing to see.""Coco,
Lucas was shocked at the sight of Coco’s right calf. He knew all too well what her leg used to look like. "Pretty ugly, isn't it?" Coco said awkwardly. "Actually... there's really nothing much to see. Sometimes, I don't even want to look at it."Upon hearing that, Lucas was stunned. Coco’s deformed leg and the hideous scar on it told him all about the pain she had endured. It was something that she wouldn’t have had to suffer if it wasn’t because of him. “Alright, stop looking,” Coco said and tried to cover her calf again. However, Lucas stopped her and bent down to kiss her deformed calf and the scar on it."I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for all the pain you've been through," he croaked.Coco stared blankly at the man before her. Lucas was kissing her calf with closed eyes, and each kiss burnt her skin. Her heart was pounding so hard that it felt as though it was leaping out of her throat.She tried hard to calm herself. His actions would only make her more reluctant to let go o
"Lucas! I don't want to go to the hospital," Coco quickly said. "There isn’t a need for that!”"Coco, please, let me take you to the hospital and have the doctor examine you again, okay?" Lucas's voice was almost pleading. "I don't know who your previous doctor was, and I will ask another doctor to examine you. I will try my best to fix your leg!” Coco couldn’t refuse him at all. Then, Lucas carried Coco out of Minnie's apartment and quickly got into his car which was waiting downstairs.He placed her in the car and instructed the driver to head to the hospital. On the way, he called his subordinates to arrange for a specialist to examine Coco as soon as they arrived.Coco nervously clutched her skirt, and Lucas placed his hand over hers. "Don't worry. I'm here with you."She looked up and met his eyes, which were now filled with concern for her.“Don’t worry, Coco. I will handle every single problem you have. You just need to stay by my side, and I'll do everything in my po
However, once they were in the car, the driver drove them to Lucas’s villa. “I can just stay at Minnie’s place!” Coco said hastily. She wasn’t totally ready to face him yet. She figured that Minnie had let something slip, which had led to this sudden encounter. “Since you’re back, why would you still want to stay at Minnie’s place?” Lucas asked.“Let me stay at my apartment, then. It’s more convenient and comfortable for me.” “What’s wrong with my place?” “Your bedroom is on the second floor. You’ve seen my leg now, and you know it’s hard for me to use the stairs.” Coco finally found a reason. “I’ll arrange a room for you on the first floor. It’ll be easier for you to move around,” Lucas suggested. “No, thank you. I’m not used to it,” she refused while keeping her head low. Lucas noticed her resistance, and he asked after a pause, “Coco, do you... not want to see me at all?”Coco was stunned. “No...”“Is that so? Then why did you let Minnie know that you’re back but