Chapter 3096

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... for causing you so much pain," he whispered.

A bitter smile formed on Coco's lips. She had been apologized to so many times since her return. In truth, she didn't want to hear apologies.

They only made her feel like everyone was trying to make it up to her out of a sense of guilt and responsibility for her leg injury.

She would rather everyone treated her normally so that she could feel like an ordinary person again.

"Lucas, you don't have to feel indebted to me. You don't owe me anything," Coco said, attempting to pry his arms away from her waist.

But he held her even tighter instead.

"Coco, I understand that you don't want me to compensate you out of guilt. But I want you to know that I would never tell you I love you out of guilt. When I heard about all the things you had to go through during the past year, my heart broke. I want to protect you so badly, but when you suffered, I... I couldn't do anything to help you at all..."

Lucas' voice was hoars