Lucas tapped Wilson on the shoulder while Clara and Summer were chatting."You should've seen that look on your face. Do you know what you look like?""What?" "Like a student who's thinking of their future, not knowing the best path for him," Lucas teased. "So, did something happen between you and Clara?""Nothing happened. It's been quiet lately," Wilson stated.It was precisely this peace that bothered him. Like something was stirring the calm waters, making him feel panicky."Why that look on your face? Are you two not getting along?" Lucas continued asking."No. We're getting along well," Wilson replied. A cozy relationship was building between them, and his relationship with Yanny was improving. Sometimes, he even thought that this was the life he wanted.Despite that, he still felt uneasy. Even though he had gone through hypnosis to forget his past feelings, it did not help any of his lingering resentment over their previously failed relationship. Even so, he could not
"Don't you stop me… Let's have fun together… Instead of having fun alone…" Lisa got louder when drunk.Have fun together? With who? Terry rolled his eyes at Lisa, and Lisa did not even realize it."Lisa's drunk. I'm taking her home," Terry said, ready to take Lisa home. Coco quickly answered, "Take care on your way home."Lisa was not done yet. "Come visit me next time, Coco… I'll show you my collection of handsome men. Those posters, they're all my treasures. Terry doesn't even know…"Well, her secret was out, and everyone in the room knew! Terry listened and was rendered speechless. Once he got home, he would look for her hidden treasures and see whose posters she had been collecting."Oh, by the way… Coco, Clara, Serenity…""In the future… When Coco gets married, how about making the guys do a group dance… It'll be great! I'm going to look for some dance music…"Lisa rambled on, and her suggestion brought a whole new slew of headaches to the men in the room. The men in a g
Coco's cheeks were pink, her eyes growing bigger and bigger as she stared at him. Her eyes sparkled, drawing him in.Lucas could not resist her requests even if he found it embarrassing. "Okay," he agreed, his voice hoarse. "If that's what you want, I'll dance for you." Lucas would only dance for Coco. His dance was only for her to see!"Really?" Her eyes lit up with joy. "You'd dance for me?""Yes. I will," Lucas promised.Coco then stumbled onto the couch to watch him dance. Lucas smiled at Coco helplessly and made her sit properly. Before he began dancing, he loosened the tie from his neck. Then, he unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt and the sleeves at his wrists.Lucas danced, doing this only to please her. Only she could make him dance like this. He wanted to make the woman he loved happy! Coco watched, mesmerized by his dance. She rested her chin in her hands, her lips curving upward as happiness surrounded her. She felt happy in this moment.-When Clara and
Wilson knew how much he wanted to be with Clara even though he had lost his past feelings for her. Fear began to consume him although he had finally realized his dream. He was scared his happiness would be short-lived. He was afraid she would unintentionally tell him the secret phrase. It might change their relationship.Sometimes, he secretly mocked himself for setting up the secret phrase related to her. To release him from the hypnosis, she had to tell him the secret phrase in person.Maybe he really wanted to hear her tell him that at that time, but he feared hearing it from her would ruin all that peace or quiet.Wilson heard his phone ring and grabbed his phone. It was his mom calling."Mom? What's the matter?" Wilson answered the call."Still awake?" Lessie's voice came from the other end of the phone."Hmm," Wilson responded."So, what's the plan? Are you staying in Solaria permanently? You're not coming back?" Lessie questioned, and Wilson fell silent."You and Clara
Lessie never wanted her only son to be miserable. If her son was destined to be with Clara, she would accept it even if she was reluctant."Thanks, Mom," Wilson said and ended the call.Wilson grabbed his pen after the call and wrote something on the note. He carefully folded the piece of paper and stayed in the study for a long period of silence before walking out of the room. Wilson returned to the bedroom to find the lights still on. Clara was not asleep. She was sitting on the bed, looking at her cell phone."Done with work?" As if noticing his footsteps, Clara spoke up, glancing up at Wilson."Yeah. What about you? What are you looking at?" Wilson walked over."Looking at some of the pictures we took together. It's been a long time since we've had such a big gathering," Clara said, smiling. "When the kids are a little older, we can get all the children to form a soccer team." Wilson remained silent, too stunned by her smile. In his memory, he rarely saw her with such a
Clara was surprised. "W-Why do you suddenly ask?" She sounded panicked by the idea. "Is it sudden?" Wilson mock whispered. "It's not sudden at all. I've thought about the question a thousand times, thinking about the answers you may give me. I just thought it's finally time to ask you tonight."After a short pause, he continued, "Clara, I want to know what you think. Nothing else. Just ask your own heart. Do you want to stay with me for the rest of your life?"Wilson asked again, a little nervous as he anticipated her answer. Yes, he was nervous. Clara remained silent. She lowered her head as if pondering the question.Wilson stood by the bed, patiently waiting for her answer. Time had flown by, minutes passing quickly. Wilson waited for a long time, but she never gave him an answer. Clara's silence made him bitter and slightly resentful toward her. He should have never asked. The question definitely threw their relationship off balance."Forget it. Pretend I said nothing.
Clara was puzzled. "Why do you think you'll leave me again?"His lips parted, and he said, "The hypnosis."It took her a few seconds to realize what he was referring to. "Do you think you'll leave me one day? When your hypnosis is lifted? But… You left me the last time because you hypnotized away your feelings for me. If you lift the hypnosis…""I'd be more willing to be with you, right?" Wilson finished the sentence for her.Clara nodded slightly."Yes, that's normal, but… What if I chose hypnosis because love was too painful and unbearable?" Wilson said."I probably didn't think I'd fall in love with you again even after I hypnotized my feelings away!"Falling in love with her was like destiny. Even if he used hypnosis to forget that feeling, he could not resist his attraction for her.Wilson pulled out the carefully folded note and handed it to Clara."The secret phrase to release me from the hypnosis is written on this paper. It'll work only if you say it to me in person."
Coco drank the sobering-up tea and tried to recall last night's events. Although she had gotten pretty drunk, she remembered most of what happened last night. The memory of Lucas dancing remained in her mind. It was the first time he had danced for her, and she wondered when she would see him dance for her again.Coco felt a tinge of regret thinking about this. She should have filmed Lucas dancing with her phone yesterday! What a precious memory!After lunch, Coco went to the hospital for rehabilitation. It was difficult for her leg to recover and function like a normal person's, but rehabilitation could help minimize the pain and troubles she faced in daily life. It would decrease the chances of her tripping while walking, and she could walk like a normal person with the aid of some special shoes.Rehabilitation was something she could do within her power. Coco wanted to do her best in this, even if it was difficult. Having come back from the brink of death, this kind of hard wor