Currently, Deasy has successfully obtained the glasses that Lucas is wearing. Just as she was about to take them off, Deasy was startled when Lucas suddenly opened his eyes and gently held her hand.For a moment, the man gazed at Deasy's face. He stared closely, then soon smiled and said softly."Why aren't you asleep yet, honey?"Deasy froze for a moment. She was confused about how to answer Lucas's seemingly simple and straightforward question. It felt like she wanted to escape. She was incredibly embarrassed to be caught wanting to do something with the man in front of her."I-I..." Deasy stammered."I what?""I-uh...""Huh? What's wrong?""Uh? No!" Deasy interjected while shaking her head repeatedly. She was still nervous and struggling to figure out what to say to Lucas."So, what's the matter?""Nothing, really," Deasy finally answered. "Actually, before going to sleep, I wanted to kiss you again. When I looked closely at your face, it seemed a bit strange.""Strange?"Deasy nod
In recent times, Lucas has appeared to thoroughly enjoy his role. Despite not being officially married and holding the status of a husband, he continues to strive to care for and look after Deasy wholeheartedly and with all his soul.Lucas seems so sincere, without ever calculating. In fact, whatever Deasy asks for, he always tries to fulfill it right away.Like last night. When it was time to sleep, Deasy was craving like a pregnant woman. She complained that she really wanted seafood fried rice for breakfast tomorrow, sprinkled with a lot of shrimp flour on top.As a result, because he had the skill to cook, Lucas woke up early in the morning. He immediately took a shower, then headed to the kitchen. He checked the refrigerator to take out the shrimp and some other ingredients.He started chopping, then washing. Then he cooked and prepared it into seafood fried rice, just as Deasy had requested.For some reason, there was a special satisfaction for Lucas if he could grant Deasy's wi
"Sir, what's on your mind? You seem really troubled."For a while now, Felix had been observing how restless Lucas appeared in his office chair. When he tried to discuss things with him, his boss didn't seem focused and often didn't respond to what Felix was saying."Mr. Lucas," Felix called out for the umpteenth time, raising his voice slightly to get Lucas's attention and refocus it on him."Huh? What?""Why, Mr. Lucas?" Felix inquired, curious."I'm thinking about Deasy suddenly proposing to get married next month."Felix was astonished, but he smiled in response to Lucas's statement."Congratulations, sir. That means you'll be getting married soon, and you'll officially become Ms. Deasy's husband.""Yes," Lucas replied briefly."But," Felix continued, "if Deasy is proposing to marry you next month, when will you tell her about your true identity as her boss all this time? I'm sure she'll be shocked when she finds out."Lucas sighed deeply, bringing his hand up to massage his throb
Deasy: Luc, it seems you don't need to come over. I have some last-minute business to attend to and must go. Let's meet later in the evening or after work.Lucas had just finished all the work that had piled up on his desk. He grabbed his suit and car keys, preparing to leave, when Deasy suddenly sent him a text message.As Lucas checked and read it carefully, it turned out that the lunch invitation from his girlfriend, which she had insisted on earlier, had to be postponed because Deasy had some unexpected business to attend to."Why, Sir? Why are you just standing there like that?" Felix, who was still faithfully in Lucas's office, asked. Felix was currently organizing some documents for Lucas to take to the meeting."Well," Lucas replied, "Deasy is being really indecisive. Earlier, she insisted that I hurry over to the restaurant. Now, as I'm ready to go there, she sends a message saying we won't be having lunch.""She canceled?" Felix responded in surprise."Yes," nodded Lucas. "S
Meanwhile, in a different location, at a Korean restaurant, Deasy sat quietly with an expression that was difficult to interpret. It was a mixture of confusion, surprise, and curiosity because suddenly, while waiting for Lucas, her boss, Andreas Morales, approached her for a serious conversation.During her nearly three years of working at Quantum Tech as a financial manager, Deasy had only met the owner of the Dalton Group a few times in person. She had also been involved in direct conversations with him only a handful of times. That's why she wondered what the reason and purpose of this conversation could be."Is your name Deasy Winterborne?"Andreas cast a scanning look over her, taking in every detail from head to toe. He scrutinized the woman who was currently close to his son."Yes, I'm Deasy Winterborne, Sir."Andreas smiled faintly."You're the financial manager at Quantum Tech and also the daughter of the late Anton Wolf, the owner of Amaris, right?"Deasy nodded, confirming
"Della, did you see Ms. Deasy?"Lucas appeared puzzled. Since he returned from the meeting, he hadn't seen Deasy in his office at all. He had some work to discuss with her, and her absence was starting to worry him.Even when Lucas tried to contact her as Lucas Orion, his girlfriend didn't respond. This made him both anxious and concerned."She's not in her office, Sir. It seems like she's gone out."Lucas nodded."For a while now? I noticed she hasn't been around for a bit. There's something important I want to discuss about work.""I'll try to find her and get in touch, Sir," Della said. "If I locate her, I'll let Ms. Deasy know to meet you in your office.""Yes, thank you very much for your help."After Della left the room, Lucas picked up his phone again. He checked repeatedly, hoping for a response from Deasy to the text messages he had sent.Lucas: Darling, where are you? Why aren't you answering my calls? Are you okay?Lucas: Darling? Hello? Please reply. Are you mad at me or s
After Andreas Morales left, Deasy sat there silently, her gaze empty. Her mind was busy thinking while digesting every word Andreas had said to her.There was pain.There was humiliation.How Andreas Morales's words had left a deep impact, cutting and cornering her."Do you think the Morales family wants a daughter-in-law like you, a cheap woman?""If not cheap, what should I call it then? What should we call a woman who willingly sleeps with a man, even multiple times without any official commitment? Because in reality, a dignified woman would never engage in such dirty acts."Deasy sighed deeply as she recalled this string of sentences. If only cursing parents didn't bring bad luck, she wished she could utter all the curses she knew.She admitted that she was wrong for engaging in a marital relationship without any formal commitment. But... it was all unintentional. Not exactly a mistake, as Deasy had moments when she felt addicted and repeated it.Yes, okay!She was wrong, and her
"For God's sake, I can explain everything."Entering their apartment unit, Lucas immediately pulled Deasy to sit on the sofa. He followed and deliberately sat right next to her while looking deeply into her eyes."First, I apologize. I sincerely apologize for not being honest with you from the beginning. But there are reasons for everything.""Oh, really? So, you lied for a reason?" Deasy replied with a skeptical expression."Please..." Lucas pleaded. "Please listen to me first until I finish. I'll explain everything step by step."Deasy nodded, allowing Lucas to continue his explanation."From the beginning, I didn't intend to deceive you. Seriously, even before we met, I was assigned by my father to investigate Forty-nine.""Investigate?"Lucas nodded. Eventually, he had to explain everything without any more concealment."I don't know if you've noticed or not, but in recent years, Forty-nine seemed to be successful on the surface. However, in reality, it was in deep financial troub