’Long-term…’Lucy’s heart was skipping so hard that she nodded without thinking.Hector kissed her again while she slowly closed her eyes, and a jolt of electricity ran into her heart, making it feel numb. After a few days, at the Xavier residence…Lucy rang the doorbell, and the maid opened the door. She asked, “Is my mother home?”The maid confirmed she was there, and Lucy walked into the living room. When Jenna heard that someone was downstairs, she went down and was surprised to see that it was Lucy, “Lucy?”Lucy pressed her lips together and smiled. “Mom.”Jenna walked to the couch, poured her a cup of tea, and slowly said, “I was in a bad mood the other day and didn’t pay attention to your feelings. I apologize, Lucy.”She placed the teacup in front of her. “I know you’re all grown up now, but I can’t help myself. I won’t blame you if you think that I’m naggy. I just hope that you will be happy.”“Mom, I don’t blame you.”Jenna paused, then looked up at her.Lucy smil
That evening, Lucy walked to the garage and saw two colleagues standing there. She looked away. “You’re still here?”One of them walked to her and held her arm. “Lucy, my friend opened up a shop, and I’m buying dinner. Do you want to join us?”“Yes, let’s go together. You’ve been paying for our meals in the past two days, so we need to do something in return.”Lucy was a little befuddled by their friendliness, but she didn’t want to reject it. Thus, she had to be careful about what she said/ “I’m sorry, I have something on tonight, so I won’t be able to join you.”“Are you going on a date?”“Lucy, tell us, who is it?”“Bring your boyfriend along.”Lucy was going to say something when she heard a honk nearby. She looked around and seemed to be worried that the person in the car would be seen, so she hurriedly bade farewell. “I need to go, I’m sorry. Let’s do this another day.”The two women stared at the driver. Unfortunately, it was too dark inside, and they couldn’t see clearl
“I’m not!” replied Lucy.When Hector popped a piece of meat into his mouth, Lucy hurriedly asked, “How is it?”He nodded and replied, “Not bad.”Lucy supported her head with her hands as a smile blossomed on her face.Hector picked a piece of meat and put it near her mouth. She was stunned for a moment, but she soon opened her mouth and ate it.The sky was getting darker, and the city was beginning to be illuminated with neon lights.After they finished their meal, they sat on the couch and watched a movie. Lucy was holding a pillow in her hands and snuck a glance at Hector when she saw the protagonists kissing each other passionately.Sensing her gaze, Hector turned his head around. “What’s wrong?”She quickly averted her gaze. “Nothing.”The corner of his lips curled upward as he continued. “What do you have in mind?”“N-Nothing. I’m not thinking about anything,” replied Lucy, her voice thick with embarrassment. She had never been in a relationship before, so she did not kn
Lucy suddenly fell silent.Naomi looked at her and asked, “What’s wrong?”Keeping her head low, Lucy stirred her coffee and replied. “We haven’t told anyone about our relationship yet.”Naomi was stunned. “Why?”Lucy did not know either. She had never asked Hector before if they should make their relationship public or not. She was worried that the people in the company might talk about them behind their backs if they made it public. After all, Hector was Maisie's cousin.She sighed helplessly and replied, “It isn’t convenient.”“Is it because he doesn't want other people to know about your relationship?”“Nope.”“So, you don’t want other people to know who he is.”Lucy was stumped. She did not say anything in return, but Naomi knew she had guessed it right. She chuckled slightly and said, “Let me guess. Is it Ms. Vanderbilt’s cousin?”Lucy looked at Naomi in surprise and said nervously, “How did you know it’s Ms. Vanderbilt’s cousin?”“When Ms. Vanderbilt brought you to her
“That’s right. We were the ones who helped you when your family was in trouble. Now that you’ve become successful, you’ve forgotten about us?” Hector clasped his hands together and leaned forward a little. He sat with his legs spread a little and said, “The reason you helped my family was that you wanted to get the things under my uncle’s name. In other words, you had your own motives for helping us. Besides, I'm not familiar with you all, and since you haven't offered me any help before, why should I help you?” “Hecky, how can you talk like that?” “That’s all I have to say. I can’t help you, so please leave.”Those relatives' faces turned grim. They did not expect that Hector would reject them directly. Since they couldn't get anything from him, they did not have the nerves to remain and left in anger.As soon as they returned, they complained about Hector’s behavior to Heidi.Heidi made a call to Hector, and Hector admitted it. “I don’t want to help them.”“How can you not
Lucy hurriedly went forward to support Hector, and she staggered. She was not tall at all. She was only 5'3" tall, while Hector was 6'2". She nearly couldn't hold him, and they almost fell to the floor. "Why... Why did you drink so much beer?"Hector rested his chin on her shoulder and chuckled. When his breath grazed past her neck, it tickled her, and her skin exploded into gooseflesh. “I needed to entertain my customer, so I drank a little too much.”Lucy did not dare to carry him into her apartment. After all, Elaine was sleeping inside, and she was worried that they might wake her up. Thus, she carried him to his apartment, but the lock of his apartment was a combination lock.“What is the password?”He pressed his lips to her ear and told her the password.She took a deep breath and keyed in the password.She carried him to his bedroom, and just when she put him on the bed, he grabbed her into his arms. “Don’t go.”“Alright, alright, I won’t go.” Lucy pressed her lips tig
Lucy’s face turned burning red.At that moment, the doorbell rang.Lucy was startled, and she covered herself in the blanket.“Do you think it is my sister?”“Oh gosh! How am I supposed to tell her what happened?’Seeing how nervous she was, Hector couldn’t help himself and let out a hearty laugh. “I’ll go answer the door.”He got up and put on his clothes. He went to open the door, but surprisingly, the one standing in front of the door was not Elaine but his father, Yorick.Hector was stunned as he did not expect his father to show up there. “Dad? What brought you here?”“I’m here to see you. Your grandmother called you again yesterday…” Yorick wanted to get into the house, but Hector did not allow him. He put himself in front of the door and looked toward the master bedroom.Yorick was momentarily stunned and saw a flitting figure through the slit of the door to the master bedroom.His hunch told him that it was a woman.After Lucy got herself dressed, she peeked through
Nolan pushed open the door, and Maisie saw him from the reflection in the glass, turned around, and smiled in surprise. “Why are you here?”He draped his coat on the back of the chair, and it could be seen that he had a lunch box in his hand. “I’m here to deliver food to my wife.”Maisie put the cup of coffee down, ran toward him, and threw herself into his arms. Nolan was knocked back by the force of her embrace and wrapped his arms around her waist. “You look happy.”“How can I not be happy when my husband delivers food for me?” She took the lunch box from him, walked to the desk, and opened it. All the food in the lunch box was what she liked.Nolan hugged her from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder. “I’m going on a business trip today.”The lunch in Maisie’s hand became less fragrant in an instant. She turned around and looked at him. “Where are you going?”“Have you forgotten? Tanner has handed the Bronze Bay Hotel project to me.” Nolan kissed her ear. “So, I’m headi