Coco was still a little too stunned to react. The woman's approach had started like a normal conversation, but it had gradually become something dangerous.Coco was just watching, but her heart was racing. She was so scared that her palms were hot and sweaty. Lucas seemed so cold and ruthless earlier. Every movement of his screamed danger. She thought he would break the woman's hand with the glass in his hand at any time. "Why? Scared?" A low voice rang, bringing Coco back to her senses. Lucas seemed normal again. It was as if what she had witnessed was just an illusion. "Kinda," Coco told him honestly. "You were like a completely different person.""I don't like women touching me," Lucas declared, a hint of disgust in his expression.Coco frowned and wondered about her future with him."But I'll make an exception for you," Lucas abruptly said. It was like he was reading her mind. "You're my girlfriend now. It would be weird without any touching. Besides, holding hands and hugg

For a moment, Coco just stood there, staring blankly. Did Lucas beat them up? But he was alone. Could he really fight them by himself?"A-Are you hurt?!" she asked sharply."They can't hurt me," Lucas said with a grunt. "Well, let's get outta here."Lucas took a few steps forward, only to find Coco standing in place. He turned around to look at her. "What's wrong?" Taking a deep breath, she curled her fists on the side to gather her strength. "I-I feel a little weak. I'll walk a little slower," she explained.Coco tried to move, but her legs went weak. She almost fell to the ground. Lucas jumped forward to catch Coco as she stumbled back and picked her up in his arms."Hey!" She gasped in surprise. "A-Are you going to carry me?""What else are you going to do? If I let you walk on your own, you'll take forever."While on the way out, Coco felt many people staring at her. She would have been dying of embarrassment in normal circumstances, but not this time. She was still shell-

Coco hesitated for a moment, then decided to step into the elevator. Lucas followed and helped her to press the floor button.When the door shut before her, Coco suddenly stiffened, her face growing pale again."C-Can I hold your hand?" Coco whispered, barely managing her anxiety. She really needed to feel some warmth with her and to block her thoughts of the fear from the incident earlier.Looking back at Coco, he could see the color had drained from her face and the tears forming in her eyes. There was also fear and yearning in her eyes.What was she hoping for? Was she longing to hold his hand?Ever since falling in love with Serenity, Lucas had been uncomfortable with other women's touch, including Coco's. He would only touch Coco to put on an act in front of Serenity.No one was watching them now. He had no reason to act, and he could simply reject her. Still, this fear and longing in her eyes reminded him of himself. When he was younger, he must have felt the same when he a

Coco thought she would have a hard time sleeping after the shocking incident in the restroom. Instead, she slept through the night. She only woke up in the morning to her studio assistant's phone call The assistant could not find Coco in the studio and thought something had happened to her. It turned out Coco had just overslept. After the call, Coco quickly rose from her bed and got ready for work.She remembered going into the house holding Lucas' hand tightly. Lucas said he would get her a glass of warm water, so she had waited in the living room.Coco thought she had probably fallen asleep while waiting on the sofa. Did Lucas carry her to bed? Coco's face reddened at the thought of this. She hoped she had not done anything strange to him or said something weird while sleeping! Coco stood in front of the mirror and saw her red cheeks and some kind of emotion glittering in her eyes. She vaguely remembered a gentle voice speaking to her in her sleep. It had helped her to sleep

Loke had seen the news too, and a frown twisted his face. The bullying incident in university was brought up by the news again, his name blatantly omitted, and all the focus was turned to Coco's name.Why had this story come out? Who had brought up the news again?!Although the incident had happened in the university, only a small group of students were involved in the actual bullying. Most of the students were only watching, not knowing the cause of the incident. Someone had exposed the story without missing any details. Only a few knew the matter well. Were the abusers the ones who had shared the story? Were they jealous of Coco's latest success and planning to ruin everything?Who could it be? Who was behind this?Loke's mind was still on the names of those involved in this matter when his phone rang. "Hello?""Loke!" His best friend Mason's voice came over the phone. "Have you seen the latest video about Coco? It's all over the internet!""No, not yet. What happened?" Uneas