Since love wasn't a factor, Aubrey believed she was a better fit for Lucas than Coco. Alas, to her disappointment, Lucas's gaze remained as cold as ever."I’m not interested in you at all. As for your family, it will cease to exist in Solaria in a year. They might be able to salvage something if they start making plans now. Otherwise, you will lose everything."Lucas left after saying that, leaving Aubrey standing there in a daze. Her face reflected not only resentment, hatred, and jealousy, but also shock and fear.She wondered if Lucas was really planning to eliminate the Stewart family within a year. She didn’t know why Lucas was willing to go this far for Coco if he didn’t love her. However, her questions were unanswered. As Lucas got into his car and closed his eyes, Aubrey's words echoed in his mind. ‘It’s fine even if you don't love me.’Coco and Aubrey's views of love were so different. Lucas wondered what he should do to make Coco willingly get back together with him. Then,

So, back then, Lucas had said those words because he wanted Coco to stay by his side."Maybe I started liking you from then." Perhaps, it was much earlier than he had imagined.Coco couldn’t hold back her tears, and she raised her hands to cover her eyes. "Lucas, please don't say things like that anymore!"Such words would only make her feelings waver.Did he know how much she loved him? How much determination and willpower it took to break up with him, to keep her distance, and to stop loving him more and more?Tears were streaming down Coco’s face.Lucas gently pulled her hand away. "Okay, I won’t say anything like that anymore. Please, don't cry."Her tears always left him at a loss. He held her, comforting her gently. The once cold and distant look in his eyes was now replaced with tenderness.After a while, Coco finally stopped crying, though she still occasionally sniffled.Lucas took a tissue and carefully wiped her tears. After a moment, he said, "If we really have a child and

In fact, Lucas had never considered Aubrey to be his friend."You don't have to explain any of this to me," Coco said. They had already broken up, and their relationship no longer mattered to her. Moreover, she knew better than anyone that his heart had always belonged to Serenity.Thinking of Serenity, Coco said, "Is it okay for me to visit Serenity in the hospital?" The last time she visited, Serenity was still unconscious, and she wanted to check on her condition.Lucas hesitated."Don't worry. I won't say anything to upset Serenity. I'll still pretend that we’re dating. If Serenity asks in the future, you can tell her that our relationship is going well. Once Serenity fully recovers, I can come up with a reason for us to break up. You can put all the blame on me. You could say that I felt overwhelmed by the media attention, or you can tell her that I fell for someone else. Any excuse will do—"Before she could finish speaking, she was pulled into a tight embrace.Lucas held her clo

And Coco's stubbornness stemmed from her fear that she would fall deeper and deeper in love with Lucas!When Jackson and Lucas returned to the hospital room, Serenity was chatting with Coco. They were talking about the newborn baby and also the triplets.Noticing the slight fatigue on Serenity's face, Coco stood up and said, "Well, I think we should head back now. Serenity, take care of yourself and get lots of rest, okay? I'll visit you and the baby again soon.""Okay, I will," Serenity replied. "Next time, I'll introduce you to my triplets as well.""Okay," Coco nodded.After Coco and Lucas left, Jackson lowered the top half of Serenity's hospital bed and advised, "If you're feeling tired, take a nap. The doctor said you need plenty of rest.""I am a little tired," Serenity admitted. "I really enjoyed talking with Coco. Jackson, I'm so glad Lucas fell in love with Coco. She's a remarkable woman, and Lucas has finally found his happiness."As Serenity spoke, her eyes gradually

"How can you be so sure that person is not you?" he asked."All you can do is like me, but that kind of feeling is worthless in front of Serenity. In the future, someone might come along who you can genuinely love. That person won't have to work as hard as I do, and will effortlessly make you fall in love," she said.Their feelings for each other were all artificially constructed, meticulously fabricated!Be it pretending to be a couple at first or dating for real afterwards, everything about their relationship was orchestrated with a purpose. Perhaps that fakeness was destined to end the way it did."What if I tell you that kind of person will never come along? The one I want to love is you, only you!" he exclaimed. Besides her, he didn’t know who else could do it. "Coco, you worked so hard to finally make me develop feelings for you. Are you really going to give up just like this?""Yes, I did work really hard, I really did..." she replied. However, despite her reluctance, she s