Once Lucas openly revealed his intention to move against the Stewart family, it's highly unlikely that anyone in Solaria would dare to intervene and help the Stewart family."Aubrey probably didn't think you would go this far for Coco," Caleb murmured.Lucas lowered his gaze and swirled the drink in his hand. "Neither did I," he said. At first, he chose to walk away. But afterwards, when he saw the video posted online, he finally understood the pain she had to endure.Regret, guilt, and anger overwhelmed him in an instant.He would definitely make Aubrey pay. As for himself... he's already paying the price. Coco already inflicted the most excruciating pain upon him by breaking up with him.Just then, Lucas' phone rang, and he furrowed his brow upon seeing the caller ID."What's wrong? Who is it?" Caleb asked curiously."It's my dad. He asked me to go home because he wants to talk to me. Probably for the same reason you came to see me," Lucas casually replied."Looks like the St

"Try it," Lucas suggested.Coco quietly ate her breakfast. Even though her head was lowered, she was aware of his gaze occasionally lingering on her."Do you have any place you'd like to go today?" Lucas suddenly asked. "If you have somewhere in mind, I can take you there...""But I can't go alone, can I?" she raised her head to ask.His expression turned a little gloomy. "You want to leave so badly?""If you were trapped in a cage, would you enjoy it and not want to leave?" she retorted.He stared at her intently, his lips pressed tightly together."Lucas, keeping me confined in this mansion won’t do anything," Coco stated. "We still don't know if I'm actually pregnant, but one thing is for sure: it's already past the time to take contraceptives, and I couldn't have secretly acquired them without you knowing anyway. If you're worried that I'll have a secret abortion if it turns out that I really am pregnant, then rest assured."She took a deep breath and continued, "I will kee

"I guess it's because it's not the kind of ice cream that I imagine rich people would eat," Coco mused.Lucas lightly rotated the ice cream cone in his hand. "Maybe my life isn't as grandiose as you imagine. If we strip away my family background and all my titles, I'm just an ordinary guy who enjoys ordinary things and indulges in ordinary treats."A tinge of loneliness flickered in his eyes as he spoke. "I still remember the first time I visited this amusement park. I sneaked out alone to come here. When I got here, I spotted a few of my classmates, but after they noticed me, they didn't play with me. They formed a group of their own, excluding me.""You weren't on good terms with your classmates?" she asked."Back then, only kids in my social circle like Caleb would talk to me. My other classmates were too intimidated to approach me. Once, while playing with a classmate, he accidentally bumped into me, scraping my arm. The next day, I found out that he had transferred to another

"Of course I'll go," Coco answered with a chuckle, "It's the wrap party of my first comic adaptation. I wouldn't miss it for the world.""Alright, then I'll go with you," Minnie replied.After Minnie left, Coco's smile gradually faded. She slapped her cheeks, reminding herself to pick herself up and become the old Coco again.Her reliance on Lucas stopped here. She needed to become a strong and independent Coco who didn't have to depend on others.In the following days, Coco settled into a routine, shuttling between her apartment and the studio.Her two assistants were aware of the incident at the Comic Con. These days, they kept their heads down and focused on their work, refraining from saying anything about it.One day, while Coco was working on her sketches with her assistants, her aunt, Clementine, came to look for her at the studio.The moment she saw Coco, Clementine fell to her knees. "Coco, I know our family has wronged you, but we're relatives after all. Please show me

He made the difficult decision to let her go and had refrained from seeing her since then, but he couldn't suppress the growing thoughts of her. It had only been a few days, yet he missed her so much. Somehow, she had become incredibly important to him, to the point where he would spend sleepless nights gazing emptily at the bed she once occupied in the mansion."Why can't you give me a little more time? How can you be so certain that I'll never fall in love with you?" He whispered these words into the air, sounding incredibly lonely.Coco's assistants departed the studio for the day, but Coco remained. She hunched over the worktable, engrossed in her artwork.A slight pang in her stomach caused her a bit of discomfort. Coco got up, brewed a cup of hot tea, and resumed her work. Immersing herself in her work and the beauty of art was her only solace from the troubles of reality.She continued painting until hunger interrupted her focus. Glancing up to check the time, she saw