Violet's gaze fell on the cloth, and she said, "Hey, your cloth got splashed by my drink. It's a bit torn. How about I replace it with a new silk ribbon? It'll look much better."Although she didn't understand why this man had such a piece of cloth wrapped around his wrist, he was very attractive, and his attire suggested he was wealthy. Most importantly, Violet had made a bet with her friends that she could get something from him.With that thought in mind, she decided to remove the cloth herself. After all, it was still something from the handsome man. However, before she could touch it, Lucas grabbed her wrist violently. Crack! Violet screamed in pain as her wrist broke.Minnie was startled, and Violet's friends were utterly shocked. No one expected Lucas to react so violently."Replace it? Do you know what this is?" His icy voice matched his cold expression as he pressed her head against the wall with a forceful grip.The woman screamed and struggled in pain.Knowing

Coco wondered if Minnie needed something from her. Coco opened Minnie’s message, and it was a picture of Lucas!Tears welled up in Coco's eyes as she stared at the person in the photo who had lost a lot of weight. She had only seen him from afar that day, but this photo was so clear and vivid. Coco felt heartbroken at the sight of Lucas looking so haggard. If her leg wasn’t in this condition, she would be eager to show up in front of him.Coco had been feeling inadequate being with Lucas back then, and she was feeling even worse as a cripple now. Just then, there was an urgent knocking on the door. Coco thought Minnie had forgotten her keys. She quickly wiped away her tears, not wanting her friend to see her cry.Using her crutch, Coco hobbled to the door and opened it. "Minnie, you—"Coco froze in place. The person she had seen on her phone was standing at the door. She couldn’t believe that they would meet like this after a year.Lucas’s hair was disheveled, and he was p

Lucas was shocked at the sight of Coco’s right calf. He knew all too well what her leg used to look like. "Pretty ugly, isn't it?" Coco said awkwardly. "Actually... there's really nothing much to see. Sometimes, I don't even want to look at it."Upon hearing that, Lucas was stunned. Coco’s deformed leg and the hideous scar on it told him all about the pain she had endured. It was something that she wouldn’t have had to suffer if it wasn’t because of him. “Alright, stop looking,” Coco said and tried to cover her calf again. However, Lucas stopped her and bent down to kiss her deformed calf and the scar on it."I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for all the pain you've been through," he croaked.Coco stared blankly at the man before her. Lucas was kissing her calf with closed eyes, and each kiss burnt her skin. Her heart was pounding so hard that it felt as though it was leaping out of her throat.She tried hard to calm herself. His actions would only make her more reluctant to let go o

However, once they were in the car, the driver drove them to Lucas’s villa. “I can just stay at Minnie’s place!” Coco said hastily. She wasn’t totally ready to face him yet. She figured that Minnie had let something slip, which had led to this sudden encounter. “Since you’re back, why would you still want to stay at Minnie’s place?” Lucas asked.“Let me stay at my apartment, then. It’s more convenient and comfortable for me.” “What’s wrong with my place?” “Your bedroom is on the second floor. You’ve seen my leg now, and you know it’s hard for me to use the stairs.” Coco finally found a reason. “I’ll arrange a room for you on the first floor. It’ll be easier for you to move around,” Lucas suggested. “No, thank you. I’m not used to it,” she refused while keeping her head low. Lucas noticed her resistance, and he asked after a pause, “Coco, do you... not want to see me at all?”Coco was stunned. “No...”“Is that so? Then why did you let Minnie know that you’re back but

“Coco, please don’t avoid me, okay? If you hate me or blame me for not protecting you, you can always hit me, curse me, or do whatever you want to me. But please, don’t avoid me. Don’t look away from me,” Lucas pleaded. His usual cold and indifferent tone was replaced by sincerity.Coco looked into his eyes. After a brief pause, she said, “Lucas, I’ve never hated you or blamed you for what happened. I decided to put Eden into the cradle, no one forced me! And the last words I said to you before I was swept away were truly from the bottom of my heart. So, you don’t need to feel guilty at all.”Lucas looked hurt. Those final words she had said to him had echoed in his mind countless times over the past year, each time adding to his agony.“Coco, you once said that I would eventually find someone else to love. But did you ever think that maybe I had already found her?” Lucas said while gently caressing her cheek. “I had already found her, but I was too blind to see it and kept denyin