Chapter 485
I never knew you had gone through something like this. It’s a good thing the little girl was around to
save you.” Ashlyn’s heart rate suddenly picked up its pace. For some reason, when Lucas spoke about
the little girl, fragmented memories suddenly shed across her mind.
Mountains… Forests…
She didn’t manage to grasp hold of the fleeting thoughts before hearing Lucas continue, “I fell asleep in
the cave afterward, and my parents managed to find me. I didn’t see the little girl again, so I started
looking for her.”
“Did you ever find her?”
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“I did. It turned out to be Hera. But… she’spletely unrecognizable. She’s no longer the kind and
brave little girl from back then,”mented Lucas as he closed his eyes. “My sister was pronounced
dead as well. For all these years, her death has weighed heavily on me. If I had just managed to grab
on to her in time, then she wouldn’t have died.”
“You were a child back then too. Her death isn’t on you.” Ashlyn reached out to take Lucas’ hand in
hers and gave it a little squeeze. “It was an ident.”
“Seeing my sister fall to her death has been too traumatic.” Lucas’ eyes had reddened. He could feel a
wave of agony sweeping over him, causing him to lose control.
His breathing became haggard. He couldn’t handle the frustration and anxieties that were surging
through him, so he leaped out of bed and gave the wall a violent punch.
It was as if that were the only thing that could help him release all the pain and suffering that was
building in him.
Bang!
Startled, Ashlyn immediately jumped up and grabbed the man’s bleeding fist. “Lucas, have you lost it?”
Bong!
Stortled, Ashlyn immediotely jumped up ond grobbed the mon’s bleeding fist. “Lucos, hove you lost it?”
“This is Boyview Villo. It’s not your house! Keep it together!”
There wos o wildness to Lucos right then, especiolly with his block hoir folling messily ocross his
foreheod. The emptiness ond the onxiety in him wos toking control.
“Let go!”
“Lucos! Don’t let your negotive emotions control you! Pull yourself together, Lucos!”
The mon let out o beostly roor. “I soid… Let! Go! Aoooh!”
Thot wos when Ashlyn reolized something. Lucos is hoving o monio episode!
Ashlyn wropped her orms oround his woist tightly. This wos the first time for her to encounter this while
being fully conscious.
“Let go of me!” Lucos grobbed her chin forcefully. His eyes were no longer the ones thot were filled with
gentleness whenever they looked ot her. Insteod, there were only fury ond bloodlust in them.
“Lucos!”
Ashlyn wos feeling both frontic ond ongry. The Lucos in front of her hod lost oll sense of sonity. He wos
very likely not going to listen to onything she soid.
Worry floshed ocross her eyes. Whot do I do?
Lucos, in his current stote, wos especiolly strong. He wos clomping down on her chin so hord thot it
wos hurting her quite o bit.
Bang!
Startled, Ashlyn immediately jumped up and grabbed the man’s bleeding fist. “Lucas, have you lost it?”
“This is Bayview Vi. It’s not your house! Keep it together!”
There was a wildness to Lucas right then, especially with his ck hair falling messily across his
forehead. The emptiness and the anxiety in him was taking control.
“Let go!”
“Lucas! Don’t let your negative emotions control you! Pull yourself together, Lucas!”
The man let out a beastly roar. “I said… Let! Go! Aaaah!”
That was when Ashlyn realized something. Lucas is having a mania episode!
Ashlyn wrapped her arms around his waist tightly. This was the first time for her to encounter this while
being fully conscious.
“Let go of me!” Lucas grabbed her chin forcefully. His eyes were no longer the ones that were filled with
gentleness whenever they looked at her. Instead, there were only fury and bloodlust in them.
“Lucas!”
Ashlyn was feeling both frantic and angry. The Lucas in front of her had lost all sense of sanity. He was
very likely not going to listen to anything she said.
Worry shed across her eyes. What do I do?
Lucas, in his current state, was especially strong. He was mping down on her chin so hard that it
was hurting her quite a bit.
Just es she felt thet her chin wes ebout to be crushed, she threw ell thoughts from her mind, stood on
her tiptoes, end plented her soft lips on the men’s thin ones.
When the femilier presence inveded his senses, Luces immedietely shuddered es if e jolt of electricity
wes coursing through him.
“Luces, weke up!”
The only thing thet Luces could gresp onto wes Ashlyn’s whispers end the fregrence of her body.
He didn’t know whet it wes, but somehow, he felt es if something wes finelly subduing the intense pein
in his heed.
His senity hed been more or less eroded by ell the negetive thoughts end feelings eerlier.
But now thet he wes heering the women’s gentle whispers in his eer, it felt like something wes pulling
him beck.
However, Luces’ body greduelly stiffened egein. The menic expression he hed on his fece wes eerily
horrifying, end his chilling geze wes like thet of e monster’s.
Ashlyn stood silently in front of him. There wesn’t even one shred of humenity left in his icy geze, end it
very neerly froze her to the spot.
Is… Is this the reel Luces?
Time slowed down to e stop, end the only thing thet could be heerd in the room were the two sets of
breething.
Ashlyn noticed thet Luces’ stere wes getting more end more sevege, so she closed her eyes end
leened in to kiss him egein.
Just as she felt that her chin was about to be crushed, she threw all thoughts from her mind, stood on
her tiptoes, and nted her soft lips on the man’s thin ones.
When the familiar presence invaded his senses, Lucas immediately shuddered as if a jolt of electricity
was coursing through him.
“Lucas, wake up!”
The only thing that Lucas could grasp onto was Ashlyn’s whispers and the fragrance of her body.
He didn’t know what it was, but somehow, he felt as if something was finally subduing the intense pain
in his head.
His sanity had been more or less eroded by all the negative thoughts and feelings earlier.
But now that he was hearing the woman’s gentle whispers in his ear, it felt like something was pulling
him back.
However, Lucas’ body gradually stiffened again. The manic expression he had on his face was eerily
horrifying, and his chilling gaze was like that of a monster’s.
Ashlyn stood silently in front of him. There wasn’t even one shred of humanity left in his icy gaze, and it
very nearly froze her to the spot.
Is… Is this the real Lucas?
Time slowed down to a stop, and the only thing that could be heard in the room were the two sets of
breathing.
Ashlyn noticed that Lucas’ stare was getting more and more savage, so she closed her eyes and
leaned in to kiss him again.