Chapter 495
His face had turned pale in an instant. After looking at him with a smile, Leigh suddenly wrapped her
arms around his neck.
Lucas widened his eyes in shock.
Grinning, she asked, "So? How do you feel now?"
Lucas couldn''t bring himself to utter a word. His heart was beating quite fast! However, he wasn''t going
to say that out loud!
Leigh prodded, "Are you disgusted? Do you hate it? Do you want to avoid me?"
Lucas did not utter a word, but in his heart, he mused, No. None of that. I feel… warm. Oh, dear!
"Come on, Young Master Lucas. Stop denying it." Leigh looked at him with glittering eyes and
announced firmly, "You like me!"
Lucas was still speechless.
"If you don''t like me, you will hate my touch and try to avoid me when Ie close to you," Leigh
exined while taking one step closer to him to narrow the gap between them. "Am I right? Or do
you… generally not mind being this intimate with other people?"
"Of course not!" Lucas refuted. He was a clean freak, alright?
"I thought so too." Leigh chuckled. "To be honest, before I met you, I hated the idea of having close
contact with other people. Traditional medicine emphasizes the four examinations of diagnostic
techniques, wherein one of them is to take the pulse. It''s inevitable to have skin-to-skin contact with my
patients most of the time, so every time that is done, I will wash my hands thoroughly…"
While staring into his eyes, she continued, "Before I met you, I was very resistant to intimate contact
with men. I find it extremely dirty because who knows if he has some kind of disease. Keeping a
distance from others would ensure better health, but now—"
Hugging Lucas'' neck, she leaned in a little more until their bodies almost touched. "When I hug you like
this, I don''t feel any difort at all! In fact… I feel secure! What about you, Young Master Lucas?"
She blinked at him yfully.
Lucas was at a loss for words.
Having Leigh''s arms wrapped around his neck didn''t make him feelfortable. Moreover… it
somehow made him want to cherish her, dote on her, and protect her.
This was actually happening…
Wasn''t he determined to be single forever?
What was going on right now?
Seeing how confused he looked, Leigh couldn''t help but feel delighted. Standing on her tiptoes all of a
sudden, she nted a soft kiss on his lips.
Lucas was shocked! He went rigid on the spot, unable to move an inch.
"Stop confusing yourself!" Grabbing his hand, she yanked him forward and turned to look at him while
grinning. "I''m not forcing you anymore. We''re still young, anyway. Sometimes, the scenery along the
road is more beautiful than the scenery at the destination! It''s a good idea to enjoy the process! Let''s
get back now, or Maddie might think we have eloped!"
Again, she left Lucas speechless. She just… stole his first kiss! Even though she didn''t ask his
permission before she kissed him, he wasn''t angry at all. Not just that, but he even… secretly enjoyed
it. Could he still stick to his vow to be single forever? He was perplexed.
When they went back upstairs, Leigh tossed him a question, "Wannae to our room?"
"No, thanks," Lucas declined while shaking his head. He had to calm down!
"Okay," she replied. "I''ll be going in then."
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"Sure. Don''t drink too much. Your face has already gone scarlet."
She must have had too much to drink earlier. Even though she wasn''t drunk, she behaved slightly
differently than usual—more enthusiastic, wild, and more… charming.
Her pretty and delicate face had been painted with a tinge of sultriness. When she beamed at him, her
eyes narrowed into beautiful slits. He almost got enchanted by her beauty.
"Got it." Leigh walked into the room with a smile and closed the door.
It was obvious that Lucas'' body had betrayed his words. Even though he imed that he wasn''t going
to fall in love, have a girlfriend, or get married, she could tell from his eyes that he liked her. Lucas
wasn''t a sc*mbag. Sc*mbags weed any woman that threw themselves to their feet.
On the contrary, Lucas only did that to her. To him, she was different. He liked her and was willing to
take care of her and tolerate her. If she asked him for a favor, he would never find it troublesome and
would even find it endearing.
Lucas didn''t have any close female friends, making her the only one. He didn''t even treat Ann, whom
he grew up with, the same as he treated her. If that wasn''t considered an act of affection, then she
didn''t know what was.
As for Lucas'' refusal to admit their rtionship, she didn''t think it mattered. She wasn''t like any
conventional woman who insisted that getting married and having children after falling in love was a
given. Compared to the final oue, she preferred to enjoy the process.
Lucas was shocked! He went rigid on the spot, unable to move an inch.
Therefore, she found their current situationpletely fine. She liked the sweet but not overbearing
stage that they were experiencing now.
"You''re back?" Seeing her return, Leah teased, "I thought you''d leave us and spend your time privately
with Young Master Lucas."
"Am I the kind of person who will neglect her friends when smitten with a guy?" Leigh questioned as
she took a seat beside Leah.
"Yeap!" Leah nodded and answered firmly, "You are!"
After pondering for a while, Leigh remarked, "Yeah. I guess so. It''s all because Young Master Lucas is
a handsome boy."
Leah was utterly speechless. She was so done with her friend!
"Don''t look at me with those eyes. Once you fall for a man in the future, you''ll definitely be like me!
Husband and wife share the most intimate rtionship. So, of course, it should be prioritized above all
other rtionships. If you prioritize someone other than your spouse in life, you''re a sc*mbag!" Leigh
gave her a usible exnation.
"Question is, are you guys—husband and wife, already?" Leah mocked, "What if Young Master Lucas
doesn''t marry you in the future?"
"Isn''t that simple?" Leigh answered, "I''ll find someone way more good-looking than him!"
"You''re a d*uche, Leigh,"mented Leah.
"I''m just carefree, alright? Am I considered a decent woman only when I keep pestering him even if he
doesn''t want me?"
"You… have a point. That makes sense." Leah gave in.
Holding a cup of juice in her hands, Caitlin chuckled while watching her two friends bickering. In her
heart, she thought, If only I was as carefree as Leigh, then I wouldn''t have been hurt so badly by
Lucian.
Anyhow, she should look up to Leigh. If she had Leigh''s mindset, she would be guaranteed a good life.
It was rare for them to get together, so they had endless topics to talk about. Throughout their
conversation, a few of Sebastian''s childhood friends came to their room to make toasts, so they went
next door to return the toasts as well. Just like that, midnight ushered in.
As they were ready to head back home, Lucas suddenly came barging in with an anxious look on his
face after knocking on the door. "Madeline, the club manager just informed me that an issue came up
involving your friend."