Chapter 429 I’m Used To It


    “Has Amber reached out to you?”


    Marion was busy berating herself for being useless when she suddenly heard his question and froze in


    ce.


    How did he know when she had not sald anything?


    Nerves shot through her, and her hands instinctively sought something to grip. However, she forgot


    already wrapped around Lucas’s neck, and in her anxiety, her right hand identally tugged at his


    damp hair.


    her hand,


    Although Lucas did not hear a response, he was pretty sure he had hit the nail on the head.


    His dark eyes darkened as hisrge hand, which was resting on Marion’s waist, gave a slight tug,


    pulling her closer to him. “What did she say?”


    Marion felt a warmth under her chin as he lifted it, their gazes locking. She instinctively nced away,


    focusing on his cor.


    “She didn’t reach out to me,” she said, taking a deep breath and meeting his gaze head–on. “It’s true.


    It was just a text.


    Lucas looked at her, silent. Neither of them spoke, and the room fell into an odd silence, but it did not


    last long.


    After a few seconds, Lucas spoke up. “Since you don’t want to say it, I won’t ask.”


    He paused and then looked at her again. “Regardless of whether Amber has contacted you or not, I


    want to reiterate that I don’t have the habit ofpromising myself. So, your concerns don’t exist.”


    At first, Marion did not fully understand his meaning, just wanting to end this “torturous” interrogation.


    Hence, she said, “I understand.”


    However, that was far from the truth.


    Lucas looked at her, raising an eyebrow in exasperation. Then, he released her, his hand dropping


    away. “It’ste. Let’s go to bed. Hopefully, you’ll feel better after a good night’s rest.”


    Marion stared at him nkly for a moment until Lucas lifted his hand and touched her hands wrapped


    around him. Embarrassed, she let go of his hands and moved aside, pulling the thin nket over


    herself.


    Lucas turned his head and looked at the person tucked under the thin nket. Slowly and


    deliberately, he pulled the nket off her andy beside her.


    With a soft click, the room plunged into darkness as the light turned off,


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    Marion opened her eyes, gazing into the pitch–ck darkness ahead, recalling Lucas’s words


    moments ago.


    Was he implying that if he did have a sweetheart, he would not continue being with her? Or was it that


    if he truly had a sweetheart, he would not have agreed to marry her in the first ce?


    Would her concerns evere to pass? Did he truly understand what she was worried about?


    Her mind was a jumble of chaotic thoughts, but ultimately, she could not believe Lucas would be that


    kind of person.


    Marion was awake until midnight, and when she woke up the next day, Lucas was not in bed beside


    her.


    The room’s curtains were tightly shut, casting the room in dim light. Marion frowned as she reached for


    her phone. Upon illuminating the screen, she realized it was already past eleven.


    It waste!


    She hurriedly sat up in bed, grabbing the remote to open the curtains.


    Bright sunlight flooded the room, causing her eyes to sting and tears welling up in the corners. Several


    unread WhatsApp messages awaited her on her phone’s home screen – messages from Cassiest


    night, a performance schedule from Miley, and a message from Nina West.


    Marion went straight to her WhatsApp. Before she opened any specific conversation, she saw Nina’s


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