Chapter 318
“Just wear it, and stop resisting,” insisted Lucas impatiently.
I shot a nce in the direction of his voice. However, for some reason, the direction seemed to be
off. Am I disoriented because the wind’s too strong?
“Let’s go back. The wind’s too strong, so it’s unsuitable for us two sicklings to stay here.” Lucas then
took the strings away from me.
However, I was reluctant. “I want to stay here for a little while longer. I don’t know if I can be in such a
comforting environment in the future.”
“It’s not nice for a girl like Jenny to be alone at home. If a stranger enters, it’ll be dangerous for her,”
said Lucas hesitatingly. His tone sounded a bit weird as if he was suppressing something. Thinking that
his illness was acting up again, I stopped insisting and left with him.
His bodyguard pushed my wheelchair forward. He was much more thoughtful than Lucas. When Lucas
pushed my wheelchair, he was not that stable and would sometimes roll it over the pebbles. However,
this bodyguard was very skilled. As expected from a professional who’s been trained to take care of
Lucas.
When we returned, Jenny was instructing the others to fix the rooftop. As she was busy, I did not
disturb her. I was about to enter the house to drink a cup of warm water when someone passed one to
me.
I could feel it beside my mouth as if the person was feeding it to me. Thinking that he was Lucas, I said
exasperatedly, “I can’t see, but I can still move my hands. Not only have you fed me chicken soup, but
you are feeding me water. Have you fallen in love with me?”
I was joking, but Lucas immediately stood up from the chair and waved his hands in denial. “Don’t
spout nonsense, Yvonne. I only helped you once because you were unwell. Must you tease me like
that?”
It was not a simple task to tease Lucas. In the past, he would rebuke me by saying that he was my
fiancé and that I should remember him. I could already sense the resentment in his voice.
I chuckled. “Who’s the one who kept reminding me that you’re my fiancé? It’s rare of you to get this
nervous.” When I said that, I could feel that the atmosphere was bing tense. I shivered and
wrapped the nket tighter around myself.
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“Ahem!” Lucas ced a hand over his mouth and cleared his throat. When he saw the man, who was
standing at one side, ring at him with bloodshot eyes, his heart thumped wildly. Why did he show up
here? He looks so pathetic. His mustache is unshaved, and his eyes are bloodshot. It’s like he hasn’t
slept in days.
From the moment that man appeared, he had been staring at Lucas with such resentment that it was
as if thetter had done something to me.
“I’m just joking. Why did you take it so seriously?”
“I always feel awkward when you joke, okay? I’m d that I can make you equally awkward. Oh, right. I
told Jenny to cook some fish today. Why don’t you stay for dinner?” I asked with a smile.
“It’s fine. I’ll leave first.” As if something was chasing him away, Lucas stood up from the chair and ran
toward the door. Suddenly, he stopped and said to me, “Um, I’ll leave one of my bodyguards with you.
Just order him around. It’s unsafe to not have a man looking after your house. I heard that it’s quite
dangerous here, with many homeless peoplemitting crimes. He can protect you, and you can just
order him around. You don’t have to stand on ceremony with me.”
“Wait, Lucas!” Why is he leaving his bodyguard with me? I was about to call Lucas back, but he had
already left.
My mouth twitched as I nced beside me and said to the air, “Sir, there are only two women here. It’s
a bit inconvenient for us, so why don’t you go back?”
Despite so, the bodyguard did not say anything. Instead, he wheeled me to the sofa and helped me sit
down. Then, he turned up the heater in the house, passed me an unpeeled orange, and walked to
another ce. From what I remembered, it was the kitchen.
“Sir? Sir?” I tried to call him back, but he ignored me. He mmed the kitchen door shut as if he was
furious.