Who knows? Maybe you’re just lucky.”
e two exchanged a smile.
cas had noticed the change too.
er since they cleared the air yesterday, the tension between them had dissolved.
>w, whenever Aurora saw him, she didn’t avoid him anymore.
stead, she would even lean in a little closer.
at thought alone filled Lucas with joy.
e would never let go of Aurora again.
By the way, I didn’t catch what you two were talking about at the door just now?” he asked, thinking back to what Wendy had said earlier.
e could barely hold back his irritation, wishing he could send her packing right this minute.
ill, he couldn’t figure out why Kenneth hadn’t responded at all
had been quite a while.
ad he already forgotten that his sister was still here? The man truly had.
acas let out a sigh.
ability to detach.
(20W 24 Mmarkable.
e still couldn’t reach Kenneth, and it wasn’t like he could just send Wendy back unannounced.
hey had known each other for years, after all, and he didn’t want to damage that relationship.
urora recalled what they had been talking about earlier, and the memories of the hurt she’d suffered from her mother came flooding back.
he had already prepared herself emotionally, ready to share everything with Lucas.
ut Wendy’s sudden interruption threw her off completely, scattering the thoughts she had carefully organized.
fter thinking for a bit, she finally decided to tell Lucas everything.
So, you’re saying… if you don’t clear up the online rumors within three days, your mother will strip you of your position, is that right?”
urora gave a helpless nod in response.
That’s exactly it. I thought the matter had already been put to rest–the event was over, after all. Who would’ve thought someone still clinging to it would drag it ack into the spotlight?”
e rubbed her forehead, exasperated.
this point, she honestly didn’t know what to do.
acas looked at her troubled face and wished he could shoulder the burden for her.
fou don’t need to worry,” Lucas said. “Just like we did at the gala–if we make it public that we’re together now, wouldn’t that be enough?
Some people, no matter how much they gossip, won’t have much to say once you’re officially a married woman. They can’t keep throwing dirt at you forever.”
rora thought it over and realized he had a point.
icas continued, reassuring her, “As for the rest of them–leave that to me. I’ll handle it, alright?”
irora looked up at him, a bit surprised.
e couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but something about Lucas seemed different.
le honest with me, do you have some kind of powerful connection?”
cas’s heart slapped a beat.
all the things she could’ve guessed, he hadn’t expected this.
it once the said it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
4 thought she might have uncovered his true identity–but no, she was just guessing about his connections.
let out a soft laugh “Yeah, didn’t I tell you before? I know the CEO of Vanguard Group.
low else do you think we kept running into each other at that company?”
