Evelyn went upstairs to the shady room. There were two study room in this mansi one was Lucas‘ private prom, where she wasn’t allowed to set foot in, while the other was an open space where she used to arad in her spare time.
for the past three years, she had been keeping up with the times and continuing to learn
was familiar with every corner of this place. She was the one who arranged everything on her own, so the could vaguely remember where things were kept.
Shu’r rake long for her to find the book on the mike shelf
To make sure she didn’t leave anything else behind, she looked around once more and packed all the books that belonged toer into a bos
Even with such little physical work, she was already feeling exhausted.
Ever since the diagnon, her terminal illness had left her body weaker than she imagined.
She had to ack Margaret help her carry the box downstairs. Only then did she wait was snowing outside
There was alwady a layer of snow covering the ground
It was 10:30 pn, when she checked the time.
Margate, went back inside to rest after Evelyn got into bereit.
Alter multiple attempts of trying to start the car, she found herself in a predicament where her car wouldst start up at all.
Sow did everything she could, but simply wouldn’t budge.
inged doing home was out of the question
She checkert the time again, it was already 11:00 pm
The man wasted in an area with was ground, so just walking out of the area would take up half an hour. Cabs we’d in there either. On top of that, ca meather like this would mean a long wait
Her brows drew together frustration. She was already physically drained from all the hassle..
After all the trouble she went through, she decided to stay the night
It wasn’t like Lucan would come back anytime soon, so she wouldn’t need to worry about seeing him
She wain n planning to sleep in the master
After taking a shower,
edhe foto gange af clothes in the bathroom. Wrapped as a wel, she went to the master bedroom’s close to find the clothes the left behind.
Fortunately, Laser Luchi turly came back, he never bothered task Margate to throw out her wardrobe.
She grabbed ber kathes and was about in head back out
Tanding on the other side of the dick meat Luras stili kin rost de april over his aim
The masti 1 kus prized on slaaked when lær sam Evelyn. The how slat coukhet tesist conning bark
el before he walked inside as if nothing had happened. As he passed by het, she caught me of the prime aga
lispirmos ma soovendelsang that ii leh lhe a ubent assenten e dokume
Laban was always lisa commed by walk to speral tase with her whatta Tullany, he suddenly had all the tune in the world, no matter how bury he was
Lin. Ulwe wanted rawrplain why she was their. “Sury, I was pidlig la —”
He set his ruat down and glanced at her again, bis eyes lugesing on the towel wrapped around bet Hei tab shoulders and neck were bare, and her slender lega, duese binatration.
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He cut her off and said coldly, “I’m not in the mood.‘
atau his sentetve, Lucas removed his tie and win priting eady for a bath
As he passed by bei agami, he couldn’t bother to bui another eye at Evelyn. It was as if looking at her for even one more secundi
whenever be inoked at Everlyn, she always trende
hot those pale–skinned patienti with terminal illnesses.
considered an art of disloyalty od Tiny
the barely regamed her composure but quickly picked up on what he meant. Her face immediately fleshed red. Beneath her embarassment was relining sense of humiliation and
Did he really think the wanted to sleep with him?
“Don’t get the wrong idea.” She took a deep breath and added. Tmsleeping in the guest room konight!”
Lucas turned his head asmund, his chiseled face devoid of
She had abrachy left the com
At least she was straightforward
Thinking about it, it was a valid reaction. She must have felt embarrassedatter being rejected.
Taim smirk rugged at his lips, and he then walked into the bathroom.
Judging by theclean bathtub, he could tell she hadn’t filled it with hot water.
He staredar the bathtub for a long tim
time before he decided to use the shower head instead.
iden set in disrupted her plank
sive out of bed and was getting ready for the day. As she stepped out of her room, she unexpectedly bumped into him leaving his room as well
The was talking to someone on the phone with his wally cold but gentle tone. “Sure, I’m free. Let me know when you’ve made the arrangements‘
She avoided making eye contact with him and went downstairs.
With such a tender voice, anyone could have guessed that he was talking to Tiffany
She didn’t expect the both of them to amually be this close.
She was also surprised to find Maria already there when she came down Maria smiled warmly and waved an her as the came down. “Goodmorning, Evie! Why are you up so early?” She then saw Lucas who was following closely behind Evelyn down th
She was pleased to we them.
Evelyn was taken aback “Grandmal Why are you here this early!
Maria had some of her servants take out the thermal food containers for them “I heard you’ve recently swuched to a new job, Luces told me you have been super busy that you can’t even spare time to come back and vir with
“Since no one’s cooking at home, I thought I could prepare your favorites and bring them over.”
Evelyn glanced at him. Is this what he told her?
