ane's contrail cuts

y is still busy, with

The driver is focused, and the air in the car is extremel

r's headlights illum

and a perfect bone structure. Perhaps because of the long flight lasti

head and sees t

this moment is the

or business trips, but most of the time, he stays at this high-end apartment located in the

his girlfriend sent him se

'll land around 1 AM, pl

ing for y

ss.

y with something like "Don't wait, go to sleep first," but seeing that it's alr

that the downtown area i

rns off

uard at the entrance of the First-class mansion is still

ps, Lucas finally returns to the apa

oor, the scent of f

snack prepared on the dining table to the left, and the living roo

lanket draped over her, rests on her arm. Barefoot, she must have fallen

on the sofa, Lucas instinct

his shirt to his forearms, and instead of going to eat the l

ow casts over the pe

aiting on the sofa. His gaze lingers on her face for a

before finding a comfortable position to continue sleeping. Lucas carries her b

first thing she senses is the cool male

sees the familiar, ha

especially in such close proximity. It's handsome because, from this close angle, his good looks are so striking it almo

he must have fallen asleep w

s trip in the dead of night, still half-asleep, t

k early, and she's

her arms aroun

speak, telling her to continue sleeping, but as soon as he

to remove her arms from his neck, bu

apart from the silk or the skin itself. At first, Lucas tries to hold back, but when he meets her dreamy, confused gaze-lik

and the moon outside, which had been visible all

.

next

a wor

landed in the early morning, the man who is always b

First-class mansion

till wearing her nightgown, stand

ng when they're together, she does this. But today, when she ties

ucas is always

eaning, as if scrutinizi

subconsciously th

idn't seem like he wanted to continue

things started, h

light furrow of her brow due to the slight d

ey instincti

t as if to say something, but when he sees her clear, moving eyes, and her obedient, still posture

s for Lucas

suit jacket, "I'

ed but replies with an "Oh

official

m Lucas's early return

riend, she doesn

earns money-but Shirley feels that being Lucas's girlfriend is already a full-time job. She works 24/7, providing both emot

a treatments, doing Pilates, occasionally attending fl

tiness of Lucas's hesitati

lower arrangement class, Shirley heads

hop's specialty desserts, fillin

ely but glances at the empty seat across from

e waiter finally

mediately exclaims, "You'

e time on her phone, "You'

rley, what's with all this? I can't eat anymore or I'll get fat. The editor's

rts with longing but complaining about getting fa

ed tea before gritting her teeth, "But now there are two new interns who are so skinny they look malnourish

ey ch

the waiter to clear everything off the table, leaving only

ombs are removed, Abby'

when she suddenly notices a pink hickey peeking fro

her face warm as she quickly

ack early

the hickey, looks at her

arthest she'd go. She thought it was a quick, short-term relationship, but now, like an investment that's t

swallows hard. "I do bear s

looks at her, "Wh

sighs, "Well, I encourag

ley,

y was still a part-time model working on scattered freelance gigs, while Ab

ually the heir to the Noble Group, a member of the William family. She also found out that this heir had a tendency t

confusion of Lucas's misunderstanding

t, shy girl from an idol drama wh

kup fee, she was tempted and unsure whether to g

for

eight

n that amount of money and how many unreasonable clients she'd h

ucas, although seeming cold and di

s who actively p

sighs and slaps the table, clearly feel

girlfriends every three months? How ma

eat, her face a little desp

ce the person who spread the rumor about Lucas changi

them, Abby changes the subject, "By the way, you called me o

rs the main reason s

expressed over Whatsapp and n

ightly, and carefully explains the unsettling th

emed unwilling to continue with her, and has been looking at her w

it feel l

e acting

hin with her hand and looks down at t

ow, and if she doesn't perform well, it feels like the

ut it's been so long, she

l this, stares b

es what's going on. Looking at her friend's c

everything you'

ant to break

s, as if something ha