Novel1She was so frightened that she bit down on Lukas’ lip with all of her strength. Lukas felt a sudden stab of pain
and immediately pulled away from her.
Lukas fixed Reese with a stern expression, his tone serious, "Reese, you know they say women are made of
water, but sometimes | wonder if you're made of cement."
Reese was taken aback, "Cement? Why on earth would | be made of cement?"
Lukas pointed to the corner of his mouth, which now had a tiny crack in it, "Well, look, you had just chipped off
the corner of my mouth!"
Reese couldn't help herself and burst out laughing.
The cell phone continued to ring.
When Lukas saw that Reese was still smiling, he couldn't help but look at her hurt, "Baby, you just bitand
you're still smiling so happily!"
Reese was a little embarrassed, "I really didn't mean to do that. My phone rang and | got a call. Can you please
lettake it? I'll make it up to you, | promise."
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Lukas didn't release his grip on her and began to negotiate, "Okay, I'll let you take the call, but how are you
going to make it up tofor the bite on my lip? You see, it's slightly bruised."
"Can we save this for another day?" sighed Reese. "I'm really not in the mood today..."
Lukas couldn't help but chuckle. He looked at Reese, completely mesmerized by her adorable demeanor.
Of course, he knew that the relationship had just been confirmed today and he couldn't let it go. He had to go
through it step by step, otherwise, Reese would definitely go crazy.
He kissed Reese gently on the cheek and stood up, albeit reluctantly, letting her go.
Reese quickly picked up the phone and answered the call.
Before Reese could say a word, Luther's voice cover the phone, "Reese... Why are you ignoring me? Have |
not been good enough?"
Luther's voice on the other end was laden with alcohol. He denied being drunk, but his speech and manner
betrayed him.
Reese remarked with a hint of concern in her voice, "You are clearly drunk!"
Luther's voice grew louder as he protested, "I am not drunk! I... I'm perfectly sober! But, Reese, you don't know...
when | was overseas... | missed you so much. | thought about you every day, every moment. | finally convinced
myself to cback to the United States, but... why are you acting colder than before? What did | do wrong? |
just want to see you, even if it's from a distance, just like in the old days.
Reese's expression soured at the realization of their predicament. She tried to console him, "Clearly, you're in a
drunken state right now, and it's not a good tto have this conversation. We'll have this conversation when
you're sober, okay?"
Luther adamantly refused to hang up and exclaimed, "No, you'll avoidwhen I'm sober. | know it. You don't
want to talk to me. You don't answer when | call you, and you treatso coldly... It makesso unhappy,
Reese!"
Reese's expression changed slightly. It was a real challenge for her to fathom why Luther would utter such words
for no apparent reason while intoxicated.
The situation made her feel uncomfortable. She had tried to move on from her inexplicable feelings towards
Luther, but he was the older brother who had protected her for so many years. He had taken care of her for five
years, and she wasn't the type of person to forget that easily. Her current indifference was mainly due to her fear
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Reese's thoughts were on how to tell a drunken Luther to hang up the phone and get srest, and to suggest
that they discuss things when he was sober.
But at that moment, there was a rustle on the phone and a familiar voice broke through, "Reese, it's Vivian.
Please do not return any of his calls without a reason."
Reese's expression soured further, her irritation clear. She shot back, "Ms. Scholl, | ask you to respect yourself.
Whether or not | answer my phone calls is none of your business. And if you are with him, please take good care
of him. I'm hanging up."
She quickly ended the call with a scowl on her face.
Lukas, who had been listening to the conversation, looked at her intently, concern in his eyes. He inquired,
"What's going on? Whose call was that?"
Reese's lips tightened, her frustration evident. She explained, "It was a senior who calledwhile he was drunk.
| wanted to comfort him and tell him to get srest. But his girlfriend called to warn me!"
Lukas's eyes lit up and he mused, "Interesting. Why would your senior call you when he's drunk?"
Reese detected something odd in his words and furrowed her brow, scrutinizing Lukas. She asked, "What do you
mean by that?"
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