Aurora turned her gaze away. “Don’t you know exactly what I mean? You’re even living with her now, and you still say you don’t know?”

Men really were all the same, no matter who they were. Even at a time like this, he was still pretending not to get it.

Lucas finally realized that Aurora was talking about Wendy. So that was what had been bothering her all along. No wonder she kept picking fights with him. It turned out that his Rora was jealous.

The moment he figured it out, a surge of energy coursed through him. He no longer felt weak and powerless – the fire in his eyes was striking. “You really don’t know who my true love is?”

Aurora looked at him in shock, only to meet his eyes that seemed to hold a teasing glint. There was a sparkle in his gaze, filled with emotions she couldn’t quite decipher. Aurora parted her lips slightly and asked uncertainly, “Am I supposed to know?”

Looking at her adorable expression, Lucas pulled her into his arms even tighter, resting his forehead against hers. “Rora, you’re so cute.”

Hearing that, Aurora’s mind was filled with question marks. What on earth did he mean by that? For someone who had always been composed and self-controlled, this was the first time Aurora found herself unable to think straight. “Why did you suddenly compliment me just now? Are we even talking about the same thing?” She couldn’t help but ask.

Lucas met her gaze, which held a quiet trace of expectation. He reached out and gently rubbed her soft head, his voice low and tender, “Go to sleep, Rora.”

Aurora wanted to say something else, but when she noticed the bloodshot veins in his eyes, she fell silent. She could still see the exhaustion in him when he spoke. Aurora pressed her lips together. She had only been gone for a day or two – how did he end up sick already? Why couldn’t he take better care of himself?

Lucas had already closed his eyes, so he couldn’t see the frustration in hers. At first, Aurora had planned to wait until Lucas fell asleep before quietly slipping out of his arms. After all, it wasn’t really proper for the two of them to sleep like this, and she wasn’t that easy to placate. But in the end, sleepiness overtook her, and she couldn’t hold out – she ended up falling asleep in his arms.

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Sensing her relax, Lucas’ lips curved upward into a faint smile. In the dark, the two of them lay in each other’s arms and drifted off to sleep.

When Wendy returned, she saw that the lights in the house were still off. She simply curled her lips in silence. She was already used to it by now. Ever since Aurora left, Lucas rarely came home. When he did, it was just her in the house. It felt empty, without a trace of warmth. Eventually, Wendy got used to that too. It didn’t matter. Once she got deeper into the Seafront Corporation project, Aurora’s good days would be over.

“Aurora, you’re nothing without the Walton Corporation. I’d like to see what you can still be proud of without that backing.”

Feeling pleased, Wendy headed off for a shower. At first, she had felt a bit out of place coming back to this house. After all, the main reason she’d returned was Lucas. As for the job, it was just a token position – her real goal was to deal with Aurora. But in the end, Lucas didn’t even want to come home. That left Wendy feeling more than a little bitter. Still, she eventually convinced herself – Aurora wasn’t coming back anyway. The two of them were still apart. In a way, that meant she had achieved her goal after all.

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