Chapter 185

Richard was confused. “Are you sure? That boy actually knows how to like someone?”

“Just wait and see. That Miss Walton must be someone special to him.”

With just a few words, the two of them had already decided who Leonard liked, especially Jasmine–when it came to Leonard, she saw everything clearly.

After all, he was her son. How could she not know him?

He had always been this way. Since he was a child, he’d avoid problems the moment they appeared. He only got worse as he grew up, not even as lovable as he was when he was little.

After leaving the house, Leonard just wandered around outside.

It wasn’t like he had anything important to do, but staying in that room made him feel off.

His mother’s gaze had made him uncomfortable all over.

Her words kept echoing in his mind.

Did he really like her?

The thought alone made Aurora’s every expression and smile replay vividly in his mind like a film.

Frame by frame, it all became incredibly clear.

By the time Leonard realized what was happening, he noticed he had already begun paying close attention to every little move and expression of Aurora without even realizing it.

It turned out his mind had long engraved the image of her deep within.

He let out a small cough, trying to shake off those thoughts.

Then he reminded himself – Aurora was married. He couldn’t just intrude on her life.

His gaze dimmed.

With a sigh, he headed toward the studio, hoping to clear his head with work.

After wrapping up her tasks, Aurora glanced at the time and was surprised to see it wasn’t even time to clock out yet.

But she had already completed everything for the day.

Since that was the case, she figured she might as well take the rest of the day off.

Aurora returned home in high spirits, more than an hour earlier than usual.

She thought the house would be empty, but the moment she opened the door, she heard Wendy’s excited voice coming from her.

“Wow, Lukey, you really know so much! You’re amazing!”

“I’m so jealous of you. I totally admire you!”

Wendy’s loud and unfiltered flattery flowed straight into Aurora’s ears like water.

She had come in with a faint smile still on her face, but the moment she heard those words, her smile froze.

An unexplainable discomfort settled in her chest.

She didn’t know why, but her first instinct was to lighten her steps.

Her body moved even faster than her thoughts, quietly making her way toward the sound.

She reached Wendy’s room and saw the door half open, not fully shut.

And there he was – the same man who had just promised her things yesterday – sitting openly in another woman’s bedroom.

Wendy was dressed in a tight professional outfit, her chest full and prominent, boldly pressed against his arm.

But Lucas sat there as if he hadn’t noticed a thing, calmly seated at the desk, his right hand moving occasionally, as if he were sketching something.

Aurora couldn’t see clearly what he was drawing, but the air between them was unmistakably intimate.

Wendy’s compliments didn’t stop – over-the-top as they were, Lucas didn’t say a word to push her away.

He simply continued with what he was doing.

From where Aurora stood, she could clearly see Wendy’s body leaning into Lucas, and beneath her skirt, those long, pale legs stretched out straight.

Something cracked open inside Aurora, leaving a cold, hollow ache in her chest, like a gaping hole filled only with freezing wind.

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