Chapter 208

She nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, Encas, I’d never let your wife down."

After getting out of the car, Megan bounced away cheerfully.

Once she was gone, the atmosphere inside the car immediately turned quiet.

Being alone in such a confined space, especially given how things had been lately, made the air feel heavy and awkward.

Lucas tried to ease the tension. "Ahem, since Megan has left, why can’t you sit in the front?"

“No need. I’m fine right here,” Aurora replied firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

Ever since the day she saw Lucas in a room with Wendy, her feelings toward him had become complicated.

Now, just seeing him made her think of Wendy, like a reflex.

It was as if she were the third party in all of this.

And every time that thought crossed her mind, she found it laughable.

Lucas gripped the steering wheel, his voice low and husky. "The view from the front seat is much better than the back."

Aurora caught the implied meaning right away and calmly replied, "But the front seat is also the most dangerous spot."

With that one sentence, she completely shut down anything Lucas had been about to say.

It wasn’t that Aurora didn’t know how to hold a conversation—she just didn’t want to have one with him.

Seeing how disinterested she looked, Lucas gave up and stayed silent for the rest of the ride. They returned home in complete silence.

When Wendy saw the two of them walk in together, her heart sank.

Why were they arriving together? Had they made up already?

Trying to sound casual, she asked, "Aurora, it’s so late. Where have you and Lukey been?"

“What, do we need to report everything to you now?” Aurora looked at the curiosity in Wendy’s eyes and found it utterly ridiculous.

So, Lucas was really going to let his so-called true love spy on their lives just like that?

Wendy stood there dumbly, her mouth slightly open.

She looked at Lucas and tried to explain, “Lukey, that’s not what I meant. It’s just so late, and I was a little worried about you both."

“Why is she always so hostile toward me? Lukey, you should talk to her. I really didn’t mean anything by it.”

Her eyes welled up, and she looked utterly wronged, as if she’d been gravely misunderstood.

The helpless panic on her face even stirred sympathy from those around her.

Unfortunately for Wendy, all her efforts were wasted in the wrong place.

All the things she did for Lucas were all for nothing.

“She’s right here in front of you, isn’t she?" Lucas said with a frown.

“If that’s the case, you could’ve just told her yourself. Why would I need to relay the message?"

A sudden snort escaped Aurora. This time, she really couldn’t hold it in.

She caught Lucas‘ expression from the corner of her eye—he looked completely serious, not the least bit hesitant.

No matter what, those two sentences he’d just spoken were definitely sincere.

Lucas furrowed his brows and looked at her, still confused about what he’d said wrong.

“Lukey!” Wendy stomped her foot in frustration, but when it came to what Lucas had said, she didn’t even know how to argue against it.

All that effort was like throwing change at a brick wall.

Aurora glanced at Wendy’s face, a mess of shifting expressions like a mood ring on overdrive, and couldn’t help but laugh to herself.

It was true—some people really did wear their emotions like a flashing neon sign.

Chapter 209

How interesting.