CHAPTER 495

His face had turned pale in an instant. After looking at him with a smile, Leigh suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck.

Lucas widened his eyes in shock.

Grinning, she asked, "So? How do you feel now?"

Lucas couldn't bring himself to utter a word. His heart was beating quite fast! However, he wasn't going to say that out loud!

Leigh prodded, "Are you disgusted? Do you hate it? Do you want to avoid me?"

Lucas did not utter a word, but in his heart, he mused, No. None of that. I feel… warm. Oh, dear! NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

"Come on, Young Master Lucas. Stop denying it." Leigh looked at him with glittering eyes and announced firmly, "You like me!"

Lucas was still speechless.

"If you don't like me, you will hate my touch and try to avoid me when I come close to you," Leigh explained while taking one step closer to him to narrow the gap between them. "Am I right? Or do you… generally not mind being this intimate with other people?"

"Of course not!" Lucas refuted. He was a clean freak, alright?

"I thought so too." Leigh chuckled. "To be honest, before I met you, I hated the idea of having close

contact with other people. Traditional medicine emphasizes the four examinations of diagnostic techniques, wherein one of them is to take the pulse. It's inevitable to have skin-to-skin contact with my patients most of the time, so every time that is done, I will wash my hands thoroughly…"

While staring into his eyes, she continued, "Before I met you, I was very resistant to intimate contact with men. I find it extremely dirty because who knows if he has some kind of disease. Keeping a distance from others would ensure better health, but now—"

Hugging Lucas' neck, she leaned in a little more until their bodies almost touched. "When I hug you like this, I don't feel any discomfort at all! In fact… I feel secure! What about you, Young Master Lucas?"

She blinked at him playfully.

Lucas was at a loss for words.

Having Leigh's arms wrapped around his neck didn't make him feel comfortable. Moreover… it somehow made him want to cherish her, dote on her, and protect her.

This was actually happening…

Wasn't he determined to be single forever?

What was going on right now?

Seeing how confused he looked, Leigh couldn't help but feel delighted. Standing on her tiptoes all of a sudden, she planted a soft kiss on his lips.

Lucas was shocked! He went rigid on the spot, unable to move an inch.

"Stop confusing yourself!" Grabbing his hand, she yanked him forward and turned to look at him while grinning. "I'm not forcing you anymore. We're still young, anyway. Sometimes, the scenery along the road is more beautiful than the scenery at the destination! It's a good idea to enjoy the process! Let's get back now, or Maddie might think we have eloped!"

Again, she left Lucas speechless. She just… stole his first kiss! Even though she didn't ask his permission before she kissed him, he wasn't angry at all. Not just that, but he even… secretly enjoyed it. Could he still stick to his vow to be single forever? He was perplexed.

When they went back upstairs, Leigh tossed him a question, "Wanna come to our room?"

"No, thanks," Lucas declined while shaking his head. He had to calm down!

"Okay," she replied. "I'll be going in then."

"Sure. Don't drink too much. Your face has already gone scarlet."

She must have had too much to drink earlier. Even though she wasn't drunk, she behaved slightly differently than usual—more enthusiastic, wild, and more… charming.

Her pretty and delicate face had been painted with a tinge of sultriness. When she beamed at him, her eyes narrowed into beautiful slits. He almost got enchanted by her beauty.

"Got it." Leigh walked into the room with a smile and closed the door.

It was obvious that Lucas' body had betrayed his words. Even though he claimed that he wasn't going to fall in love, have a girlfriend, or get married, she could tell from his eyes that he liked her. Lucas wasn't a sc*mbag. Sc*mbags welcomed any woman that threw themselves to their feet.

On the contrary, Lucas only did that to her. To him, she was different. He liked her and was willing to take care of her and tolerate her. If she asked him for a favor, he would never find it troublesome and would even find it endearing.

Lucas didn't have any close female friends, making her the only one. He didn't even treat Ann, whom he grew up with, the same as he treated her. If that wasn't considered an act of affection, then she didn't know what was.

As for Lucas' refusal to admit their relationship, she didn't think it mattered. She wasn't like any conventional woman who insisted that getting married and having children after falling in love was a given. Compared to the final outcome, she preferred to enjoy the process.

Lucas was shocked! He went rigid on the spot, unable to move an inch.

Therefore, she found their current situation completely fine. She liked the sweet but not overbearing stage that they were experiencing now.

"You're back?" Seeing her return, Leah teased, "I thought you'd leave us and spend your time privately with Young Master Lucas."

"Am I the kind of person who will neglect her friends when smitten with a guy?" Leigh questioned as she took a seat beside Leah.

"Yeap!" Leah nodded and answered firmly, "You are!"

After pondering for a while, Leigh remarked, "Yeah. I guess so. It's all because Young Master Lucas is a handsome boy."

Leah was utterly speechless. She was so done with her friend!

"Don't look at me with those eyes. Once you fall for a man in the future, you'll definitely be like me! Husband and wife share the most intimate relationship. So, of course, it should be prioritized above all other relationships. If you prioritize someone other than your spouse in life, you're a sc*mbag!" Leigh gave her a plausible explanation.

"Question is, are you guys—husband and wife, already?" Leah mocked, "What if Young Master Lucas doesn't marry you in the future?"

"Isn't that simple?" Leigh answered, "I'll find someone way more good-looking than him!"

"You're a d*uche, Leigh," commented Leah.

"I'm just carefree, alright? Am I considered a decent woman only when I keep pestering him even if he doesn't want me?"

"You… have a point. That makes sense." Leah gave in.

Holding a cup of juice in her hands, Caitlin chuckled while watching her two friends bickering. In her heart, she thought, If only I was as carefree as Leigh, then I wouldn't have been hurt so badly by

Lucian.

Anyhow, she should look up to Leigh. If she had Leigh's mindset, she would be guaranteed a good life.

It was rare for them to get together, so they had endless topics to talk about. Throughout their conversation, a few of Sebastian's childhood friends came to their room to make toasts, so they went next door to return the toasts as well. Just like that, midnight ushered in.

As they were ready to head back home, Lucas suddenly came barging in with an anxious look on his face after knocking on the door. "Madeline, the club manager just informed me that an issue came up involving your friend."