She 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 I wonder if you're made of cement."

Reese was taken aback, "Cement? Why on earth would I 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 bit me and you're still smiling so happily!"

Reese was a little embarrassed, "I really didn't mean to do that. My phone rang and I got a call. Can you please let me take it? I'll make it up to you, I promise."

began to negotiate, "Okay, I'll let you take the call, but how are you going to make it up to me for the bite on my lip? You

save this for another day?" sighed Reese. "I'm really not

but chuckle. He looked at Reese, completely mesmerized

that the relationship had just been confirmed today and he couldn't let it go. He had to go through it

on the cheek and stood

the phone and answered the

word, Luther's voice came over the phone, "Reese... Why are you ignoring

was laden with alcohol. He denied being drunk, but his speech and manner

a hint of concern in her voice, "You are

much. I thought about you every day, every moment. I finally convinced myself to come back to the United States, but... why are you acting colder than before? What did I do wrong? I just want to see you, even if it's from a distance, just like in the old

tried to console him, "Clearly, you're in a drunken state right now, and it's not a good time to have this conversation. We'll have this

refused to hang up and exclaimed, "No, you'll avoid me when I'm sober. I know it. You don't want to talk to me. You don't answer when I call you, and you treat me so coldly... It makes me so

challenge for her to fathom why Luther would utter

her for so many years. He had taken care of her for five years, and she

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