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."

to negotiate, "Okay, I'll let you take the call, but how are you going to make it up

this for another day?" sighed Reese. "I'm really not in the mood

but chuckle. He looked at Reese, completely mesmerized by her adorable

couldn't let it go. He had to

Reese gently on the cheek and stood up, albeit reluctantly, letting

picked up the phone

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

on the other end was laden with alcohol. He

a hint of concern in her voice, "You

you so 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

of their predicament. She tried to console him, "Clearly, you're in a drunken state right

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

expression changed slightly. It was a real challenge for her to fathom why Luther would utter such words

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

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