Aveline froze.

This was the main street, bustling with people...

If she kept struggling, Lucas just might do exactly what he'd threatened!

Her expression instantly turned cold, but she stopped resisting.

Lucas' lips curled in satisfaction as he held her hand and continued down the street.

After a while, Aveline asked coldly, "How long do you plan to keep this up?"

Lucas glanced at her. "A lifetime."

Aveline shot back, "In your dreams."

But his eyes were serious. "I'm not dreaming. I'm telling you the truth. I intend to hold your hand like this and walk with you for the rest of my life."

Aveline decided to stop looking at him altogether.

The aroma from a street vendor filled the air, making Aveline's stomach growl. She headed straight over.

a food truck selling blue cheese. Her eyes lit up with interest as she eagerly ordered a portion, and the sharp, tangy aroma instantly hit him. His

him, and said,

he released her. "How can you eat

her head. "I think it's delicious. Plus, once I'm done, the smell

he

to a plate of pickled herring-its smell

into a shop selling garlic and

stopped outside, refusing to enter, his expression so dark it looked like

his mind of times past. She had always loved these foods, and he

a moment's hesitation, Lucas walked

was busy eating the pasta when she glanced up and

did you come in? I

was

smile. Seeing him so uncomfortable made her

had become quite a complex mix. S stretched

pointed to her lips. "Or maybe a

Lucas stared at her.

definitely doing

of triumph flashed in her eyes, and she turned to walk away. If she'd known this tactic would work so well, she

her retreating figure for a long while before finally stepping forward

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