Chapter 1252

Chapter 1252

The car pulled up in front of a three-story villa.

Eugene glanced over at Lydia and suggested she come inside to change out of her wet clothes.

Lydia, finally speaking for the first time since getting into his car, shook her head. "I'm not going in. Just drop me off somewhere. I can find my way back."

Eugene raised an eyebrow and pointed outside. "You really want to sit on the side of the road like this?"

Lydia looked down at her soaked clothes, clinging tightly to her body, outlining every curve. Panic crossed her face as she realized how exposed she was but couldn't figure out what to cover first.

Without saying anything more, Eugene turned and unlocked the front door, his demeanor calm and unfazed. After hesitating for a moment, Lydia followed him inside. She wasn't sure about Eugene's intentions, but she knew it was safer to be indoors than stranded in the middle of the night.

was minimalist, much like Eugene himself-cold, distant,

her, complete with towels, bath products,

bathroom, wrapped in fresh clothes, he handed her a cup of warm milk. "Drink this. It'll

before accepting the cup. "Thank you,"

through her hands, and as she sat on the soft couch, the cold she had felt earlier began to

crumpling slightly as he crossed his legs. His gaze was steady. "Why

completely unrelated question. "Did you have

firm. "No. I

remained clear, unwavering. Satisfied, she relaxed a bit, though she didn't notice the brief flicker of something darker in his

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began tapping his fingers lightly on his knee, unbothered by her silence, as if waiting patiently for her to speak The warm glow of the room's soft lighting and the overall coziness of the

was spilling her thoughts. "I never expected his parents to reject me. Quincy always told

you've been giving them too much credit," Eugene said, his

mother's cold, judgmental

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