Chapter 1145 Allergies

He pursed his lips and glanced at Lucy, his voice lowering as he offered, "I'll fetch

it for you."

Lucy raised her eyelids lightly, dismissing his offer with a wave of her hand as she lifted the hot milk to her lips. "No need."

"I'd rather not engage with those two scoundrels," she muttered, her discomfort evident.

Clearing his throat lightly, he suggested, "How about... I get you another one?" Lucy shook her head decisively. "Forget it; I'm not particularly hungry anyway."

With a deliberate rise in her voice, she added, "Avoiding sweets isn't such a bad idea; at least I won't be adding excess weight to my frame; it is obvious when seated."

Violet, who had been quietly enjoying her waffles, was caught off guard by Lucy's remark, subconsciously glancing at her midsection...

A pallor washed over the woman's face, prompting her to tighten her abdomen instinctively.

"Let's leave," Lucy declared after finishing her drink, her tone final. "While this restaurant is indeed pleasant, certain individuals seem to have tainted its appeal. We won't be returning."

With that, she rose from her seat and departed, Colin hastily settling the bill before following in her wake.

"She's finally gone!" Violet exclaimed, her irritation evident as she rolled her eyes and pursed her lips. "She's becoming increasingly insufferable!"

fond of her

unperturbed, calmly lowered his gaze, his voice devoid of emotion as

drifted to

a severe peanut allergy, prompting her to

they went outside the restaurant, Lucy patted Colin's shoulder

scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Thank me

charade, I would have been utterly embarrassed

Lucy gazed up at the

sunny debut at her

the sun, she found herself in high spirits

However...

off

dwell on it;

the caring man who once looked after her to the scoundrel who now only had

herself to care for this scoundrel any longer, she'd

in public, we are

other, we succeed

smile. "As a token of gratitude, I'll make you strawberry

"I'm off to work!"

she briskly turned and

rooted in place, silently observing her departure, a knot of unease forming in the depths of

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