Lucia's eyes widened as she heard this and she stared at him in disbelief.'®
He wasn't going to leave. Was he planning to stay here with her? What a moocher! The somewhat unnaturally, "... I don't have any room for you here, you'd better go." Through her eyes, August seemed to see through all her thoughts. A slight smile spread across his face as he asked, "Are you afraid?" A long delay might cause trouble. Was she afraid something would happen between them?'
"There was only'
one bedroom, so you don't have a place to stay."'
As August took a half step forward, he asked, word by word, "How is that possible?"'
The last time he slept here, why wasn't there a place for him to stay this time?'
She took a step back in panic, keeping a distance between them and looking somewhat defensively at'
him.'
"There is only one bed, so if you really want to stay, you can sleep on the couch."'
Lucia said, lifting her chin and pointing at the couch.'
There was no way August would even sleep on the couch just to stay with her. Observing the woman's resistance, August's cyes flashed with an unnoticeable reflection.'
It appeared that this little girl did not understand his good intentions at all. Knowing she was injured and'®
could not take good care of herself, he deliberately stayed to take care of her. But she was always on'
eyes and asked in a light voice, "Do you rebly want me to sleep on the couch?" Lucia didn't think much about it and immediately nodded 'Yes."'®
He nodded slightly, swept a glance at the couch, and said softly, "Okay, then I'll sleep on the couch."'
on the side of'
the couch. Crack! The bottom layer of the couch popped out and he pulled it out with his hands. It became a single bed after he pieced it together with the couch.'
by his actions.'
she didn't know that the couch could be converted into a
did!'®
he found it inconvenient to go back
TWHITE'®
yet recovered from the shock "August, how
didn't even
bland as ever, he casually said, "Because you never pay attention
around you."'
red
He was saying
Lucia was a little angry. As August took a back
more angry and
did not expect that August would be willing to sleep on
that even if she forced him to leave, he would never do
it. If you really want to sleep here, you can
know what to do. Leaving these word
the bedroom'
to sleep.'
without anything to keep him warm after tossing and turning
minutes. Even though he had a "bed" now, as well as a back cushion being
lacked a quilt.'®
season, the weather was not extremely cold but it was very easy to
a
right? Lucia pulled her quilt, turned around,
in her mind.'®
opened the cabinet, pulled out a
holding a quilt in her arms and seemed a little reluctant. As she walked over, she laid the quilt aside, turned around, and left without saying a word. A slight smile spread across August's face
her mind. After falling asleep not long after, she slept peacefully through the night. - Early the next morning, she was awakened
Thomas's screaming filled the room. "Lucia, scandal was exposed! I'm referring to what happened last night at the Greeves Family's birthday
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