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.'
this apartment, and she didn't know that the couch could be converted into a
did!'®
with the company, he found it inconvenient to go back to the villa, so he bought this
TWHITE'®
yet recovered from the shock "August, how did you
I didn't
bland as ever, he casually said, "Because you
around you."'
red when she heard
mean by that? He was saying that she
little angry. As August took a back cushion from
more angry and
not expect that August would be willing to sleep on the couch to
seemed that even if she forced him to leave,
to sleep
do. Leaving these word behind, she
the bedroom'
to sleep.'
on the couch without anything to keep
had a "bed" now, as well as a back cushion being used as a pillow, he
lacked a quilt.'®
but it was very
without a quilt at
quilt, turned around, and forced herself to fall asleep,
in her mind.'®
opened the cabinet, pulled out a quilt, and walked
on the couch either. He turned to look at her when he heard the sound. The woman was 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 as he lucked him into the quilt while gazing at her stubborn figure.
in her mind. After falling asleep not long after, she slept peacefully through the night. - Early the next morning, she was awakened by
scandal was
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