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.'
apartment, and she didn't know that the couch could be
did!'®
the company, he found it inconvenient to go
TWHITE'®
yet recovered from the shock "August, how did you know this couch could be
didn't
bland as ever, he casually said, "Because you never
around you."'
red when
was saying
was a little angry. As August took a back cushion from the side as his
more
did not expect that August would be willing to sleep on the couch to stay with
seemed that even if she forced him
to sleep
do. Leaving these word behind, she turned around and headed back
the bedroom'
to sleep.'
anything to keep him warm after tossing and
minutes. Even though he had a "bed" now, as well as a back
lacked a quilt.'®
extremely cold but it was
a quilt
Lucia pulled her quilt, turned around, and
in her mind.'®
opened the cabinet,
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. Lucia went back to her bedroom after the quilt was delivered. Slowly, she let go of
- Early the next morning,
Paula Thomas's screaming filled the room. "Lucia, scandal was exposed! I'm referring to what happened last night at
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