The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 78 No Matter What

Marion pursed her lips. She was too lazy to argue with him. “I’ve already packed everything. The things to take are in those two boxes.”

Lucas shifted his gaze to the boxes. “I’ll have the driver come up.”

He paused and looked at her right calf, which, despite being freed from the plaster, was still wrapped in bandages. “Can you go downstairs by yourself?” Marion raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t I just come upstairs by myself?”

Lucas abruptly stopped pressing the elevator button. He retrieved his phone from his pocket and walked to her.

Marion watched as he bent down in front of her. The oxygen around her seemed too thin and instead filled the air around her with his invigorating woody scent. It made her breath quicken.

“Wha- What’s happening?”

“You complained that I didn’t carry you up just now,

He put his hand on her waist as he spoke to her.

didn’t you?”

Before Marion could process the situation, she was lifted into his arms.

When did she complain?

Instinctively, she wrapped her arms around his neck. At the thought of her father waiting downstairs, her face turned crimson. “Put me down! I can go down by myself!”

Lucas looked at her and raised an eyebrow. “I don’t think you can,” he said calmly.

carry her downstairs.

a call. He turned around and saw Marion

glanced at his daughter. “Isn’t your leg

it’s getting better,

if Lucas had insisted on carrying her,

It should not be a

was telling Lucas that there was no need to be so reluctant to

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few stairs.

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was a little sore.”

grabbed a cushion and placed it behind Marion’s waist. Then, he stood

father that, Lucas walked away and

although it’s nice that Lucas

lowered her head as she blushed. She had no idea how to explain the

her father. “I know, Dad. I

Lucas earlier, it would have been

If she had met Lucas earlier,

close to him.

dared not

at Marion. “I’ll go up

felt it was not right to let his son–in–law do all the work. “Lucas,