Chapter 162 Larry’s Arrival

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Lucas reached out and pulled the plate of shrimp toward himself. With long, slender fingers, he picked one up and began peeling it with a grace and ease that felt almost deliberate.

Sloane found herself oddly drawn to Lucas’s hands.

Watching him peel shrimp with those lean, well–defined fingers was unexpectedly soothing, almost mesmerizing.

With a light twist of his fingers, the shell slipped away, revealing the tender shrimp meat. He placed the peeled shrimp into a small dish and slid it across the table to Sloane.

“Eat,” he said, voice low and gentle, laced with a trace of indulgence.

Sloane blinked at the dish in front of her, then casually picked up a piece with her chopsticks and took a bite. “Thanks.”

She remembered the last time she’d eaten with Lucas and the others—he’d peeled shrimp for her then, too. Maybe he just sees me as a kid he needs to take care of.

on to the crab. His

and skillfully cracked open the shell, extracting the delicate meat and placing it into Sloane’s

one to just sit back and accept; she grabbed a piece of fish and dropped it into Lucas’s bowl. “You eat

flashing across his eyes before it quickly gave way to a soft, spreading

the food, didn’t notice the shift in him at

drove her back to her

time he returned to his villa, it was already past

used to mentor a beginner

he scrolled through their old chat history, a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. Back then, Sloane had a million questions,

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focus and determination had left a deep

thought it’d be you,” Lucas murmured to himself, his

sent someone to pick her up from school and

the opportunity to possibly dig into Conrad’s situation was too

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