Young Bride in a Lightning Marriage: Never Tired of Mr. Leon's Love

After ensuring Lucy was okay, the man seemed relieved.

"You're alright? That's great. I saw you squatting in the road and thought something was wrong. I almost called an ambulance," he explained.

Lucy could not help but feel a little exasperated. An ambulance seemed a bit excessive.

She softly assured him, "Really, I'm fine. I'm not at the point of needing an ambulance."

This made Augustus Scruggs laugh heartily. "You're quite the character."

Lucy was at a loss for words. She thought, 'He thinks I'm funny? I'm just being honest.'

"Hi, I'm Augustus Scruggs. What's your name?" he asked.

"Hi, I'm Lucy Quinn," she replied with a nod.

Thinking the conversation was over, she was surprised when Augustus grinned and squatted down too. He was mirroring her earlier posture. "Why don't I keep you company while you wait for your friend? It's not right to leave a lady waiting alone on the street, even if this place is safe."

again,

have to wait with me. I'll be

twice, seemingly catching on to her

this? You seem interesting, and I'd like to

Lucy was speechless.

she supposed to say in such a situation? One could only guess

had directed him to, he was greeted by a bizarre

and a white-haired guy, squatting side by side. They were both propping up their chins in a similar pose. The guy had a lollipop dangling from his mouth, making him look like a

Cillian was puzzled.

How did Lucy befriend someone

risk. Cillian pulled

out of her reverie, stood up,

caught on that

his mind to introduce himself to this scholarly-looking guy

as interesting as Lucy,' he