"I really have to thank you. If it weren't for you, that man would've kept bothering me."

Lucy continued expressing her gratitude to Linus, which stirred up jealousy in Matthew.

Sometimes, Matthew's intuition was even more accurate than Lucy's.

Linus responded to Lucy's repeated thanks, "I told you that it's no problem. Thank you for the treat earlier. The cappuccino was delicious." With that, he finished the remaining half cup of cappuccino and left the café.

Matthew finally relaxed from his alert state.

"Matt, aren't you tired from driving for so long?" Lucy grabbed Matthew's hand.

"Why don't we find a place to rest for the night? We can go back tomorrow morning. You've had a busy day, so you must be exhausted."

Lucy knew exactly why Matthew was upset and silent. It was all because of Linus.

usually calm, even when dealing with urgent matters. However,

"Matt?"

that Matthew was distracted, Lucy nudged him several times before he

weighed heavily on him, but he had grown accustomed to it over the years. However, being with Lucy brought about new concerns. Even when

this far from now on. I

by the beach and lost track of time, so I ended up here." Then, Lucy tugged at Matthew and coaxed him, "Matt, can

two went to find a

the thought of Linus. "Did that Linus

it, and Matthew might be even more upset if

he noticed I couldn't manage by myself. I was so engrossed in sketching that

"Oh, you..."

was still concerned that she had

one thing, but aren't you afraid of catching a

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