"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.

he calmed down, he would realize he had behaved poorly and unlike him. He was usually calm, even when dealing with urgent matters. However, he was overly concerned about Lucy today, and even the slightest disturbance

"Matt?"

was distracted, Lucy nudged him several times before he snapped back to

of work weighed heavily on him, but he had grown accustomed to it over the years. However, being with Lucy brought

won't come this far from now

do it again... I was sketching by the beach and lost track of time, so I ended up

to find

bitter at the thought of Linus. "Did that Linus guy help you carry these things

no reason to deny it, and Matthew might be even more upset if

manage by myself. I was so engrossed in sketching that I didn't notice the tide

"Oh, you..."

still concerned that

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

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