The Billionaire’s Regretful Obsession – Victoria Hale

Chapter 173 Unexpected Intimacy. Chapter 173 Unexpected Intimacy 99 +30 Free Coins Proud? If Gilbert was actually proud of her, even if he didn't take her to the fancy parties, he'd at least let her meet his buddies. Not once. Not even a single time. Even if Julia never showed back up, Gilbert still thought everything she did was just... nothing special. But when Lucas said it was something to brag about? Sherry's stomach dropped. She got scared, real scared. She couldn't tell how much of it was real. She scoffed, "All I did was cook and clean. Nothing big." That's all it was, really.

No wonder nobody saw the point. "Nah, that's bull. If it's so easy, why don't more people do it?" Lucas shot back. "Why pass it off to someone else? Why can't Gilbert man up and do it himself? He'd rather get another girl to handle it than lift a finger. You call that busy?" Well... he was busy. But come on-he had time to take Wendy all over the place. Doing a little housework? That would have been a piece of cake for him. "So cut yourself some slack. They don't deserve you." Lucas crossed his legs, calm as ever.

"Lucky me, though I stumbled onto a diamond." He said it so seriously-right there in that room, under that soft, flirty light. Sherry's ears burned. Lucas caught sight of her red ear tips, and his usual cold lips tugged into a tiny smile. "Get some rest. Early night." Today had been a whirlwind-one shock after another, and Sherry was worn thin. Sherry pulled herself back to the moment. "Hey, thanks for today. But why'd you bring all these guys? Did you know something bad was going to go down here?" Out at sea, there was no signal. No way anyone could have reached him in time.

"Keiperian is a mess-never stable. Gotta bring backup when I head out there." Truth was, he'd found out Wendy and Gilbert were here. He had a bad feeling, so he booked it over fast. All those guys, the yacht? Just part of his connections overseas. Otherwise? No way he could have gotten there that quickly. Sherry had no clue. None at all. 1/3 09:44 Wed, Jan 28 GM Chapter 173 Unexpected Intimacy 99 +30 Free Coins She wanted to freshen up-wipe herself down a little. Her leg was hurt, so a real shower was out of the question. Squeak. Lucas turned to leave but the doorknob wouldn't budge.

He gave it a hard pull, and it broke right off the hinge. Lucas stared at the broken doorknob in his hand, totally zoned out. A When Sherry came out, she saw him like that-frozen, not a thought in his head. Stupid Tyrone-he must have yanked too hard and busted the lock earlier. Sherry nodded at the doorknob in his hand. "Uh... should we call Tyrone?" Lucas paused, thinking hard. By the look on his face? Yeah, he didn't have his phone on him. "I'll call him, then." She said it like it was no big deal-until she patted her dress. Her midi mermaid dress had no pockets. So no phone, of course.

On top of that, all the fancy dresses she'd brought were gone. "Oh, how's Yelena? Is she okay?" "Don't stress. I sent someone to get her already. She's just a little spooked, that's all..." Sherry let out a breath, pressing a hand to her chest. "Good. That's a weight off." Lucas's face flickered-like he remembered something-but he didn't say a word. "You can sleep here tonight." As soon as the words left her mouth, she saw Lucas's eyes. She remembered how he'd torn into Julia-super confident, no mercy. She waved her hands fast. "I mean, it's late! We don't have phones.

Everyone's probably asleep. I'll take the couch. No biggie." She scratched the back of her head, awkward as can be, and started shuffling toward the couch. But before she could take two steps, Lucas picked her up with one arm and laid her down on the bed. "This bed's wide. Plenty of room for both of us." He set her down gently and then climbed in next to her. Sherry almost screamed. This boldness-him picking her up, laying her down like that-was something she'd never felt before. Gilbert was always so... boring. No romance, no spark. She never even felt her heart race around him. Not once.

Thinking back? She didn't even know what love felt like. Not really. 2/3 ཝཱ, (9 Chapter 173 Unexpected Intimacy +30 Free Coins They'd gotten together because they were both hurt. Even their marriage was just a quick trip to the courthouse. Kinda sad, if she was being honest. You never knew how bad something had been till you had something better. All these fluttery, nervous feelings-they were from a stranger. Sherry laughed bitterly. She turned to say something-and nearly jumped out of her skin. Lucas was right there, inches away.

She tried to back up, but then she found that his eyes were closed. He was already asleep. Is it because he's rushed over here? Pushed himself too hard? Sherry had no idea when he left, how long he flew, or how he tracked her down so fast. But he looked exhausted. Back in King City, she'd always hear him up late-working, pacing back and forth in the living room. He never slept well. But now? He was out cold. Sleeping like a rock. His face was perfect-like God took his time carving it. Now, no coldness, no harshness. Just a cool, handsome kid, finally at peace.

Sherry watched him for a second, then her eyes got heavy. Before she knew it, she was asleep too. The next morning, she woke up-and Lucas was gone. She was used to that-waking up alone. Sleeping with Gilbert was always like sleeping with a stranger. Like he wasn't even there, like it was all in her head. But then she turned over-and froze. Lucas wasn't gone. His firm chest was right there, in front of her. A towel wrapped low around his waist, showing off his abs, his v-line, his sharp collarbones. 09:44 Wed, Jan 28 admin