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As she expected, Aiden looked less intimidating and she was sure this was all because of Lucas. Even though she felt relieved, she still had to be alert because Aiden didn't seem like an easy man to predict.

"What's wrong? Are you still worried about that?" Lucas asked when he saw Lyra who still looked anxious.

She was already wearing nice clothes because Lucas asked her to go out today. But she felt a little unsure about Lucas' plan to take her to the party.

"N-no, I'm fine. But are you sure you want to take me today? Isn't this a party and an outsider like me shouldn't come to a party like that?"

"I'm free to bring whoever I want to the party and I want to bring you today. So I don't want you to refuse!" Lucas said. He had waited long enough for Lyra to finish dressing and he didn't want to see hesitation like this.

Lyra stepped over to Lucas who was standing in front of her bedroom door. She felt nervous because Lucas always treated her very well as if her existence was very important.

Lucas looked at her with a cold but soft gaze like sweet ice cream. She knew this was ridiculous, clearly she had made a mistake because she had done something stupid with Keith. But it couldn't be denied that every day she wanted Lucas more and more.

"Let's go!" Lucas said while holding her hand and asking her to walk together towards the mansion yard where a luxury limousine that would take them to the party was parked.

"Aren't your other brothers invited to the party? I thought the party was like a business meeting."

"They will also come as representatives from each branch of the company we manage."

"Why don't we just go together? If in the end everyone will come to the party?"

"They don't always have to be with me. Even though it's a fairly formal party, they can bring their respective partners."

"You mean their girlfriends?" Lyra teases Lucas who always gives stiff and formal answers. Partners? It looked like the relationship between the two of them, it was very clear that they weren't lovers and they weren't close friends either. Their relationship is only a contractual relationship which will end according to the agreed time.

Seeing how Lucas was reluctant to answer her question, Lyra held back her laughter. Lucas is a strange man, but he is also very interesting.

After arriving at the hotel where the party was taking place, dozens of very classy, ​​rich invited guests were seen walking towards the same room as them. This kind of atmosphere, Lyra felt that this kind of atmosphere was the usual atmosphere at elite parties that she and Jonathan had attended several times.

Jonathan really likes parties, he can spend his days off partying all night. If she saw a party like that, she immediately remembered Jonathan and had a feeling that there was a possibility that Jonathan would also attend this party.

Once again Lucas felt anxious, she walked with her face lowered as if to avoid meeting someone, no, two people she really didn't expect, namely Jonathan and Sophie. As a businessman, parties like this are normal for Jonathan and she will definitely attend.

"No need to be afraid, as you think, your husband will also come to this party."

"R-really?"

"Yes,"

"That means his friends and business partners who know me will also come to this party."

"May be!"

Lucas' too calm reaction made her feel a little annoyed. Of course he could be that calm because the anxiety she felt had nothing to do with him. But at least she knew that if Lyra met Jonathan and his friends again, they would definitely think that she and Jonathan had separated.

Suddenly the atmosphere became more tense when she suddenly heard Jonathan's voice chatting with his business partners in a cheerful voice. Lyra shuddered, she had forgotten when she said she hated Jonathan's voice and his very existence.

A few steps away, several men and women in formal clothes were chatting with each other while holding glasses filled with expensive wine. Two of these people are Jonathan and Sophie.

Lyra's body suddenly felt stiff when she saw how Jonathan laughed happily while Sophie stood beside him like a lover. Hateful, angry and vengeful, she knows that she is currently with a man who is hundreds of times better than Jonathan, but the contractual relationship between them makes her feel that she is not truly safe.

Her hands were gripped tightly and Lucas could feel her hands shaking. Lucas smiled a little when he saw the look on Lyra's face which looked like a woman who was jealous.

"Are you jealous seeing him?"

"Jealous? Of course not! I'm not jealous at all. I don't even care at all."

"Is it true?"

"I'm not jealous at all, I actually don't care about everything he does, I don't care. But I just don't know what should I do if our relationship ends?"

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