14. Pick Up Swords for Her

Startled eyes stared back at her before they turned as dark as the bottom of a pit.

“What are you doing here, Heidi?” The man didn’t let go of her; in fact, his arms tightened around her, caging her in place.

Heidi wanted to believe she was hallucinating. The last person she expected to see here was Lucas.

“Mr. Harrison, let go of me.” Heidi pushed him away and struggled out of his embrace. She also lost her footing this time but managed to catch herself.

“I asked you… what are you doing here?”

His cold-deep voice was supposed to make her shudder. However, Heidi seemed to be immune to it, probably due to the wine’s effect.

Lucas’s eyes traveled from her half-lidded eyes to the tip of her nose, which was slightly red. Then they fell on her red cheeks. The girl looked tipsy, and a faint smell of wine hung around her.

“Excuse me…” Heidi wanted to walk away, but he grabbed her hand.

“Aren’t you going to answer my question-”

Before Lucas completed his words, Zach barged out of the booth.

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