reason to make you stay here

Luna kept glancing to the side where Lucas was sitting, focused on driving. What's going on with him, Luna wondered.

She was perplexed because since she approached Lucas at the party, he had become distant and unapproachable. He seemed cold and unaffected, even ignoring Luna's words. He had chosen to approach Jodi and Leon instead. And now, during the car ride, Lucas hadn't uttered a single word. Luna's thoughts were interrupted as her phone started ringing. She quickly reached for her phone in her party bag.

Joshua calling...

Luna smiled when she saw Joshua's name on the screen. This didn't go unnoticed by Lucas, who could see Luna's pleased expression when she received a call from the oriental-faced man.

"Hello?" Luna answered.

"Are you home?" Joshua asked.

"Yes, I'm on my way. Are you alone?" Luna replied.

"I'm already at the hotel."

"With Leon?"

"No, I'm alone."

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know, maybe he's chasing after the woman he's interested in," Joshua replied. The conversati