Lucy’s POVEdward slowly took my finger out of his mouth, and I opened my mouth wide. He asked the waiter, "Do you have a plaster or a piece of cloth?" "Yes, sir." The waiter ran to the kitchen and came back with a plaster in his hand.Edward carefully put the plaster around my pointy finger and said, "It's okay. It's just a little cut." Despite my relief that he was such a gentleman, I found myself nervously staring at him and biting my lower lip. He told me, "Now you can finish your food."I smiled at him. And he added with a wink, "Don't play with the knife again, though..."I let out a soft laugh and said, "Thank you..." He took out a piece of tissue and wiped the edge of my lip with it. Then he whispered. "Don't bother looking at him again. He'll only ruin your day..." Then, with a grin on my face, I swallowed and kept eating till I was full. It was hard for me not to look at Arman, who was sitting at a different side table. I also tried to figure out how to stop jealousy b

Lucy’s POV“That’s why I’m not foolish enough to give you what you want, grandma.” I replied to her question without blinking my eyes. Her anger sparked as she threw a glance towards me, “Lucy… you're going to regret this.” Grandma, so far as I can tell, I will not deeply regret anything. Even if you're going to be furious with me, it doesn't matter. I could care less..."She put out her hand to hit me, but I grabbed her wrist and told her, "I always admire you as my grandmother. But I now see that I don't want to be like you. I want no part of being an elderly woman who wanders around yapping garbage!" "You are such a shame to the family!" she said as she yanked her wrist away from me. "You barely respect me!" "Respect what? Respect isn't given; it's earned. Since then, you haven't respected me, grandma. Please know how sad I am if this is how I have to behave around you. What you are showing me is all I am reflecting on." In spite of the rain, I turned my back on her and headed

Lucy’s POVAs I looked at him, tears came up from deep inside me and ran down my face.I didn't know what to say, but he looked at me like he was going to cry. His expression spoke it all as he carefully placed me in his car and said, "I'm sorry..." He sighed as he took off his shirt and he gave it to me, “Wear this…” Meanwhile, he sat in the driver's seat, shirtless. What happened earlier was so scary that I could barely hold my hands together.Jasper almost raped me! Imagine if Arman was late. What would happen then? He glanced in my direction since I was still clutching onto his T-shirt. I haven't worn it yet because I'm still in shock. He reached out and grabbed the T-shirt, then said, "If you think what happened to you makes me sick, you're wrong. No, I'm not disgusted by you, Lucy. I hope this makes sense to you." And I breathe softly as he commanded, “Raise your hands… let me take care of you this time.” I slowly took Edward's jacket off and showed him my bare chest. His

Lucy’s POVTHREE MONTHS LATER, “A fresh parcel has arrived for you, Miss Lucy. What do you want me to do with this?" My new assistant, Alicia, asked. I smiled and looked at her, saying, "Oh, give that to me. Thanks... " I was really excited to open the parcel since I thought it was my order from three days ago. However, I was taken aback when I discovered the exquisite, rare flower that had come all the way from England. “Juliet Rose?” There it was, the rarest flower in the world, right in front of me.I bit my lower lip in shock. Unexpectedly, my phone started ringing, and I picked it up without checking the name of the person calling. “Do you like it?” “E–Edward?” I honestly felt shy when Edwrad had to give one of his rarest collections. He sighed softly and asked, "Yes, do you know how beautiful Rose Juliet is?" It took fifteen years for them to get this flower breed.""Really? Why... Uhm, why did you give this flower to me? I'm sorry if this question upsets you. However,

Lucy’s POVThe sight of an unknown number pestering me made me furrow my brow. Even Edward looked annoyed that the call kept getting in the way of our lunch. He asked, "Why don't you answer that call?" "Uh, that's not important," I say with a soft breath. I tried to ignore the call, but my phone kept ringing until I gave up and said, "Excuse me." As I was ready to speak, I heard Arman's deep voice say, "Lucy..."I closed my eyes and gasped when I heard his voice. It had been a long time since I had heard it, and I missed him. I don't know why, but my heart started beating like crazy again. "How did you get my new number?" I asked to calm down. "Calling me so frequently makes no sense. You keep bugging me while I'm eating lunch. So, what's your deal with me, Arman?”"Please stay away from Edward. You already know that he's part of the crime group. Why do you keep hanging out with him? He talked to me like he had the right to tell me how to live my life.I took a deep breath and sa