Chapter 52

Breaking the tense moment, he whispered against her skin, "Let's not fight. I'm truly exhausted after a long flight." His words were muffled as he buried his face even further into her neck. Alice, slowly opening her eyes, fixed her gaze on the ceiling, a moment of quiet tension lingering in the air. "Where did you go? New York?" Alice couldn't resist asking, knowing Lucas had hotels there. Lucas nodded, "Yes, I have to leave for New York again in the morning. So we only have four hours, let me hold you," he replied. Alice was taken aback by his statement, slightly shifting her body to look at him. "If you have to leave again, why did you come in the first place?" Frustration tinged her voice, a hidden desire for him to stay tucked in a corner of her heart. Lucas, sensing her disappointment, brought his face closer with a smirk. Gently pushing a strand of hair away from her face, he fixed his eyes on hers. "I was missing yo..." He paused, not wanting to admit he came just because he lo