Chapter 754 Starting Life Anew

I could not remember how long I cried, but eventually, I drifted off, cradled in my mom's embrace. I slipped into a dream about Lucas—his face unchanged, his smile as bewitchingly lethal as ever, but he was shrouded in fog, and no matter how hard I tried, I could not reach him. I called out, but he did not answer, just gave me that doting, gentle smile, like he used to spoil me without limits. The dream had been so vivid that when I snapped awake, my cheeks were damp with tears. The world outside had still been cloaked in twilight. Groggy, I noticed Idris sitting by my bed, feigning sleep, and confusion washed over me. When had he arrived? How long had he been there? I shifted, my back aching from lying still too long, and winced. Idris must have been lightly dozing because he jerked awake and looked straight at me. Our eyes locked, and after a brief hesitation, I murmured, "Sorry, did I wake you?" He shook his head, stood, and helped me sit up. "Hungry?" he asked. "What's on your