Chapter 577 Are You Truly Willing to Do This?

Lucas understood, and so did I. Then, he reached out, cupping the back of my head with his large hand, and slowly leaned in toward me. I knew what he was about to do, and my heart suddenly raced out of control. I closed my eyes, feeling a bit tense. Even my breath was becoming irregular. His kiss was gentle, just lightly grazing my cheek and lips. After a few such touches, I thought he would continue to go further, but unexpectedly, he took a deep breath and rested his forehead against mine, not doing anything else. It was a strange sensation. We were so close, and I could clearly feel the warmth of his forehead, his scorching breath, and his restrained breathing. Restrained. He… I opened my eyes, and before me was his magnified handsome face. His eyelashes were long and thick, fluttering like twinkling butterflies, lightly stirring my heart. "Why... didn't you continue?" I spoke, and as the words left my mouth, I could feel my own face flushing. He slowly opened his eyes, sat