Chapter 182

Before Julian could speak, Lucas nodded to himself. "You're probably regretting it. Otherwise, why else would you be standing here, saying such bitter things?" Julian and Elena immediately fell silent. I took Lucas by the arm and quickly walked away. When we reached downstairs, I turned slightly and naturally let Lucas' hand slip off my shoulder. Lucas stared at his hand in a daze for a moment before giving me an awkward smile. "Serena, I'm sorry about earlier. I just couldn't stand that guy being so arrogant." I nodded. "I know. And I should be thanking you. After all this time, this was the first time I finally got the upper hand." "Serena, I—" "I'm heading back," I cut him off before he could continue. "Thanks for today." I drove out of the parking lot. Even after I had gone a long way, I could still see Lucas standing there in the rear-view mirror, frozen in place. The reason I didn't let Lucas continue speaking was that running into Julian and Elena had already put me in a