Chapter 151: This House Suddenly Became Too Hot
Chapter 151: This House Suddenly Became Too Hot
After the long ride...
The journey back to the villa somehow felt much longer than it actually was.
For Lucas...
Every minute inside that taxi had been pure torture.
Squeezed between the two sisters, trying his best to keep his composure while pretending nothing was happening...
It was far more difficult than he wanted to admit.
What made it even worse...
Debbie and Daisy had clearly noticed.
Every now and then, the two sisters would secretly exchange glances before biting back their laughter.
The more Lucas tried acting calm...
The harder it became for him.
Watching him silently struggle somehow amused them far more than it should have.
Finally...
The taxi rolled through the gates of the villa before slowly coming to a stop.
Lucas immediately let out a breath of relief.
"We’re here."
He deliberately stayed inside for a few seconds.
"You two get out first."
The sisters looked at each other before quietly stepping out of the taxi.
Only after they had walked several steps ahead did Lucas finally get out himself.
He casually adjusted his shirt while taking a deep breath.
Thankfully...
By the time he reached the front door, his body had finally calmed down.
"...Much better."
At least he wouldn’t embarrass himself anymore.
The three of them entered the enormous villa together.
The atmosphere remained surprisingly relaxed.
Neither Debbie nor Daisy mentioned what had happened during the ride.
They simply walked toward the living room as though nothing unusual had happened.
Lucas, however...
Still couldn’t look directly at either of them for too long.
To hide his awkwardness, he headed toward the wine cabinet near the corner of the living room.
After looking through several bottles...
He finally picked out an expensive bottle of red wine.
"If we’re celebrating Debbie’s recovery..."
"We might as well do it properly."
Just as he reached for another bottle...
Debbie immediately stopped him.
"No."
"One bottle is enough."
Daisy nodded with a smile.
"Besides..."
"We like this one."
Lucas shrugged.
"If you say so."
He grabbed three crystal glasses before pouring each of them a drink.
The rich aroma of the wine slowly filled the room.
The three of them settled comfortably onto the large sofa.
At first...
Everything felt perfectly normal.
They chatted casually about shopping, laughed about the confused sales assistant who couldn’t figure out their relationship, and teased Lucas over how many clothes he’d ended up buying.
But...
As the glasses gradually emptied...
The atmosphere slowly began to change.
The sisters became noticeably more relaxed.
Daisy leaned comfortably against the sofa beside Lucas.
Debbie rested one arm across the backrest, sitting much closer than before.
Neither of them seemed to care about personal space anymore.
Lucas silently took another sip of wine.
"...Something feels dangerous."
The conversation somehow shifted entirely toward him.
"I still can’t believe you fought all those people..."
Daisy murmured while staring at him.
Debbie smiled softly.
"And stayed beside me in the hospital for two whole days."
"You didn’t leave even once."
Lucas scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"It wasn’t a big deal."
"It was."
The sisters answered almost at the same time.
Lucas blinked.
The room suddenly became unusually quiet.
Daisy giggled.
"You know..."
"I’ve honestly never met a man like you before."
Debbie nodded without hesitation.
"Neither have I."
Lucas looked at the two of them with a confused expression.
"...Why are you both looking at me like that?"
Neither sister answered.
Instead...
They simply smiled.
Then Debbie suddenly leaned closer and whispered mischievously,
"...Should we make him flustered again?"
Lucas froze.
For a split second...
He didn’t understand what she meant.
Then...
His mind instantly flashed back to the taxi ride.
The accidental bumps.
The laughter.
The way the two sisters had quietly watched him struggle the entire way home.
His eyes slowly widened.
"...Wait..."
"So..."
"You two were doing that on purpose?"
The moment those words left his mouth...
Both sisters burst into laughter.
After laughing for a while...
Debbie slowly calmed down before looking straight into Lucas’s eyes.
A mischievous smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"Can you honestly swear..."
"...that you didn’t enjoy what happened in the taxi?"
Lucas was immediately speechless.
Looking at the expressions on the two sisters’ faces...
He instantly understood.
These two...
Had been teasing him this entire time.
He couldn’t help wondering what kind of satisfaction they got from watching him struggle.
Before he could even answer...
Daisy suddenly spoke.
Unlike Debbie...
Her voice was much softer.
Almost like a child who had finally gathered enough courage...
Daisy suddenly looked at Lucas.
"Lucas..."
"There was something I’ve wanted to ask you for a long time."
Lucas looked at her curiously.
"Hm?"
"What is it?"
Daisy hesitated for several seconds.
Then she quietly asked,
"...That day..."
"...at the loan office."
"The mark on Mia’s neck..."
"...was it really your doing?"
Lucas nearly choked on the wine in his mouth.
"Cough... Cough..."
He stared at Daisy in disbelief.
"...You’re still thinking about that?"
In his mind, he couldn’t help feeling speechless.
I thought everyone agreed to pretend that never happened...
Why is she bringing it up again?
He had been convinced that awkward incident had already been buried forever.
Yet...
Here Daisy was.
Digging it right back up.
Daisy looked at him innocently.
"Because..."
"You never answered."
"You all changed the topic that day."
"I’ve been curious ever since."
As she spoke...
She raised a finger and gently touched the side of her own neck.
"It was around here..."
"It looked like someone bit her..."
Lucas covered his forehead with one hand.
He genuinely didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Before he could even think of an excuse...
Debbie slowly turned toward him.
A playful smile spread across her beautiful face.
"Oh..."
"So it really was you."
Lucas immediately looked at her.
"Wait."
"I never admitted anything."
Debbie chuckled.
"You didn’t have to."
"Your face admitted everything."
Lucas opened his mouth...
Then closed it again.
Lucas rubbed the bridge of his nose helplessly.
"It wasn’t what you two are thinking."
Daisy pouted slightly.
"Hmph."
"I don’t believe you."
As she spoke...
She lightly poked Lucas’s chest with one finger.
Seeing Daisy do it...
Debbie smiled before doing exactly the same thing.
Now both sisters were sitting close on either side of him.
Occasionally poking his chest while staring at him as though they were interrogating a criminal.
The shopping bags they had brought back from the mall were still scattered across the living room floor.
Designer bags.
Shoe boxes.
Luxury brand packaging.
Everything remained exactly where they had thrown it after getting home.
Yet...
None of them cared.
Lucas looked from Daisy...
To Debbie...
Then suddenly smiled.
"So this is revenge?"
Neither sister denied it.
Lucas leaned comfortably against the sofa.
"It’s not my fault."
"You two are the ones accusing me without evidence."
Debbie raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"Then if it wasn’t true..."
"Why did you suddenly go quiet?"
Lucas almost laughed.
These sisters...
Had actually cornered him.
He looked at both of them before grinning mischievously.
"If both of you are this interested..."
"...I don’t mind helping you experience it yourselves."
The moment those words left his mouth...
Silence.
Both sisters froze.
Then...
Their beautiful faces turned bright red almost instantly.
Debbie quickly lowered her head.
Daisy covered her burning cheeks with both hands.
Neither of them dared look at Lucas anymore.
Lucas folded his arms with a satisfied smile.
"So..."
"You two like teasing me..."
"But when I tease you back..."
"You can’t handle it?"
The two sisters remained completely silent.
Watching both of them blush so hard at the same time...