Drunk and Daring I Kissed a Tycoon

It couldn't be...

"Mr. Reid, good morning," greeted Vespera as she looked up with a bright smile, trying to seize the upper hand as usual.

However, it wasn't Dominic sitting across from her. It was Luke.

Suddenly, the sandwich lost all appeal. Vespera dropped it back onto the plate and said, "I don't remember inviting you to sit with me. Get up and leave."

Ignoring her tone, Luke asked, "Do you know who the woman from yesterday was?"

"I'm not interested," replied Vespera

Luke gave a wicked smile and said, "She's the daughter of the Locke family."

That made Vespera pause. So, Carly was the daughter with intellectual disabilities that Gerard had mentioned. The mistress's daughter.

But what was Luke doing with Carly?

Then, the realization hit Vespera. She said, "So? Are you here to brag? Now that you're tired of Tina, you've moved on to her relative's daughter, who is someone with intellectual disabilities? Wow, Luke. You really are something. Truly impressive."

Luke's expression darkened at her words, but he recovered quickly. Instead of replying, he reached across the table and took her discarded sandwich. As he ate it, he said, "I actually find her pretty adorable, but she isn't into me. She obviously likes Dominic."

Vespera clenched her fists. She smiled and responded calmly, "So? Do you want to compete with him?"

Luke leaned forward and said, "You already know what I'm about to say. Dominic didn't spend the night with you, did he? He went to see Carly. Mr. Locke called his father and told him to have Dominic bring Carly home and take care of her."

"I don't care. Dominic isn't like you. He wouldn't take advantage of someone vulnerable," replied Vespera indifferently.

Luke questioned, "Do you truly believe that? Do you think sweet words and promises mean anything? You two barely know each other We've been together for eight years, but things only went bad in the last two. Do you really think he's going to stick around when it gets hard? Do you think he loves you?"

Vespera grabbed her coffee and took a sip, eyes fixed on the window. All of a sudden, she turned around and splashed the coffee straight onto Luke's face.

Nearby customers gasped, but Luke didn't flinch. He calmly wiped the coffee from his brows, smiling like he had been kissed instead.

Vespera threw the empty glass atnoveldrama

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Luke, but the latter caught it effortlessly. She said, her chest heaving, "Luke, thank you for reminding me who will never stop loving me in this life."

Luke gazed at her deeply and asked, "What is love? Forgiveness is a part of love You always say that you're right and that I'm always wrong. But in reality? You left without giving me a chance.

"So, tell me. Who is truly the cruel one here? You said you loved me for eight years, yet you could walk away without looking back. That says everything."

Vespera got up and couldn't be bothered to continue talking to Luke. She left the coffee shop, and he didn't go after her.

If everyone knew how ugly love could get in the end, maybe no one would be brave enough to try it.

Once Vespera got into her car, she pulled out her phone and typed a message. She wanted to ask Dominic if he had gone to see Carly last night.

Her finger hovered over the send button, but she couldn't bring herself to tap it. What was the point? Even if Dominic had gone, what difference would it make? They weren't meant to be, so why torture herself?

Vespera deleted the message. Just then, a new message popped up on the

screen.