Chapter 115: I’m The Lucky One!
The following morning.
Luca was still drifting in that hazy space between sleep and waking when a warm, unfamiliar wetness trailed slowly across his chest. His eyes flew open.
"Sophie... you..."
At the sound of his hoarse morning voice, Sophie lifted her head. Her cheeks burned crimson, her eyes wide with a blend of shyness and quiet resolve.
"D-Do you... like it?" she whispered, barely audible.
Luca’s throat tightened. His breath grew heavier as he drank in the sight of her... messy hair tumbling around her face, flushed skin, and those slightly parted lips still glistening.
"Yeah," he rasped, reaching down to slide his fingers through her hair. "...I love it."
The words seemed to give her courage. Sophie dipped her head again, pressing soft, tentative kisses down his stomach.
Her small hand wrapped around his growing length, stroking him a few times before she leaned in and took him into her mouth.
At first her movements were hesitant, exploring with gentle licks and careful suction, but she soon settled into a rhythm that pulled low groans from Luca’s throat.
The slick heat of her mouth, paired with the flushed eagerness in her eyes as she looked up at him, nearly pushed him over the edge.
"Sophie... that feels so good," he murmured, hips jerking despite his efforts to stay still.
She hummed around him, taking him deeper, her tongue swirling in ways that made his head spin.
After a few more moments of her sweet, slightly clumsy attention, Luca gently guided her upward.
"Come here," he said, his voice rough with want. He rolled them over so she lay beneath him, capturing her mouth in a deep kiss as he settled between her thighs.
Before long, the quiet bedroom welcomed another vibrant morning filled with the warmth of early summer.
...
It wasn’t until nearly noon that Luca finally left the apartment, leading a visibly exhausted yet happily smiling Sophie downstairs.
As they reached the garden pathway inside the residential complex, they unexpectedly ran into Lucy Smith and Johnathan Chris.
"Luca?"
Lucy’s eyes immediately fell on Sophie.
"Is this... your girlfriend?"
Luca nodded proudly.
The two young women quickly introduced themselves.
"Sophie," Lucy said sincerely, "you’re unbelievably beautiful. Your skin is absolutely flawless."
Lucy herself was considered very attractive. Wherever she went, she often attracted plenty of admiring glances.
But Sophie...
She was on an entirely different level.
Although she wasn’t particularly tall, every proportion of her delicate figure seemed perfectly balanced. Combined with her doll-like face, she possessed a beauty so unforgettable that it almost felt unreal.
"Hehe..."
Sophie smiled shyly.
"Lucy, you’re very pretty too."
Standing beside her, Johnathan looked at Lucy and nodded firmly, silently agreeing with his fiancée’s compliment.
Lucy smiled back.
She knew she was considered beautiful by most standards, but she also knew the difference between herself and someone like Sophie.
Some girls were attractive.
Others were unforgettable.
Sophie clearly belonged to the second category.
Even in a city filled with beautiful women like Ashford, there probably weren’t many who could rival her appearance.
"Luca," Lucy said honestly, "you’re incredibly lucky to have someone like Sophie."
Sophie immediately waved both hands in protest.
"N-No, you’ve got it backwards."
"It was Luca who accepted me."
"I’m the lucky one."
Lucy blinked in surprise.
She hadn’t expected this stunning girl to defend Luca so instinctively.
It wasn’t forced.
It was simply the most natural thing in the world for Sophie.
She loved him so deeply that every word she spoke unconsciously placed him before herself.
"Luca," Lucy said seriously, "cherish her."
"There really aren’t many girls as genuine as Sophie anymore."
Luca smiled without hiding the pride in his heart.
"Of course."
"Sophie has always been my white moonlight."
As he spoke, he gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind Sophie’s ear.
Looking at her delicate profile, his eyes softened with unmistakable affection.
Watching the two of them, Lucy and Johnathan suddenly felt as though they had been force-fed an entire truckload of sweetness.
Lucy rolled her eyes dramatically.
"Forget it."
"I’m leaving."
"If I stay here any longer, I won’t even need lunch. I’ll already be full."
She had barely turned around when something suddenly occurred to her.
"Oh, right."
"Luca, isn’t Trish’s graduation exam coming up?"
"Yeah."
Luca nodded.
"Just two more days."
"That’s actually why I came back."
Lucy looked toward the familiar apartment buildings in the distance and sighed softly.
"You two siblings..."
"One is already making a name for himself in the world."
"The other is about to enter a great university."
"Time really flies."
"It really..."
Luca was about to agree before his expression suddenly became suspicious.
"Hold on."
"Something about that doesn’t sound right."
Lucy blinked.
"What?"
Luca narrowed his eyes dramatically.
"You’re only about two years older than me."
"So why are you talking like some retired grandmother who’s lived through an entire century?"
He immediately grabbed Sophie’s hand and exaggeratedly took half a step backward.
"Don’t tell me you’ve been possessed by an ancient spirit."
Lucy burst into laughter.
"Oh, shut up!"
"Hiss..."
Luca gasped theatrically.
"Look at that temper."
"Are you planning to take it out on Trish too?"
"I absolutely won’t allow it!"
"I..."
Lucy opened her mouth before giving up entirely.
"Oh, forget it."
"I’m way too tired to argue with you."
Knowing full well she could never win a battle of words against Luca, she grabbed Johnathan’s hand and walked away.
As they left, Johnathan quietly hid one hand behind his back and secretly flashed Luca an enthusiastic thumbs-up.
He had always been a man of few words.
Winning an argument with Lucy had never been within his capabilities.
Watching Luca effortlessly leave her speechless with only a few playful remarks felt strangely satisfying.
Just as he was secretly celebrating...
A cold whisper drifted into his ear.
"What exactly are you so happy about?"
Johnathan nearly jumped.
"H-Huh?"
"I..."
"Was I smiling?"
Lucy let out a soft, dangerous chuckle.
"My monthly cycle just ended."
The moment those words entered his ears, Johnathan felt a chill run from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.
An awkward smile stiffened across his face.
People always said that the little freedoms a man enjoyed before marriage disappeared after the wedding.
But...
They weren’t even married yet.
So why was he already breaking into a cold sweat?