Angel lowered her head slightly, then caressed her gold necklace and said: "I would have liked to stay longer so I could see all parts of the club, but you..."
Angel cut off her sentence when she noticed that Olivia wasn't listening to her, but was looking to her right with interest. Angel turned in turn to see Lucas approaching them and saying with a smile: "Where are you two criminals going ?"
Olivia said as she pursed her lips: "Leaving, as you can see."
He asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest and looking at Olivia: "Why are you leaving now?"
Olivia said angrily: "I have some lessons that I want to finish. Is there anything else?"
Lucas leaned towards her and said in a low voice: "And you will call me so I can explain it to you, right?"
Despite this, Olivia felt her tongue tied and her limbs tense as she saw his gaze fixed on her with a wide smile that filled his face. she quickly extracted herself from her feelings and said while turning her face away from him: "I won't call even if I don't understand a word of what I am about to study."
Lucas laughed and said: "Don't worry, the explanation will be free."
Olivia looked at him angrily. Doesn't this idiot understand? she quickly said while turning away from him: "I would rather pay someone who will explain it to me."
She almost went on her way had he not grabbed her arm to stop her, saying seriously: "What's wrong, Olivia?"
She said coldly: "Nothing at all."
But she answered his question in her mind with all the anguish deep inside her: (I'm fed up, Lucas. I'm really fed up with your words that don't carry a shred of feelings towards me. Don't you really feel my love for you? Do you think that I'm a stone, that your brotherly words towards don't affect me ? I want to hear even one word that lights hope deep inside me. Even your eyes, I don't see any feelings for me in them. I'm fed up with all of this, Lucas. Do you understand me?)
Lucas looked at her for a long time and then said: "No, something is bothering you, Olivia. Tell me who is bothering you. Liam or Mark? or is it someone from the club?"
Olivia said sharply: "Why should it be these people? Isn't there someone else I could be upset with?"
confused he said: "Someone else? Who is it?"
Olivia said irritably: "He's standing in front of me, you."
Lucas's eyes widened in astonishment at her saying this. Even Angel, who was trying to pretend to be busy caressing her necklace, turned to her sharply as she was surprised by Olivia's boldness and her response, which she had never expected.
Lucas's gaze stopped on Olivia's eyes, as if he was trying to find out what thoughts were going inside her, and then he smiled faintly and said: "Who, me? To be honest, I didn't expect this answer from you. I have always tried to be the reason for your happiness and smile, not your distress. But today I found myself being the cause of distress to my dear Olivia without realizing it. Tell me, how did I upset you? and I'm ready to explain it to you."
Olivia was confused by his gaze that was on her. She was confused by his words that were filled with care and tenderness towards her. She was confused by his hand holding her arm when he tried to stop her. She turned her face away from him to hide his effect on her and said while she was swallowing and trying to control her confusion: "Sorry. I didn't mean to. Forget what I said."
She quickly moved away from the place. Lucas almost followed her, but he didn't. He realized that if he followed her, she would never tell him why she was upset with him. That is why he had to find out the reason himself. Even if he was beginning to doubt the reason for her distress.