After she calmed down, Corinne walked back and sat on the sofa hand-in-hand with Jeremy. “Mister Lucas, you don’t even live here. Why would you keep a dog here?” she asked curiously.

Lucas stroked Ralphy’s head. “He’s not mine.”

Corinne raised her eyebrow. “But he lives here.”

“A friend of mine went on an overseas trip and asked if Ralphy could stay in this apartment for the time being,” explained Lucas patiently. “Someone will come every day to feed and walk him, while I’ll drop by from time to time to make sure he’s okay.”

To Corinne, Lucas was a person who had a very strong class consciousness. He would never do something that did not benefit him, so why would he agree to take care of his friend’s dog?

“Which friend is this? Is it a man or a woman?” asked Corinne curiously.

Lucas was a little surprised Corinne would ask him those questions, but he smiled nonetheless. “So you’re finally interested in my personal life?”

frowned and twisted off the cap of her soda bottle. “I was only asking for the fun of it. You can choose not to answer if

to not answer Corinne’s question, of course. “It’s

“And are

head. “No.

her lips, tasting the sweetness of

to take care of Ralphy if his owner was

their relationship than

telling the truth. Plus, she’s

say I condone this behavior of being

going on between us. Plus, you’ll be the first to know if I’m

pouted. She suddenly lost all interest in the topic. After giving her awful soda to Jeremy, she got up

Jeremy and Lucas were

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