Lucas pointed at Stella's cheek but made no attempts to wipe it for her.

Stella reluctantly allowed him to stay in the room while she excused herself to the bathroom.

"Wait here. I'll make some coffee for us once I'm done!" Stella announced as she headed to the kitchen.

Lucas nodded and bided his time until Stella left the room. He began searching as soon as he was done. Time was of the essence, and he had earlier deduced that the closet seemed to be the most likely place for Stella to hide the evidence.

Stella had gone off to check her makeup and see if there were any black marks present. She looked at the makeup on her cheek and thought that perhaps Lucas misunderstood the markings as some dust. Determined to make Lucas hers for the night, she took out her cosmetics and reapplied them.

had a whole room dedicated to her wardrobe. Tucked away in a corner among all the branded luxury clothes that she

to Lucas' intention, leisurely picked the most expensive packet of coffee beans. In her opinion, only the finest roast was worthy of Lucas' palate. They

passed since she met Lucas as a child, and she ultimately won

that day, Lucas no longer cared

snickered and wondered if Melody could still smile after knowing that Lucas

freshly brewed coffee prepared, Stella returned to her room. "Coffee's ready, Lucas! I made it without sugar, just the way

confusion as she discovered that Lucas was nowhere to be

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