Chapter 105

Calliope instinctively looked down. Her ten slender fingers were still sporting the nails she had done with Olivia. Cream-toned base coat, topped with tiny sparkling gems-it was the hottest style right now. She looked up, a little taken aback. "Seriously? You don't know about manicures?" Conrad frowned even deeper and let out a sigh. "If you keep messing with cold water like this, the gems won't last long. They'll start falling off. Reapplying too often just damages your nails." Calliope froze. Wasn't that the kind of random trivia guys usually didn't know? In her past life, Lucien had never cared about any of this. No matter how pretty her nails were, she always had to cook and clean by hand for him. She'd even tried hinting they had a housekeeper who could handle the cooking. But Lucien just said, "I like your cooking better. It's just a manicure-redo it if it gets ruined." Eventually, her nails had been filed down so thin and soft, even a light tap made her wince. And later, when th