Chapter 416

Lucas' fingers tightened around the coffee cup. "What if I regret it?" Lucas had underestimated Serenity's influence on him when he made his previous decision. He had thought that he only cared for her because she looked like the little girl in his memory. Gradually, Lucas realized that it was more than that. He felt his heart clench whenever he saw someone trying to harm her. He would always rush over to her rescue subconsciously, almost as if seeing her a little hurt was enough to make his heart ache. Lucas was unwilling to let her leave whenever they parted, wishing her gaze on him would stay a little longer, even if it was just for a little while! No other woman had ever affected him as much as her. When had he ever cared so much about a woman? He only cared about the little girl who had saved his life back then, but Serenity was an exception. Lucas occasionally wondered. Maybe he should not have given Serenity to Jackson without putting up a fight. Would things be different if