chapter 34

Eric slowly pulled back and he stared at her flushed face. He frowned and touched her forehead."Do you have a fever? Your face is red.""..."Lucy was speechless. She was just recovering from her very first kiss and his question plummeted her brainpower.You kissed me and you ask me why my face is red?"B-Boss, w-why did you k-ki…"She couldn't utter the kiss word and felt strangely embarrassed."...k-kiss me…" Her face turned even redder.Does he like me?There was a tiny hope in her heart."To console you.""..."Lucy looked at him speechlessly."Console…? For what?""You were crying."Her mouth twitched. It felt as if somebody poured a bucket full of cold water on her."S-so you kiss all women who cry?"Is Boss actually a womanizer?Eric tilted his head. "I don't talk to women. I don't touch them. I don't kiss them."Lucy's smile slightly faltered. "I-If I may bring this to your attention, I am a woman.""En. I know.""So why did you kiss me if you don't touch women?"He blinked his eyes. "To console you."Ahhh why is this conversation going in circles!?She thought to let it be. Today was already an incredible day for her. There was still the lingering sensation on her lips and right now, she wanted nothing more but to hide her face in a pillow.Luct said, "Thank you so much for helping me. How did you know I was here?""I tracked your phone.""Oh…"Surely he is CEO. What is impossible for him?"You were late and your neighbor mentioned the stalker. I connected the dots.""I see. I see."Eric pursed his lips. "You should have listened to your neighbor and come early."For a moment he thought of the possibility that he wouldn't have reached her at time and that unsettled him.Now that he mentioned it, Lucy remembered the incident in his car."Because I was still angry at you so I didn't want to see you. You spoke about sis Luca like that."Eric recalled his acquaintance's other advice."Logically speaking, I told the truth. You cannot seem to accept that Luca Hale might not return as a possibility. You are angry at me because I pointed out what you felt."Lucy's eyes filled with tears once again."You...you...you are still talking like that...Y-you are horrible! Why are you so persistent that she would not return? She is my sister and I won't hear anything about her like that!"Lucy picked her bag and ran away with tears shining in her eyes.Eric frowned.She is angry at me again. But I did as he told me.The first advice worked but the second didn't. He was in deep thought.His glance then shifted at the unconscious stalker.A prickly feeling tugged his chest, recalling how he harassed Lucy.Just at that time, the stalker seemed to regain his consciousness, but he froze on seeing Eric pointing his gun at him."Y-You what are you doing? Don't sh-"His words got cut off as Eric's bullet pierced the center of his forehead.He calmly put his gun back and messaged Frank. "Take care of the body at the alley."