Chapter 2

I had just clocked out and got out of my office when a white G-Wagon pulled up at the entrance.

It was Lucas, rarely seen here, dressed in a camel trench coat with polished shoes that gleamed. He looked as refined as ever.

The girls at the company couldn't take their eyes off him as he toyed with his phone, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Before, I would have been thrilled and secretly proud that he was my perfect boyfriend.

But now, all I wanted was to avoid him and go home.

I clutched the belt of my bag and made my way toward the subway entrance. Lucas spotted me immediately, walked over, and blocked my path. He looked nonchalant as ever.

"It's Cindy's birthday today. You're coming with me. She said she hasn't seen you in a long time."

I paused and nodded. "Yes, it's been a while."

He uncharacteristically opened the passenger door for me, but I walked past and sat in the back seat.

It was because that the passenger seat was Cindy's spot.

There was even a cartoon sticker that read: "Cindy's Reserved Seat."

...

Lucas awkwardly closed the door and drove in silence.

A faintly sweet and cloying scent filled the car, making me cough.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked, glancing at me through the rearview mirror.

"Is your rhinitis still not better?" I asked out of nowhere.

Lucas' eyes flickered. "It's almost gone."