I suddenly regretted my decision, but since I had already promised Scarlett, I had no choice but to go through with it.
After work, I arrived at the hospital and saw that Lucas was really there. It seemed he really had too much free time.
As the person in charge of Hastings Group, he actually had the leisure to sit outside Scarlett's mother's hospital ward, playing on his phone.
"Mr. Schneider." Scarlett was, of course, immensely grateful to Lucas. The moment she saw him, she excitedly walked up to him. "I really owe you for this."
"It's nothing," Lucas replied, though his gaze remained fixed on me. "You're Serena's good friend. I couldn't just sit back and do nothing."
I frowned slightly. Somehow, his words felt a bit too ambiguous.
"Well, I'll head inside first," Scarlett said with a smile, nodding. "You two will chat?"
I was just about to say I'd go in with her to check on her mother, but Lucas was quicker. "Sure! Serena, I figured you might come today, so I waited here on purpose."
Since he had put it that way, I couldn't exactly refuse. I sat down on the chair beside him. "Thank you for today, really. Though I still don't understand why you helped Scarlett."
"Because she's your friend, of course." Lucas looked at me, smiling. "Serena, shouldn't you be happy about that?"
"It is something to be happy about," I said, but I didn't want to look back at him. "You saved a life—and you saved Scarlett."
Lucas seemed to finally notice something. He frowned slightly. "Serena, why do I feel like you've been distant with me lately?"
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