He Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 318

About half an hour later, the bedroom door cracked open again. Lucca whispered, "Summer?" twice, but Summer kept her eyes shut and remained completely silent.

Lucca paused for a few seconds before quietly pulling the door shut.

A moment later, the front door clicked open and closed. Lucca had left.

It was the middle of the night, and he had just gotten home, only to turn right back around and leave again.

It was painfully obvious exactly who he was rushing off to see.

Summer lay perfectly still in the dark, her face devoid of any emotion, the absolute last shred of warmth in her heart finally freezing over completely.

In truth, from the very first time Lucca lied to cover up his involvement with Aria, she should have known this relationship was thoroughly rotting from the inside out.

She had just been desperately clinging to hope, foolishly believing that after all their years together, Lucca could never actually cross that line.

But with the brutal reality shoved in her face over and over again, there was absolutely nothing left to hold onto.

Summer stayed awake the entire night, staring at the ceiling until dawn broke.

Just as she was about to get out of bed, her phone buzzed with a text.

It was from Lucca.

[Morning. Something came up at the office, so I had to head in early. I didn't want to wake you. Let me know what you want for breakfast, and I'll have someone drop it off. Text me when you're up.]

Staring at his flawlessly feigned concern, Summer's lips curled into a bitter sneer. Lucca really was the ultimate master of time management—spending the night comforting his mistress and still making sure to send his "fiancée" a sweet good-morning text.

Without bothering to reply, Summer began packing away all her personal belongings. Lucca had bought this apartment for her, and she had no intention of keeping it.

Since she was leaving the country tomorrow, she had scheduled a farewell lunch with Stella.

Stella had eagerly agreed.

They met at their favorite restaurant downtown. Stella arrived first and excitedly waved Summer over the moment she walked in.

She planned to stay at a hotel near the airport that night so it would be easier to catch her flight in the morning.

The moment she walked through the door, her phone rang. It was Aria.

Aria demanded they meet, claiming she had something that belonged to Summer.

"It's an amulet Lucca dropped. I swore I'd never see him again, so I want to give it directly to you."

Summer paused.

The Sacred Amulet Lucca carried was a family heirloom given to Summer by Grandma Margaret. Summer had regifted it to Lucca, but she never imagined it would end up in Aria's hands.

After hanging up, Aria texted her the address of a private club. Summer immediately hailed a cab and headed over.

But just as she stepped up to the door of the private VIP room Aria had booked, she heard a sickeningly familiar burst of laughter coming from inside.