The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 154

Hudson University, The Sports Field.

The morning sun was bright but gentle, casting a brilliant sheen over the spring foliage.

Numerous students dotted the track, some focused on their athletic drills, others joking and messing around.

Lucas walked shoulder to shoulder with Mika down the empty rubber track. For a long stretch of the path, neither said a word.

Mika kept her head down, absently picking at her fingernails as if lost in some melancholic trance.

Lucas, meanwhile, couldn't bring himself to break the silence.

She wore a simple white linen dress today, her long hair cascading softly over her shoulders. She looked so pure and devastatingly fragile that he feared the slightest noise might shatter her.

From his vantage point, he traced the flawless lines of her profile.

The elegant slope of her nose, her pale pink lips pressed tightly together. Her stunning, radiant eyes seemed clouded by a thick mist.

Her long lashes fluttered like damp butterfly wings, radiating a quiet, crushing sadness.

A corner of Lucas's heart caved in. He felt an overwhelming urge to fix whatever was breaking her.

"Are you upset about what happened with Jude?"

His voice was husky, lined with a rare, grounding patience.

"If you think I went too far, I can call President Keane back and retract what I said."

He absolutely loathed the guy.

But he didn't want Mika drowning in guilt because he had nuked her ex's career.

"I'm fine." She merely shook her head, turning to offer him a reassuring smile.

"I haven't even thanked you yet. If you hadn't shown up, I honestly wouldn't have known how to handle him."

"But you seem upset."

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