In the end, the man could not take it anymore and he was worried that if he did not speak up, Lucy Katz would certainly beat him to death.
He shouted, “Stop! Stop hitting me! Lu, it’s me!”
Lucy was so infuriated and did not expect to hear a familiar voice all of a sudden. She was stunned.
When she came to her senses, the lights in the room were switched on.
Under the bright light, she finally saw the man in front of her.
Lucy gaped at him with disbelief.
“Joel? Why… you?”
Joel Foster rubbed his arm that was beaten by Lucy and gave her an injured look.
“Of course it’s me! Who else could it be?”
Lucy was stunned when she thought about what just happened and felt that the situation was laughable and vexing.
She stared at him dumbstruck then said, “What are you doing? Do you know how frightening this was? Even if you didn’t scare me to death, what happens if I really hurt you?”
Lucy said this as she rubbed Joel’s arm tenderly.
Joel instantly turned cheerful when he saw her concerned face.
He smiled and said, “I was just thinking of giving you a surprise!”
Lucy glared at him.
Surprise?
This was a fright!
No wonder the bodyguards did not come in even when there was such a big commotion.
They already knew that the person inside was him!
Lucy was not so naive to have thought that they were unaware.
If a person truly managed to sneak in without them noticing, then they were not fit to be her bodyguards.
Joel held Lucy’s hand that was already on his arm and smiled.
“Alright. I was wrong just now. It’s my fault. I just wanted to make fun of you and didn’t think this through. If I didn’t switch on the lights on time, I would’ve died at the prime of my life!”
Lucy saw his smiley face and snorted. “If you died, you totally deserve it!”
Joel did not dare to refute.
He hurriedly pacified her and said, “Yes yes yes. Since that was a scare, I prepared another surprise for you.”
Lucy was shocked and asked, ”What surprise?”
Joel replied, “If you can see it with your eyes opened, it wouldn’t be called a surprise. Close your eyes first.”
Lucy did not know what tricks this man had under his sleeve and could only obediently cover her eyes.
At the same time, she sternly warned him, “I’m telling you, if you said this is a surprise, it better be one! Otherwise, I wouldn’t let you go.”
She could hear Joel giggle.
“Of course.”
As he said this, he held her hand and said, “Follow me.”
Lucy followed him with her eyes closed.
She did not know what was the surprise so she was practically at his disposal.
They only walked a few steps before they came to a stop.
Lucy heard the sound of someone pulling the curtains then asked, “Can I open my eyes now?”
Joel replied, “Not yet. Wait for a bit.”
Lucy did not know what he was doing. She just felt that she had been standing at that spot for around 2 minutes before he came back.
He held her hands again and said, “Here, watch your step.”
Lucy took a step forward.
She felt a cool breeze at that time.
“Why did you bring me to the balcony?”
Joel did not say a word, but stood behind her and used his hands to cover her eyes.
Later, she felt his warm breath by her ear and heard his gentle voice say, “Lu, I’ll count to 3, then you’ll open your eyes. Okay?”
“No. I’m very pleased.”
How could she not be?
This was such an ingenious way and these were such romantic words.
He truly wanted her to feel at ease for him to come up with such a way to confess to her.
After her happiness faded, Lucy felt a bit worried.
She looked at the words that were still flying in the sky above them and asked, “Will this expose our relationship?”
Joel laughed and said, “You think too much! There are so many women in the world called Lu. I didn’t even use your full name. How would anyone find out?”
Lucy pondered and agreed with him.
When she saw the glimmering confession in the night sky, she felt such sweetness in her heart as if it was doused in honey.
She snuggled into Joel’s chest and gently said, “Joel, thank you.”
‘Thank you, for loving me like this.
‘Thank you, for giving me the courage to believe in love again.
‘Thank you, for tolerating me and for your childishness.
‘You allowed me to see warmth and sweetness in the life that I once thought was dull.’
Joel put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her in.
The atmosphere was peaceful and warm. The two of them did not say a word and quietly enjoyed this rare and beautiful moment.
However, at that time, Lucy suddenly cried out, “Ah!”
She struggled out of Joel’s embrace and turned to face him.
“You didn’t get photographed on the way here, right?”
Joel frowned.
He looked unhappy.
When he spoke again, his tone sounded like he had been wronged.
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