She Was the Treasure All Along novel Chapter 629

Loyce shook her head. "He's not here for me. He's here for Giselle."

At the mention of it, her expression darkened. "I think she's pregnant with his child."

Lucian raised an eyebrow. "Giselle is a sweet kid. Your brother is a piece of work."

Loyce was fiercely protective of her family, but for once, she didn't argue. She looked genuinely conflicted. "I don't think I can interfere. They're both hiding it from me, and if I force the truth out into the open, it might trigger a total disaster. I just don't know how this plays out."

She had never shared such personal, domestic worries with anyone before. On the other side of the screen, submerged in the bathtub, Lucian listened to her ramble, a completely unconscious smile pulling at his lips.

With him, she was so unguarded, so vibrantly alive. She was just a girl dealing with family drama, looking for an adult's perspective.

Noticing his smile, she frowned. "What are you laughing at? Is this funny to you?"

Thinking he had tuned her out and feeling slightly embarrassed for oversharing, she quickly added, "Never mind. I'm hanging up."

"Wait, I'm not done talking."

Seeing her finger hovering over the end-call button, he stood straight up out of the tub, completely covered in suds. For a split second, the camera caught a flash of long, heavily muscled legs and lean hips.

She froze. It wasn't an exaggeration; anyone looking at the screen could see she was completely stunned.

"You..."

It took her a solid moment to find her words. "Lucian, you're a military man. Are you seriously video-chatting naked with me?"

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