Novel Full Chapter 160: Bringing Mia Home
Chapter 160: Bringing Mia Home
Lucas stood outside Bellagio Grand for a moment, gently supporting the half-conscious Mia as he thought about where to take her.
Her university dormitory was out of the question.
There was no way the dorm supervisors would allow a drunken student inside this late at night.
Besides...
Mia could barely walk on her own.
That left only one option.
"...Looks like you’ll have to come home with me."
Lucas sighed softly.
He only hoped Debbie and Daisy would understand.
After helping Mia into the passenger seat and fastening her seatbelt, Lucas got behind the wheel.
The sports car slowly disappeared into the night.
...
Nearly an hour later...
The familiar outline of the villa finally came into view.
Lucas slowly drove through the front gate before parking in the driveway.
To his surprise...
The lights inside the villa were still on.
Standing near the entrance were Debbie and Daisy.
It almost looked as though the two sisters had been waiting for him the entire evening.
The moment they saw Lucas step out of the car...
Neither of them paid any attention to the passenger seat.
Instead...
They hurried over excitedly.
"Lucas!"
Before he could even react...
Daisy threw herself into his arms, wrapping both hands tightly around his waist.
"I missed you..."
Her voice carried a trace of grievance.
"You’ve been gone for so long."
A second later...
Debbie walked over as well.
Unlike Daisy...
She lightly pinched Lucas’s arm before pretending to glare at him.
"So this is what you call ’going out for dinner’?"
"You actually stayed out this late."
"Do you know how worried we were?"
Although her tone sounded like a complaint...
The concern in her beautiful eyes couldn’t be hidden.
Looking at the two sisters clinging to him...
Lucas suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
They had been waiting for him all night.
Meanwhile...
He had spent the evening eating, drinking, and enjoying himself with another woman.
Without realizing it...
The hand reaching toward the passenger door slowed down.
Very...
Very slowly.
His movements became almost unnaturally stiff.
"..."
How exactly was he supposed to explain this?
For one ridiculous second...
A dangerous thought even crossed his mind.
Maybe...
I should just leave Mia in the car.
They haven’t noticed her yet...
As long as nobody opened the passenger door...
Everything would still be peaceful.
Lucas glanced discreetly toward the car.
Then immediately shook his head.
"...No."
He couldn’t do something that shameless.
Mia trusted him enough to fall asleep beside him.
Leaving her alone in the car...
Even he couldn’t accept that.
Taking a deep breath...
Lucas finally gathered his courage.
Slowly...
He reached for the passenger-side door.
Click.
The door opened.
The interior light illuminated the sleeping beauty inside.
Mia was still leaning softly against the seat, her cheeks flushed from the alcohol, her breathing gentle and steady.
For a brief moment...
Everything became completely silent.
The smiles on Debbie and Daisy’s faces froze.
Their eyes slowly widened.
Then...
Almost at the same time...
The two sisters finally recognized the girl sitting inside.
"...Mia?"
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Without another word...
Debbie and Daisy immediately walked over to the passenger side of the car.
Seeing Mia leaning weakly against the seat, the concern on their faces instantly replaced their earlier excitement.
"Careful..."
"She’s completely out of it."
The two sisters gently helped Mia out of the car, each supporting one of her arms.
Lucas stood there for a second, slightly stunned.
On the drive home...
He had prepared himself for endless questions.
He had expected jealous looks...
Complaints...
Or at the very least, an awkward interrogation.
Instead...
Neither of them asked a single question.
They simply focused on helping Mia.
Feeling slightly guilty, Lucas hurriedly explained from behind.
"She didn’t mean to drink this much."
"Her alcohol tolerance is really low."
"She only had a few glasses before~"
Neither Debbie nor Daisy even turned around.
It was as though they hadn’t heard him.
Supporting Mia together, they slowly walked into the villa and carefully laid her down on the living room sofa.
Only after making sure she was comfortable did Debbie finally turn around.
She looked at Lucas for a moment before letting out a small sigh.
Then she smiled faintly.
"Lucas..."
"Nobody is judging you."
"So stop looking so nervous."
Lucas froze.
"...Huh?"
His eyes widened in surprise.
She had seen right through him.
The guilt...
The anxiety...
The awkwardness he had been carrying all the way home.
Debbie had noticed all of it.
For a moment...
Lucas didn’t even know what to say.
He scratched the back of his head awkwardly before forcing a helpless smile.
"...Okay."
The weight on his chest suddenly felt much lighter.
Together, the three of them carefully carried Mia upstairs.
Lucas opened the guest bedroom beside his own—the room next to Debbie’s—and gently placed Mia on the soft bed.
After pulling the blanket over her...
He quietly left the room.
Only then did he return to his own bedroom.
After taking a quick shower to wash away the smell of food and wine...
The exhaustion of the day finally caught up with him.
Almost the moment his head touched the pillow...
He fell asleep.
...
The next morning...
Warm sunlight streamed through the curtains.
Lucas slowly opened his eyes, feeling completely refreshed.
The first thing that crossed his mind...
Was Mia.
He got out of bed and walked toward the guest room.
He knocked lightly.
No response.
Pushing the door open...
He discovered the room was already empty.
"Hmm?"
Lucas frowned slightly.
He checked Debbie and Daisy’s room next.
It was empty too.
"...Where did everyone go?"
Curious, he headed downstairs.
The moment he reached the living room...
He found all three girls already sitting together.
The atmosphere was surprisingly lively.
Debbie and Daisy were chatting happily with Mia as though they had known each other for years.
Hearing his footsteps...
All three women turned toward him at the same time.
Debbie crossed her arms and gave him her usual teasing smile.
Daisy giggled softly beside her.
The familiar expressions on their faces immediately put Lucas at ease.
Even Mia...
Who had been slightly reserved around him yesterday...
Was smiling sweetly.
The three of them exchanged subtle glances before looking back at Lucas again.
Seeing those expressions...
Lucas immediately understood.
"..."
They had definitely been talking about him.