"Lucas, Lucas, " Carla called as she put on her coat. "They're here. Wear your coat quickly."
Lucas muttered something incomprehensible under his breath. But there was no sign of wakefulness.
Carla was resigned, so she gently set Alpha down by the sofa and swiftly put on her clothes.
The voices were getting nearer and nearer.
Carla urgently pushed Lucas. "Lucas. Lucas. Wake up…"
Lucas was still half asleep when he saw Carla's beautiful face right in front of him. His heart skipped a beat at her beauty. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her.
"Lucas, what are you doing?"
Carla was stunned. She quickly pushed him away.
At that moment, the door opened, and she accidentally fell deeper into Lucas's embrace.
Lisa screamed in surprise, then quickly shut the door. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry about the intrusion. Please continue."
Carla was blushing bright red. She pushed Lucas harder and dashed to the other side to smoothen her clothes.
"Carla, I'm sorry." Lucas finally fully snapped awake. "I didn't know what happened earlier, I-"
"Stop. Quickly put on your clothes, " Carla reminded with a frown.
"Okay." Lucas quickly got up and began putting on his clothes.
Soon, they were both dressed appropriately. Carla went outside with Alpha still asleep in her arms.
Rogan went up to take Alpha into her arms and passed the rabbit to the bodyguard.
"Are you hurt?" Freda asked softly.
Carla didn't reply but turn to Lisa to explain. "Lady Lisa, we're both drenched. Our clothes were wet. So-"
"I understand completely." Lisa cut her off with a laugh. "You're both young. I understand there are times when your feelings overcome you. Moreover, your wedding is coming soon."
"No. We're-"
"It's fine." Lisa interrupted Carla again. "It's already dark. The kids are waiting for you. Let's hurry back."
Carla stopped explaining and got in the car.
"Carla!" Lucas dashed out the door, wanting to follow Carla into the car, but she shut the door in his face.
"Lucas, get in my car." Lisa pulled Lucas into her car. "Finally, some improvement, my son."
"What?" asked Lucas confusedly.
"I told you to work harder to woo Carla." Lisa blinked her eyes cheekily. "She won't run from you once you have wooed her."
"Mommy, what are you talking about?"
Lucas sneezed before he could finish his sentence. Then a string of sneezes followed.
"Oh no. You've caught a cold. Let's hurry back and get you some medicine." Lisa quickened her pace to the car with Lucas in tow. She felt the temperature on his forehead. "Your temperature is rising. It was raining heavily. You shouldn't push yourself."
"Mommy, Carla came all the way to search for the child. I surely have to accompany her." Lucas frowned. "How are we going to explain if we lost the child?"
"She won't go missing, " Lisa blurted out, then immediately covered her mouth with her hands.
"I also think she won't. But the child is so small. We have to search for her." Lucas added unhappily, "I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds by telling you this, but you have to be careful when watching children. It would be bad if anything bad happened."
"All right. I can't believe you got sick after all this trouble."
"It's merely a cold. It's nothing serious. I'll be fine with some medication from Dr. Feroma."
"Right. Let's head back quickly, " Lisa urged. "I have some medication back at the resort. You'll recover soon. We're not used to the herbal concoction."
"Aunt Lisa, it's better if Lucas consulted Dr. Feroma." Marianne added, "Lucas got sick because of Ms. Lierger. She would feel bad if she knew about it and might even ask to take care of Lucas."
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