The damages she stood to pay were no small amount.

“I really love you, Lucas. Do... do my lips resemble hers? Even as a substitute, I’m more than happy to stay by your side. Please, don’t break up with me!” Aria pleaded desperately.

Lucas, on the other hand, pulled his hand away and returned to the sofa. “What a shame. You’ve even lost the right to serve as her substitute.”

How could a person like her be that little girl’s substitute?

He had been searching for a person like that, only to be disappointed repeatedly. There would always be something about those women that reminded him of that girl, but this illusion would be shattered once they got together. No matter how he tried, he just couldn’t feel the emotions he felt from his interactions with the little girl.

It felt like he was desperately trying to grasp something, only for it to slip out of his hands all the time.

Aria wanted to lunge at Lucas and persuade him to let her stay, but two security guards came up and held h