Chapter 63

Luca’s POV

The doorbell rings and it is 7:00:54, just a shy away to 7:01. That means not only Clarence Benz is a jerkass, he is fashionably late to pick her up.

"Oh, I'll get that." Nina is about to spring to the front door, only when I grab her bare shoulder.

When my hand touches her warm skin, she immediately stiffens as her head turns to me.

With her large doe dark eyes, her cheeks tinted with natural blush and her lips are glossy with her lip gloss. I couldn't stop staring at her.

"W-what is it?"

“Oh.” I let her go and I give her a sheepish grin. “I’ll get that instead. You’ll have to get some footwear that matches your dress.”

I stop midway then I take off my pinstriped jacket and place it around her shoulders. I back away a bit and feel a sudden surge of relief seeing most of her upper part is covered.

"There you go. Wear this even when you're at the restaurant, all right?"

There