Chapter 73

Nina’s POV

It’s been two days since then and I notice that Luca has been strangely distant. Sure, he smiles every now and then and goes with his usual chattering whatever topic comes to mind but I have this inkling feeling that Luca’s hiding something. Because there is a hint of his peculiar behavior.

“Qui, mon chou?” Sure, he teases me with French endearments which I later found out to be embarrassing.

But what surprises me is the distance each time we walk, talk or even when he starts lecturing me with my lessons, he makes it clear to avoid “touching” me.

What makes it clear for me when I finally started wearing that “organza” dress that he later suggested was wearing a jacket.

“In this h-heat?” Bewilderment comes after and Luca turns red as his eyes avert from my gaze. “Err…if you remember yesterday, you chose this thinking it would look good on me…plus it’s good for this temperature.”

“And that’s true. It so happens that when we walk around th