Chapter 18

Staring at her own reflection in the mirror, Lucy remained quiet and thoughtful. She tried in every way to occupy her time with university tasks and even attended lectures and extra courses that counted as course hours, to be alone for a while and perhaps sort out everything that was happening to her.

But none of that could erase what had happened two weeks ago, and it only became fresher each time her eyes met Yugjae's, making her heart compel her to flee, still unsure of how to act.

"Do you know that you stare into space with wide eyes?"

She blinked, furrowing her brow as she heard Jaesun's voice and saw him sit next to her.

"Seriously, you just stare into nothingness and hardly blink. What were you thinking about?"

"Nothing," she replied, closing the book she was forcing herself to read, but which hadn't gone beyond the first page even after half an hour.

"Were you thinking about your roommate a