Chapter 421: Getting Used To The Quiet Life.


    Lucas attended three sses on his first day, and for the first time in a while, he was thankful that he had inherited such good genes from his father that he did not need to do any revision to consolidate the knowledge he has gained, and to his mother that he had such a good head on his shoulders.


    By the time he finished his sses, it was already dark, and the driver was waiting for him outside the building. Even though cars were not allowed entry, who would dare to stop a Lewis from going where they wanted to go? So this drew the attention of quite a number of people who were bystanders.


    The driver opened the door for him and helped him with his backpack as Lucas got in the car. Lucas sighed as he sat in the car and shut his eyes once more. He just wanted to eat and sleep. He was even hungrier than normal because of all the brainpower he had to use when he was listening to the lectures.


    It was only the first day, and he was already like this. He now felt like he understood when his brothers said it''ll be difficult. Where everyone was focusing on four modules, he had to take eight since he was doing everything in one year. With the job on top of everything, it was right to feel overwhelmed.


    Lucas tried not to fall asleep during the entire ride home. If he slept now, he would make a beeline for his bed once he got home. Since he still wanted to talk to Jen, he had to stop himself.


    The roads were pretty empty, so the ride home was not long. It looked like the driver understood his fatigue, so he drove pretty fast. When they arrived, the driver checked his rear-view mirror and saw Lucas sitting with his eyes closed.


    "Sir, we''ve arrived," the driver said and got out of the car to open the door for Lucas. Lucas picked up his jacket and tie and got out of the car. He took the bag the driver was holding for him and bid him goodnight as he walked into the hotel.


    Even though he felt like a zombie, his exterior did not mirror his fatigue. The hotel staff greeted him and he didn''t even have the energy to reply. He only quickly walked to the elevator and went to his suite.


    He copsed on the sofa as soon as he arrived and pulled out his phone. He dialled Jen''s number and called her. It was as if she was waiting for his call because she picked up her phone almost immediately.


    Jen, who had already climbed in bed to sleep, was met with the sight of Lucasying down. His neck fully exposed and the top buttons of his shirt were also open. She looked at his hazel eyes behind his sses and she became speechless.


    "Did you go to your university like this?" Jen asked him instead of a greeting.


    "Mmmh," Lucas said as he blinkedzily. Jen sighed in her heart. She wanted to go to his university and see him every day too.


    "Tired?" Jen asked him. She decided it would be better to change the topic.


    "Mmmh," Lucas responded. He was exhausted.


    "Should I just let you sleep?" Jen asked, her voice very concerned. She knew that if he was going to be running around all over the ce every day, then he needed to rest properly at night.


    "No, I want to see you for longer," Lucas said and smiled at her. The impact of thatzy smile and his heavy-lidded gaze was too strong that Jen became dazed for a few seconds.


    "Miss Larson, you''re drooling," Lucas said andughed when she wiped the corner of her mouth. She found that her face was dry, so she red at him in annoyance. But he onlyughed harder at the sight. If he was next to her, he would have probably kissed her pouting lips. Maybe even push her down and have his way with her.


    "I want to kiss you," Lucas said suddenly, and Jen, who had just been teased, was rendered speechless once more.


    "Can you not say that with that face?" Jen finally responded. He was clearly seducing her. Was he not aware of how attractive he looked? She will have to sleep with him while has those sses on.


    "What face?" Lucas asked and smiled once more.


    "I won''t fall for it twice," Jen said, and he chuckled in response.


    "What time do your sses end?" Jen asked him, changing the topic. If they kept talking like they were, she was not going to be able to sleep at night.


    "At seven," Lucas answered and yawned tiredly. Jen felt bad for him when she saw him like this. If he got home at eight then if he ha assignments, what time would he sleep?


    "Are you worrying about me?" Lucas asked. It was like he could read her mind, to put it more urately, he was already very familiar with her facial expressions.


    "Mmmh," Jen responded with a nod.


    "I''ll be fine if I''m busy I won''t feel like the days are too long," Lucas said while staring at her. He did not have to say the words, Jen already knew what he meant just from how he was looking at her.


    "Take care of yourself for me," Jen said after a long moment of silence.


    "Mmmh," Lucas answered.


    "Make sure to send me a photo of your dinner. I know you might end up falling asleep after this call," Jen reminded, and Lucas nodded with a smile. His girl knew him a bit too well.


    "Rest early, okay?" Jen said, and Lucas nodded.


    "Goodnight," Jen said when she realised that she had started nagging.


    "Goodnight, Jen," Lucas answered.


    "Love you," she added and pursed her lips together.


    "I love you too," Lucas answered with a low chuckle before the call ended.


    He sighed and called for room service to bring him dinner before getting off the sofa and going to his room. He stripped out of his clothes and walked into the bathroom and took a hot shower.


    In another fifteen minutes, he walked out while wearing his bathrobe while a towel hung around his shoulders. Catching the droplets of water that were still falling from it.


    He went to the kitchen and took out a bottle of water. As he was opening it, the doorbell rang from outside. He went to open the door, and the server brought in his food.


    Lucas watched as they arranged everything on the table before they left his room. He sat down and took a photo of his dinner and sent it as he had been instructed earlier and started eating.


    The food was delicious, but he could not really appreciate it and just ate mechanically as he went through his phone. The house was quiet except for the barely audible hum of the refrigerator and the ticking of the clock. It had been hard for him to adjust to the silence in the first week, but he had gradually gotten used to it.


    During the second week, he realised that this was the first time he lived alone. He had briefly stayed by himself before Jen moved in with him, but now he was going to be living by himself for the whole year. It was something that could be considered trivial, but he had had that realisation a bitte. It was the definition of what people call dyed reaction.


    After fully realizing his situation and epting it, he stopped being phased by a lot of things. Like how he had to take his meals alone and how silent the house was and how he no longer received kisses before and after work and how he would smell food whenever he walked in through the front door, and how he couldn''t hug his woman to sleep. Even though he could still sleep.


    Lucas finished his food as he slowly recalled all that he learned today and ced the dishes on the trolley before wheeling it out of his room. After tidying up a bit, he turned off the lights and went to his room.


    He threw the towel in the hamper before climbing on to the spacious bed and looked up at the ceiling. He really missed his Jen! He could already imagine her snuggled up against him with her pretty face buried in his chest.


    He checked his emails for thest time in case of any urgentmunication before turning off the lights and getting under the duvet. He would normally stay awake for a bit longer on normal days, but he was very tired, so sleep came easily, and he soon fell asleep.


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