The commotion attracted the people's attention, and Lucy panicked.She was also afraid that Edward
would find out about her appearance at the party.
"It’s okay.I’m fine."
She then ran out of the venue.
The waiter called to her, but she did not look back.
Hector seemed to have heard Lucy’s voice, so he turned his head to look, only to see a familiar figure
sprinting away.
And only the waiter was left behind, cleaning up the mess.
Lucy ran to the bathroom and cleaned the wine stains on her dress with water, but the more she
washed it, the dirtier it became.She felt extremely aggrieved all of a sudden and wanted to cry.
At that moment, the phone in her clutch rang.She took the phone out, and it was a call from Hector.She
hesitated for a few seconds before answering.
Hector asked where she was.She picked up the clutch, left the bathroom, and ran t o Hector, who came
out to find her in the corridor.
Hector turned his head and slowly put down the phone as his gaze was fixed on Lucy’s wine- stained
dress.
Lucy subconsciously hid the bag behind her.
Although she was a little aggrieved and felt sad, she forced a smile.
"I’m sorry, I accidentally stained my dress, so I don’t think I'll be going in already."
Hector approached her, saw her slightly bloodshot eyes, and slowly opened his pursed lips.
"It’s okay.I’ll bring you in and do something about it."
As he said that, he grabbed her wrist and was about to take her away.But she jerked his hand gently
and did not even budge.
"Forget it."
Hector turned to look at her.She lowered her head.
"I’m not used to such occasions anyway, and my stepfather is there.I don’t really want him to see me."
Hector asked her, "Are you afraid of him?"
‘Afraid? Not really.."
Seeing that she did not say anything, Hector tightened his grip and dragged her away abruptly.
Lucy followed behind him in astonishment.
Hector took her to the dressing room, picked up a pair of scissors, and walked toward her.
Before Lucy could react, the hern of the dress had been cut off.
Lucy was dumbfounded.
"Hector!"
Hector squatted in front of her.
"Wine stains can’t be washed off.They can only be covered with some accessories or decorations.So,
do forgive my recklessness."
Lucy was stunned.
Hector cut off some fabric from the dress, walked aside, folded it into a pattern, and took a few needles
and thread out of a box.
He then sewed the fabric that had been turned into a pattern on the area that was stained by wine, and
the pattern covered the wine stains perfectly.
Lucy glanced at him in a daze.
"You can even do this..."
He responded with a hum.
"I only learned some tricks from my lecturer to deal with such embarrassing situations."
Lucy lowered her head and smiled.
"Thank you."
"Why are you still so polite when you’re around me?"
Hector raised his head, and the two exchanged gazes.
Lucy froze in place.
Her heart was racing at that moment—it was so intense that it felt like it was thumping against the
interior of her chest cavity.
Hector stared at her face and moved his lips slightly.
Just as he was about to say something, Lucy picked up the bag abruptly and shoved it in front of him.
"This i s for you!"
He was stunned for a split second, and his gaze landed on the bag.He then grabbed the bag from her
and took out the gift box in the bag.
It was a robot figurine.
Hector’s Adam's apple rolled.
"Did you...purposely buy me a gift?"
"I’d be too embarrassed to come empty-handed.I don’t know what you like, but I saw that you have a
few of these in your house, so I think you should like this."
Lucy clasped her interlocked fingers and lowered her head.
Hector chuckled and looked up at her.
"Thank you.I like it very much."
Lucy heaved a sigh of relief, and her eyes narrowed into two arches.
"I’m glad to hear that."
Hector put his hand on her side and approached her.
"But there’s no need to spend so much money on me in the future.This must be expensive, isn’t it?"
She looked away instantly and smiled.
"It’s nothing, I can always make more money, so it’s fine."
He raised his hand to rub the top of her head and chuckled.
"You silly."
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