Chapter 520 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“What I choose to do with my body has nothing to do with you or any damned person!” Amy cut in coldly.

“Sure. It is not my business. The point here is that you are both not being logical. You are just thinking about the present. I can excuse Miley’s lack of objectivity, but not yours. You are not thinking about your future or that of the child, are you? How do you think the child would feel to know that he or she was conceived on the whim of a dying woman? How would you feel if you found out you were conceived based on a bucket list and not out of love?” Lucas asked angrily.

“I’m sorry, but I’m missing your point. I believe you’re not naive enough to believe that every child was conceived out of love. Miley’s child would definitely understand when the time comes. And I see no reason why we are even arguing about this when it has nothing to do with you. Miley has a right to do what she wants, and so do I. If you’re not going to help her then maybe you should stay out of it…”

“Are you sure you are doing this just because you care about her?” Lucas cut in before Amy could finish speaking, and Amy’s eyes narrowed into slits.

“What is that supposed to mean?”

Lucas shrugged, “For all I know, you could be doing this because you want her to reward your loyalty by leaving you all she has when…” The rest of his sentence was forgotten when Amy picked up her glass of water and threw the sparkling water on his face.

“HOW DARE YOU?” She snarled as she stood, her amber eyes blazing with fury at the insult.

Miley who had been talking with the lady some tables away from there, turned around in surprise when she heard Amy’s voice, and immediately she excused herself and returned to the table.

“Do you think you care about her more than I do? Who do you think you are to say something like that to me?” Amy was asking just as Miley joined them.

“Amy? What is going on?” She asked, but instead of responding Amy picked up her handbag.

“Let’s leave, Miley,” Amy said, her eyes glistening with unshed tears as she grabbed Miley’s hand wanting to drag her away, but Miley didn’t budge.

“What is wrong? Lucas?” Miley asked, glancing at Lucas who was staring at Amy.

“If you are not coming with me, you can meet me at home,” Amy said as she let go of her hand and walked away without waiting for Miley to say another word.

Miley’s frown deepened as she watched Amy leave, and then she turned to Lucas, “What did you say to make her so angry?” Miley asked in confusion.

She had thought Amy liked Lucas, and everything had been going smoothly to the best of her knowledge, so what could have changed between them in the short time she was away to make Amy so mad?

Lucas sighed, “You should go after your friend,” he said, feeling embarrassed by the words he had spoken.

He knew he shouldn’t have said that. He shouldn’t have agreed to this dinner in the first place. Why was he so interested in what either of them chose to do? None of it was his business, so why couldn’t he just mind his business and keep his opinion to himself?

“Lucas…”

“Go after her. We can talk some other time. Tell her I’m sorry,” Lucas said, but Miley shook her head.

“If you said something hurtful to her then you should apologize yourself. Go after her and tell her you’re sorry yourself,” Miley said as she picked up her handbag.

“But I don’t know where she is going to…”

Miley picked up her phone and texted Amy’s home address and phone number to Lucas, “I just texted her details to you. I will be hanging out with that lady and her friends over there. Please make sure she gets home safely,” Miley said, and walked away before Lucas could say another word.

Lucas called himself all manner of names in his head as he hurried outside the restaurant, after settling their bill, hoping to catch Amy before she went too far.

Once he stepped outside, he looked around but there was no trace of her anywhere. He could see different cars driving in and out of the premise, but there was no trace of Amy around.

He ran down the road to see if he would find her walking, but he didn’t.

He took out his phone from his pocket to check the text which Miley had sent him, and he dialed Amy’s line.

He frowned when he was unable to reach her, and after trying a couple of times he gave up.

He made up his mind to return to Celsie’s apartment and call it a night since he couldn’t find her or reach her on phone.

After he was well rested he would send her a proper apology text, Lucas decided, and just as he headed for the parking lot where he had parked Celsie’s car, he saw Miley standing in front of the restaurant and looking around like she was trying to find someone.

He stopped when he noticed the way she smiled when she saw him and quickly hurried over to where he stood.

“Oh, Lucas! Thank goodness you are still here,” Miley said with a relieved smile.

“You changed your mind about hanging out with your friends?” Lucas asked, but Miley wasn’t listening to him, instead, she continued to look around.

“Where is Amy? Didn’t you find her?” Miley asked as she returned her attention to him.

“No. She was gone by the time I got out. Did she drive?” Lucas asked, and Miley’s brows pulled together as she shook her head.

“That means she probably took a cab or something. That is not good,” Miley murmured as she looked down at the wallet and key in her hand.

“Since she is not here, I will go home now. Please let her know that I’m sorry, and I will text her or call her tomorrow to apologize properly,” Lucas said, but Miley shook her head.

“Did you come with a car? Please can you go after her? Maybe you can catch up with her before she gets to her apartment,” Miley suggested, but Lucas shook his head.

“No. I can’t do that. I already told you I will give her a call. Her number is not going through right now else I would have done so alre…”

“I already tried to call her too. Her number is not going through because her battery is dead. I just recalled her complaining about it on our way here,” Miley said with a concerned frown.

“In that case, I will make sure my text is the first notification she receives when she turns her phone on,” Lucas promised, but Miley shook her head.

“It’s not just about the apology. I want to be sure she gets home safe…”

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