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Chapter 27. Getting Engaged
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Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 28. Date
Lucas POVI stared at the building where I knew Agatha was.I looked at my watch and noticed the time.It was seven.My reservation was at seven-thirty. Grandeur is a ten-minute ride, including traffic, but if there is no traffic, travel time usually takes about five minutes.My phone rang. It was Agatha.“Luke.” She sounded breathy.“Hi. I am at the parking lot. What floor did you say you were on?” I asked.
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-22Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 29. Resist The Pull
Lucas POVI was stunned when my eyes met Katherine’s black ones, but the startlement quickly changed to anger when I saw Oliver with her. Right there and then, the impulse to march to their table to confront Oliver was strong. How dare he do this behind my back?Whatever happened to bro code when he was here dating my former girlfriend?Indecision suffused me.With each step I took to narrow the distance between me and their table, I felt the weight of Oliver's stare. I am sure he was watching me. He was here to prove something, that I was sure of. Then, I remembered Agatha and her distraught expression, causing me to abandon my plan of making a beeline to their table to confront Oliver. Decisively, I walked out of the restaurant, but not before glancing in Katherine’s direction.I was surprised to see a flash of momentary sadness in her eyes. Then, Katherine bowed her head, denying me a second look at her face. Still, a glance was enough to shake me. Was that jealousy I saw i
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-22Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 30. Unattached
Katherine POV“Thank you for the dinner, Oliver.” I turned around to thank him after opening Erin’s room. “You shouldn’t thank me. You did not eat much.” He commented. I thought he did not notice, but after we saw Lucas Sanders and his supermodel girlfriend, I suddenly lost my appetite. The sight of them unsettled me in ways I could not explain. It made me scared. Lucas is slowly getting under my skin, and it bothered me a lot. I sighed. “I may be tired.” I hedged. “If you say so.” He shrugged. “Good night, Katherine.” He said before turning around to leave. I watched his back until he disappeared in a corner. Then, I stepped inside Erin’s room. Erin was already asleep on the bed. I went to the bathroom to wash up. When I returned, I took the foldaway bed from its storage and placed it next to Erin’s bed. I had a restless sleep. Tonight, after a long time, I dreamt again of the same guy. His face was blurry, but every time I dreamt about him, I could not help the feel
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-23Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 31. Office Memo
Lucas POV“What is wrong with you?” Oliver demanded after the door closed on Katherine, leaving us inside. Katherine jumped out of the elevator when it reached her floor and awkwardly muttered her goodbye. She looked like she couldn't wait to leave us.“I don’t know. Maybe you did something that pushed my buttons.” I hissed at him. The elevator stopped on my floor, and I marched out, leaving Oliver behind, but he quickly followed me.The whole office became silent when they saw my approach. Even Dan Burns hesitated when he was about to meet me halfway with his tablet in hand. When I entered my office, Oliver was behind me. “Come on. Out with it. What is wrong?” Oliver challenged after closing the door. We had been circling about this issue for a while now, and it's about time to let it out in the open. It had been a long time since we had an argument of this scale. It was ridiculous to think that the cause of our misunderstanding was a woman. “You know what you did and yet
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-23Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 32. Engagement Ring
Lucas POV“Then are you telling me that my own mother lied to me?”Oliver looked stunned.“She collaborated on Agatha's statement. That is why I believed it.” I shut my eyes, trying to cull into my memory the last few weeks before the day that shattered my dreams and my heart. “The week before she disappeared, I felt Katherine had checked out on me. She changed. She has become cold. Every time I called her, there was this impenetrable wall between us. She was often absent-minded. I felt that she was hiding something from me."“I never had an inkling that she would betray me.” I smiled self-deprecatingly. How could I? A month before I learned about her betrayal, I visited her back home, and we were happy. She reiterated her promise to apply to my college so she could follow me and we could be together.Two weeks, I never heard from her and it bothered me, prompting me to incur a two-day absence at the University to be able to go back home for a quick visit to check on her. Imagin
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-24Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 33. Force His Hand
Agatha POV“I thought Lucas Sanders would propose. You were so sure that he would be asking you to marry him. What happened?” Amy asked. I snorted.At the same time, I regretted the decision to announce prematurely to my manager that I was getting engaged. Now, I feel like a fool because the proposal I was expecting did not come. “Did he change his mind?” she probed. Her question caused panic to rise within me, but thankfully, I managed to quell it. “Of course not.” I denied. “Have you seen the bracelet he bought me? I had it on authority that it was worth millions.” I told her smugly. Hugo sent me a copy of the receipt, and my eyes almost bulged in shock at the amount. “But a bracelet is different from a ring,” Amy interjected. I don’t know if she was trying to dissuade me, but I was beyond discouragement. After last night, I was sure that eventually Lucas would propose. “I learned from a reliable source that Lucas bought an engagement ring. I knew that a marriage proposa
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-24Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 34. Who Was That?
Lucas POVI was caught off guard when my friends asked about the engagement ring. “Who was it for?” Jacob pressed. He even looked at Oliver to get his reaction, hoping my best friend would spill the beans, but like them, Oliver knew nothing. “No one.” I fibbed, not wanting them to know who I bought it for.I averted my gaze, but it was a wrong move because it glanced in Oliver’s direction. He was watching me with that sharp gaze of his. I knew by the way his eyes narrowed into slits that he already guessed for whom I intended the ring. Still, I feigned nonchalance.Oliver liked Katherine. I knew it. Besides, even though I bought the ring with Katherine in mind, I had no intention of giving it to her. To me, Katherine is already part of a distant past. The gap between us was too wide, irrevocable, and nonrecoverable. “Come on, dude! “Fess up! We already knew it. You had been dating her on and off for five years. It does not take a genius to make a good guess as to her identity.
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-03-25Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 35. You Found Katherine?
Lucas POVMatt, Jacob, and Duke looked at me curiously, wanting to know more. Oliver rarely reacts like that to their teasing and over some woman. I tried to make light of it. “Just an employee of the company.” I waved my hand dismissively, trying to brush it off.In truth, I don’t know how to explain everything to them right now. The thing is, everything has been a big blur lately. “Just an employee, but have you seen his face? Oliver looked like he was ready to murder me. It was the first!” Jacob exclaimed.Disbelief laced his voice, and his eyes widened when he talked, still reeling from shock at Oliver's queer response. Oliver was the serious type, but when our friends poked fun at him, he did not react as strongly as he did now. “That Katherine must be special if she could evoke strong feelings from our friend.” Duke mused. “I wonder what she looked like?” Matt commented. “Anyway, what was wrong with you two, getting hung up on the name Katherine. Remember in college, yo
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Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 107. Marry Me, Please
Katherine POVI woke up alone in bed and felt slightly disappointed when I realized Lucas was gone. I turned to the side to hug the pillow he used on my chest, wishing it was him. It would have been nice to wake up and see him first thing in the morning. I was jolted from my daydreaming when the door to my room opened. Lucas entered the room with Erin in his arms. “Mommy!” Erin called out in a singsong voice. I watched her wiggle from Lucas’s arms. When her feet reached the floor, she began to run toward me. She climbed the bed and sat next to me. “You and Daddy sleep without me.” She complained.My eyes met Lucas above Erin’s head. Then, I turned to my daughter to mumble an apology. Erin shrugged. “It’s okay. Daddy promised we would sleep together tonight. You, me and Daddy.” Erin reported.The idea excited me. I began to caress Erin’s head to hide the pleasure the news brought. “Have you eaten?” I asked She bobbed her head. “Me and Daddy.” Then, she stood on the bed to tu
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 106. Backlash
Katherine POV“I am sorry. I shouldn’t have stooped down to her level,” I told Lucas stiffly as we walked back to the bus.Until now, I could still hear Agatha’s rants and the expected whispers from our onlookers.If truth be known, hitting her and putting her in her place gave me immense satisfaction. Agatha shouldn't have insulted my daughter because that is where I draw the line.I felt a tug on my hand, prompting me to stop.“Agatha had it coming. You shouldn’t feel any regret.” Lucas told me.He held my chin and stared deep into
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 105. Insult My Child
Katherine POV“Well. Well. Well. The sarcasm in Agatha Richards' tone was keenly comprehensible, especially if one cared enough to listen. Agatha was walking out of the function room at the same time we did. And because all doors lead to the lobby, we sort of ended up meeting in the middle. There is no way I could have avoided her, even if I wanted to. Then, she dropped the bomb that put me in the spotlight. “If it isn’t the fiance stealer.” She looked at me up and down, and her nose wrinkled in distaste as if she did not like what she saw. I know I am not as sophisticated or glamorous as her. I looked down the denim overalls I wore at the tree planting project and knew that compared to Agatha, I looked very ordinary. But Lucas’s hand, when it searched for mine, felt very comforting. I knew Agathaa saw how he held my hand and squeezed it. The action sent a signal that he was trying to silently assure me. This seemed to ignite Agatha’s anger. “How does it feel to be taking my
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 104. Avoid At All Cost
Katherine POV“Put me down, Daddy!” Erin said, and Lucas swung her in his arms before he placed her feet firmly on the ground. “Thank you, Daddy.” She said sweetly before latching onto his hand. She gripped his thumb before she turned around to search the crowd. When she spotted me, she beckoned to me and said, “Come on, Mommy. Let’s go.” There were still some employees in the area, and as much as I would like to clamp a hand on Erin’s mouth, I couldn’t. I have to take everything in stride, just as Lucas had. No flaunting, and certainly no keeping secrets. I was just making things as natural as is. We can not hide forever. And from the looks of it, Lucas had no intention of hiding us either, especially Erin’s existence. I walked up to them. My breath hitched when Lucas snaked his arm around my waist and started gearing me toward the bus. At some point, Erin dropped his hand and ran toward Oliver. “Uncle Ollie. Wait up!” Oliver, who was walking with Veronica, stopped t
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 103. Happy Day
Katherine POVI turned around to face Veronica, but she was already walking away. Then, my eyes squinted when Oliver blocked her path. I saw the tension in her body and thought I was not the only one who needed some explanation. Veronica also has to explain the tension with Oliver. From the looks of it, something is brewing between them. “Stare at him longer, and I was an inch from getting jealous, sweetheart.” Lucas' breath fanned my cheeks when he leaned close to murmur in my ears. I stepped to the side to allow distance between us, consciously aware of the people around us. I don’t want to add fuel to our grand entrance. Lucas’ employees already had something to talk about.But my action sent the wrong signal to Lucas. “Why are you avoiding me?” His eyes squinted in suspicion. I rolled my eyes. Here he goes again. “Shh,” I said, trying to hold him back from further incriminating the two of us.“What?” Lucas demanded when he saw me looking from left to right. Then, he sh
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 102. A Lot To Explain
Katherine POVWhen we left the apartment building, I was surprised to see a bus with an SF conglomerate logo waiting for us.“Whoa! What’s this?” I asked, not fully comprehending what was happening.Dan Burns got out of the bus to assist us.“Hi, Uncle Dan!” Erin greeted, seemingly unaffected by the sight of the bus.In contrast, Erin looked excited. She was clapping her hands, and her legs danced owing to her undisguised eagerness to jump on the bus.I adjusted the strap of her sun visor before allowing her to hop on the bus. Her laughter rang like a peal of bell as Dan held her hand to help her up.The sounds of her laughter were music to my ears. For the past two years, our lives have been filled with sadness due to Erin’s sickness. I used to ask God why he allowed such a misfortune to come to us, but now, seeing the joy on Erin’s fa
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 101. Like A Family
Katherine POVWhen we got tired of our game, Sara called us for dinner. Lucas snagged Erin from the bed, and she climbed on her father’s shoulders.He held her hand, crisscrossing like a plane on their way out. I followed them with my eyes, my lips tugging into a smile when I heard Erin’s giggles. Seeing how happy my Erin had been since Lucas came into our lives made me feel contentment in my heart. Looking at her, you wouldn’t see any trace of a sick child. She was recovering and adjusting to our set-up faster than expected. “Thank you,” I whispered to Lucas’ ear after we put Erin to bed. She was now snoring softly when I tucked the covers below her armpits. I placed bolster pillows on her side. We had a hard time convincing her to lie down. Erin insisted on Lucas reading her a story before bedtime, and he indulged her.I sat on her side, listening to their interaction. She cuddled close to Lucas’ chest, listening intently, and from time to time, she would interrupt him to p
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 100. This Is Happiness
Katherine POVJust like the other previous kisses we shared, it was explosive.I do not know how he does it - arousing my passion.“Lucas!” I gasped when his hands began exploring, touching places he shouldn’t.“You are taking advantage of the situation,” I complained when he pulled his lips away, but not his hands, which were gently stroking my br*sts from under my shirt.“You started it.” He groaned.I looked at him sharply before pulling his hands away from my bre*sts.“You were angry, and I don’t know how to reach you. I felt like I was losing you.”He chuckled. “I may feel disgruntled and dismayed over certain issues, but I will not leave you, alright? I already lost you and our daughter once. I do not want you to slip through my fingers again.”I bit my lip, feeling a tightness in my chest a
Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 99. Kiss Me More
Katherine POVAt first, he was resistant, but I refused to let the lukewarm response discourage me. I closed my eyes and kept pushing, nibbling, and sucking on his lips while my hands caressed his face. While I was a newbie to this, I persisted, knowing I needed to make amends. Lucas needed my assurance, and I intended to give him that. Today, I felt the need to be bolder. To take charge and not just become an unwilling participant. A wave of shyness threatened to overtake me, but the need to prove to him that I was here weighed more.I kept pushing until desperation fueled my action. And then, it happened. Lucas began to respond. He kissed me back, sending a surge of triumph. At last, he reacted positively to my advances. But before I could savor and rejoice the moment, he pulled back.Confusion clouded my senses, and I raised hurtful eyes at him. Am I being rejected?Did he already give up on me?Lucas must have sensed my confusion and rubbed my lips with the pad of his thu
