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BE MY DINNER PARTNER

Author: Jessy May
last update publish date: 2026-02-12 22:02:30

~MARCELLA~

I’m seated at one of the long wooden tables in the library, when Lucas leaves, pretending to read.

Pretending being the key word.

My chin rests on my palm, eyes scanning the same line for the fourth time, and I still don’t know what it says.

My mind isn’t here. It hasn’t been here since morning.

It’s trapped somewhere between embarrassment, confusion, and the way Lucas looked at me earlier like I was something he didn’t know how to handle.

The library is qui
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  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    BRUISED AND WOUNDED

    ~LUCAS~The first drop of rain hits my cheek, then another, and then, it pours…. heavy and relentless.Within seconds, we’re soaked.The ground turns slick beneath our feet, water splashing with every movement.He comes at me again, faster this time, throwing a combination of punches.I block, deflect, step back, then counter with a sharp kick to his side and a punch to his jaw.He stumbles slightly, but recovers fast, grabbing my arm and trying to slam me down.I twist out of it, using his momentum against him, sweeping his leg out from under him.He hits the ground hard, but rolls immediately, springing back up like it’s nothing.I let out a breathless laugh.“Not bad,” I mutter.He charges again.This time, I meet him head-on.We clash hard, fists colliding, bodies slamming into each other as the rain pours harder, soaking through my clothes, dripping into my eyes.Pain explodes across my ribs when he lands a hit.I grunt, staggering slightly, then snap back

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    THE NIGHT JUST GOT WORSE

    ~LUCAS~The sound of the engine roars louder, aggressive, like it’s not slowing down… like it’s not even trying to.The noise cuts through the night like a blade, too loud, too sudden, echoing off the empty street and bouncing inside my skull. It feels wrong immediately…..too deliberate, too directFor a split second, my brain doesn’t process it.It just… freezes.The light gets closer, and closer.Too close.I should step away, but I can't, as I just find myself frozen on the spot in shock and watching as the car comes faster and faster at me.“What the hell…..”My voice comes out quieter than I expect, almost swallowed by the roar of the engine, like even sound is afraid of what’s about to happen.My heart slams violently against my ribs as my body finally reacts, stumbling a step back, my breath catching in my throat.It’s not stopping.It’s not.The tires screech suddenly, loud and violent, cutting through the night as the car swerves hard, right in front

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    TRAUMA OF THE PAST

    ~LUCAS~“Damn it!!”My voice rips out of me, hoarse and broken, swallowed almost immediately by the rain crashing down around me.I don’t even know when my feet start moving.One second I’m standing there like an idiot, staring at the empty road where her car disappeared…Then next, I’m walking fast….then faster.Like if I stop, even for one second, I might completely lose it right there in front of everyone.The school gate fades behind me.Students scatter in different directions, laughing, complaining about the rain, running under umbrellas or cars or whatever shelter they can find.I don’t see any of it.I don’t hear anything properly either.Everything sounds… muffled and distant.Like I’m underwater.All I can hear clearly is my own breathing…ragged, uneven, almost painful.And her voice.“I’ve decided to move on.”It keeps repeating over and over again…. like a curse.Like something carved into my brain that I can’t erase no matter how hard I try.My

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    LUCAS LOSES CONTROL

    ~LUCAS~I shouldn’t have said all that to Stella.The thought doesn’t come gently. It hits me like something thrown straight at my head….sharp, unexpected, impossible to ignore. It lingers for half a second longer than I want it to… before I shove it away.Because the truth?I don’t regret it enough.Not enough to wish I could take it back. Not enough to feel guilty.Stella deserved every single word.Every. Single. One.Still… the look on her face when I said it…the way her eyes shattered, the way her hand trembled before she slapped me….the way the entire cafeteria went silent like the world itself paused just to watch her break…It lingers annoyingly.Like something stuck under my skin I can’t claw out.“Damn it,” I mutter under my breath, dragging my hand through my hair as I pace down the empty corridor.My footsteps echo too loudly against the walls, each one feeding the storm already building inside me. I shove my other hand into my pocket, but it doesn

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    THE CAFETERIA COMMOTION

    ~MARCELLA~Lucas is right on time and I can't be more pleased than I am right now.So what do I do?I look away.Like I didn’t see him. Like he doesn’t exist. Like he doesn’t matter.My fingers tighten slightly around the spoon in my hand, betraying me for just a second.My heartbeat stutters, then races, then steadies as I force my expression into something calm… unaffected. But inside? Inside, I’m very aware of him. Of the way the air shifts when he walks in. Of the way my body recognizes his presence before my eyes even doAnd then… I turn back to Albert with a soft smile.“Here,” I murmur, picking up another spoonful.And I feed him again…. slower this time, and more intentional.I tilt my head slightly, letting my fingers linger just a second longer than necessary. It’s subtle, but deliberate. Every movement is calculated. Every second stretchedAlbert catches on immediately.His fingers brush mine, his gaze deepening, his attention completely on me like

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    RIGHT ON TIME

    ~MARCELLA~I wake up with a strange heaviness in my chest.It’s not sharp enough to hurt… not something I can point at and name. It just sits there, quiet and stubborn, like a feeling that refuses to leave even after sleep.For a few seconds, I don’t move.I just lie there, staring at the ceiling, watching the faint morning light creep through the curtains and paint soft lines across my room.My mind is blank and peaceful at first.Then reality settles in.And just like that… the feeling deepens.No joint class today.My lips press together slowly, my fingers tightening slightly against the bedsheet.Which means…No Lucas.No watching him.No him watching me.No accidental glances that linger too long.No silent battles across a classroom.No tension thick enough to choke on.No watching him try to act unaffected.No watching him fail.No chance to push him, to provoke him, to make him jealous.A quiet sigh escapes me before I can stop it, my chest rising and fal

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT ALBERT?

    ~MARCELLA~The moment the classroom door slams behind me, the air hits differently….cooler and sharper.But it does nothing to calm the storm raging inside my chest.My heels strike the floor in a quick, furious rhythm as I walk down the hallway, my jaw tight, my fingers curlin

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    THE ARROGANT MAFIA HEIR

    ~MARCELLA~Alber exhales and laughs.Not casually, not smoothly, but with genuine surprise.“How did you know that?” he asks, his eyes searching mine now, sharper than before.My heart skips…. just once.But my face? Unmoved.“I didn’t,” I shrug lightly, flipping my pen bet

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    THE NEW VERSION OF MARCELLA

    ~LUCAS~It's another joint class today, and as I am preparing myself to go to school today, I am also bracing myself to confront Marcella when I see her.The last time we saw was three days ago…when she told me she's done chasing me.And God! I miss her like hell!So today, I'm

  • Triplet Heirs; The Romano daughters    THE REAL MARCELLA

    ~LUCAS~“Lucas, that's a wrong order.”I blink and look down.I stare at the cup in my hand like it personally offended me.“That was supposed to be a caramel latte,” Daniel adds, watching me.I glance at the label again.Americano.Right.“Yeah,” I mutter, already dump

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