During a game of Truth or Dare, Lucas drew the "kiss the person to your left" card. His friends, seeing us sitting still, started jeering: "What are you hesitating for? You two have been engaged for three years, don't tell me you haven't even kissed yet?" "Wait, is this engagement fake or something?" Lucas tossed the card aside and pressed his thumb against the corner of my lips. He leaned in, smiling. "Sorry, I'm going to have to offend you a little." To everyone else, from their angle, it looked like a passionate kiss. But in reality, his lips only brushed against his own thumb. My younger sister, sitting in the corner, stared at us. She was so angry she cried until her eyes were red. After the party, Lucas glanced at my sister, who had run off in a huff. He said lazily: "Fiancée, can you go home by yourself tonight?" "I think I need to go comfort my girlfriend first." 1 I never thought Lucas would actually agree to the kiss. So when he leaned in, I was startled. Instinctively, I shrank back a little. Lucas laughed silently. "Dislike me that much?" I put my hand on his shoulder. "Don't..." "I have to kiss you, fiancée." He whispered in a voice only the two of us could hear: "The guy in the corner booth is someone your mom sent to watch us." "If your mom suspects anything." "She definitely won't let me see your sister anymore." This is the third year of my forced engagement to Lucas. It's also the third year of his secret relationship with my sister, Chloe. Recently, my mom might have sensed something was off. She started sending people to watch us. The urging around us continued. "Are you gonna kiss or not?" "Stop stalling, you two have been engaged for three years." Without waiting for my reaction, Lucas's face instantly magnified before my eyes. As if knowing I would push him away. He grabbed my wrist first and pressed it against his shoulder. A second before our lips touched. He pressed his thumb against the corner of my lips, and his kiss landed lightly on his thumb. Everyone's view was blocked by the back of Lucas's head, so they couldn't see clearly. Thinking he really kissed me, they cheered one after another. Amidst the noise, Lucas pulled back, looking at my stunned expression with a half-smile. "Scared?" Only then did I realize he never intended to kiss me for real. 2 By the end of the party, my sister's eyes were swollen from crying. She grabbed her bag and ran off angrily without looking back. Lucas rubbed his brows with a headache and said lazily: "Fiancée, can you go home by yourself tonight?" "I think I need to go comfort my girlfriend first." He picked up his coat and stood up. I looked up and asked him: "Have you ever thought about ending this twisted relationship between you, me, and Chloe?" He didn't even look up. "Impossible." "The marriage alliance between our two families maximizes the benefits for both companies." "We have to get married." I asked: "Then what about Chloe? Is she willing to go on like this forever?" He didn't answer. My voice softened. "I'm not willing either." Lucas looked back, smiling half-heartedly at me. "I haven't provoked you, have I?" "We've been engaged for three years, after all." "Even if you don't treat me as a friend, you don't have to avoid me like the plague and look so disgusted, right, Sarah?" Lucas walked away, and I remained sitting silently in the booth. He didn't know. I avoided him like the plague because I used to like him. 3 Three years ago, I was found as the real daughter of the family. Chloe instantly became the adopted daughter with no blood relation. I was told I had a fiancé named Lucas. No one told me that Chloe and he had been together. They didn't talk much in front of others either. So when I learned the truth, it felt like a blow to the head. It stunned me for a long time. Lucas seemed born knowing how to make girls happy. Plus, he was good-looking. Within two months, I fell for him, unsurprisingly. That day, Lucas and I agreed to go to the aquarium. I came out of the house and saw his car waiting at the gate. I jogged over and hugged him. "Why didn't you come inside to wait for me?" Lucas paused for two seconds before hugging me back with his right hand. Then he raised his left hand, a cigarette burning between his fingers. "Wanted a smoke." He was heavily addicted to smoking, lighting one up whenever he was annoyed. I was about to ask him what was wrong. My sister followed me out of the house. "Wow, you guys are so sweet." "I won't disturb you. I'm going to a concert today." Lucas lowered his eyes, staring at the cigarette butt in his hand. As if he hadn't heard her. All my attention was on my sister, waving at her. "Okay, bye." "It's going to rain this evening, remember to come home early, Chloe." On the way to the aquarium, Lucas seemed absent-minded. I tugged at my seatbelt and asked him. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" "No." He spoke slowly: "Sarah, let's not go to the aquarium today. I'll take you to meet someone." I didn't ask much, just said: "Okay." "After the meeting, will you accompany me somewhere else?" "I saw a brochure last night, and I think there's a place super suitable for us." Last night, a wealthy heiress I just met sent an invitation. She organized a garden party with a couples theme. Inviting Lucas and me. I heard there were many games and competitions suitable for couples to experience together. Lucas is physically fit and good at games. We should be able to fight for first place. After a long while, he hummed a vague agreement. We arrived at a café I had never been to before. I was stunned. Chloe, who had left half an hour ago saying she was going to a concert. Was now waving at us through the window. "Sister, I've been waiting for you for a long time." 4 Lucas and my sister sat opposite me. I sat stiffly, listening to them explain the truth. The original engagement was between Lucas and my sister. They got together as soon as they became adults. But more than two months ago, I came back. To ensure the stability of the marriage alliance, both families ordered them to break up. And transferred the engagement to me. Perhaps to help me and Lucas cultivate feelings better, everyone was asked to hide their affair from me. But in reality, the two secretly turned it into an underground relationship. "Sis, we observed you for two months and felt you are a good person. You probably wouldn't do anything to break us up." She smiled brightly. "Besides, it's only been two months. You surely haven't fallen for Lucas that fast." "Even if you had some other thoughts, now that you know he's your sister's boyfriend, I believe you definitely won't anymore." "Basically, we just want to ask you to help cover for our secret relationship." "That way, it'll be a bit more convenient for Lucas and me to meet and date." "Sis, please don't refuse me." They even considered the possibility of me exposing them. My sister acted coquettishly: "Telling others won't do you any good. They'll only force you to marry Lucas." "Don't you think it's awkward to marry a man who loves your sister and become husband and wife?" I subconsciously looked at Lucas. He just looked out the window expressionlessly. He didn't say a word from beginning to end. The coffee in front of me had been sitting for too long, the latte art becoming blurred. My phone notification sound rang abruptly. I unlocked it and opened it. It was the heiress who invited me last night. "Babe, have you discussed it with Lucas?" "Are you coming or not? I'm saving spots for you two." I typed mechanically, feeling as if my limbs didn't exist. "Not coming, sorry." Leaving the café. My sister, afraid of being suspected, didn't go back with us. On the way back, Lucas didn't mention what just happened. He was calm, almost nonchalant. "Where did you say you wanted me to go with you earlier?" "Seeing you so happy, what, is there something fun?" My unfocused gaze stared out the car window. It felt like sandpaper was stuck in my throat. It took a long time to make a difficult sound. "Can't go anymore." "The event has been cancelled." Red light, the car stopped slowly. Lucas lowered his eyes slightly, his low voice sounding. "Sarah." I didn't answer, and he didn't speak again. He seemed to understand that saying anything was meaningless.
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