The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Charismatic Lucas Gray Chapter 384
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Soon, the two of them had dinner in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel.
Lena was very talkative during dinner. She was a bubbly person in the first place, and since she was trying to attract Lucas, she was especially enthusiastic as she kept trying to find a good topic of conversation. In particular, she brought up lots of interesting memories she shared with Cheyenne in the past.
Lucas listened smilingly, and he would ask her a few questions in return from time to time. Dinner was rather pleasant and enjoyable.
After dinner, Lena suddenly said, "Lucas, do you have anything scheduled for later? There's a beautiful open-air swimming pool on the roof of this hotel, and I really want to try swimming in it. But it'll be too boring by myself. Can you come with me?"
She blinked her large eyes and looked at Lucas pleadingly, full of expectations.
Lucas didn't mind, and since Lena didn't want to go alone, he agreed with a nod. "Okay. I don't have anything to do later anyway. I'll accompany you then. I'll just take it as some post-meal exercise to ease digestion."
After Lucas agreed, Lena beamed with joy. "Lucas, you're the best!"
The Waldorf Hotel was the best five-star hotel in the city. Not only because it was the tallest building but also because of the large open-air swimming pool on the roof, which was an absolute highlight.
Admiring the spectacular skyline of the bustling city from the edge of a swimming pool at the highest point of the city while surrounded by buildings that were dozens of meters shorter was definitely an unforgettable experience.
Although it was the weekend, it wasn't a holiday after all. Besides, the rates of the Waldorf Hotel were rather expensive, so there weren't many guests in the hotel at the moment.
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Apart from Lena and Lucas, there wasn't anyone else at the rooftop pool.
As soon as the two of them went upstairs, they saw changing rooms, bathrooms, and a plethora of swimsuits specially catered for the guests.
After changing into their swimsuits in the changing rooms, the two of them came to the poolside, clad in bath towels.
"The pool here is enormous, and the water is very clean, much better than regular swimming pools! Also, when you swim to the edge of the pool and look down later, you'll feel exhilarated. I'm sure you'll like it! There's also an artificial hot spring where we can go for a soak and a massage if you get tired later!"
Lena happily introduced the various facilities to Lucas while removing the white bath towel wrapped around her body. She then tossed it aside.
Lucas's eyes widened in shock!
The reason for his astonishment was that Lena was wearing a racy bikini made of extremely thin fabric that covered only her private areas, baring a large portion of her fair skin and svelte figure.
It wasn't that Lucas hadn't seen women before. Over the years, he had carried out many military missions that required him to go to some underground dens and sordid places to rescue many women who had either been forced to or voluntarily became prostitutes. Thus, Lucas had seen all sorts of women.
During the Kingstons' auction held in Club Splendor previously, the girls being auctioned off as commodities were also dressed in skimpy clothes.
But among all the beauties Lucas had seen before, Lena was definitely one of the best, be it in terms of looks or figure.
After taking a glance at Lena in her bikini, Lucas immediately turned his head away with a trace of uneasiness on his face.
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Lena was the best friend of his wife, Cheyenne!
Now that Cheyenne wasn't around, there was definitely something very wrong about him and Lena swimming alone in the pool, especially since Lena was scantily clad.
"I suddenly remembered that I have some matters to handle. Go ahead and swim by yourself. I'll leave first."
Then Lucas immediately turned around to leave without hesitation.
"Hey, you… wait!"
In a moment of eagerness, Lena suddenly tripped, fell onto the floor, and then cried out in pain.
Hearing Lena's painful cry, Lucas naturally wouldn't ignore her and continue leaving. He stopped and turned around to see that Lena had fallen onto the floor and was clutching her ankle with pain written all over her face.
Lucas immediately walked toward her and asked softly with concern, "What's wrong? Did you sprain your ankle?"
Lena frowned as if she was forcing herself to bear with the pain. She said with great difficulty, "Uh, I walked too quickly just now and accidentally sprained it. Lucas, my ankle hurts, and I don't think I can walk anymore. Can you help me back to my room?"
Lucas agreed. "Alright."
He helped Lena up from the floor and was about to help her forward by holding her arm. But she suddenly winced in pain, probably because she had strained the injury in her ankle. Her body turned limp, and she fell into Lucas's arms.
They were both wearing swimwear that covered very little of their bodies, especially Lucas, who was wearing nothing but a pair of swimming trunks. When Lena fell into his arms, she pressed her body tightly against his.
Feeling the touch of her soft and delicate skin, Lucas instantly stiffened while his heart began beating rapidly.
But he soon held Lena by her shoulders and calmly helped her regain her balance while pulling away from her in an unnoticeable manner.
"Sit down on the chair and let me see your injury." Lucas helped Lena sit down on a pool lounge chair at the side.
Lena's eyes were instantly full of disappointment because Lucas pulled away less than a second after his warm and solid muscles came into contact with her body.
But she soon concealed her disappointment and said with a face full of agony, "What should I do? My ankle is so painful. It hurts as soon as I try to walk! It's not broken, is it?"
Lucas squatted down on the ground and glanced at Lena's ankle, which was only slightly red. There were no other abnormal signs.
Given Lucas's years of experience in the army, he reckoned that Lena's ankle should have just been slightly sprained. It was far from hurting to the extent of being unable to walk.
Of course, some girls might be more delicate and have lower pain tolerance, so it was understandable.
Lucas stood up and said, "Wait here while I go and get some medicine from the front desk."
Five-star hotels like the Waldorf Hotel would usually provide common over-the-counter drugs and medication at the front desk.
Before Lena even said anything, Lucas turned around and left, soon vanishing as he entered the elevator.
Seeing that Lucas had left just like that, Lena felt so aggrieved that she was on the verge of tears. "Dimwit! Haven't I made it obvious enough? Do you not get the hint, or are you deliberately turning me down?"
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