My mouth hung open, but Luca just smiled, like this was all some funny joke.
"You ain't planning on keeping the money so you can run away from Asher again, are you?" he asked, amused.
I stared at him, frozen, like a deer caught in headlights. That only made him chuckle. Then, as if I had just told the funniest joke in the world, he burst into laughter.
Luca laughed so hard I didn’t think I had ever seen him like this. It wasn’t just a chuckle—it was a full, uncontrollable laugh, his shoulders shaking, his head thrown back.
I frowned, growing more irritated by the second.
"You can't be serious," he said, still laughing.
I just stared at him.
Then, still chuckling to himself, he turned and walked out of the diner, shaking his head as he headed toward the car.
Thank God Leon was too b
