Lucia walked over and sat down. The moment she sat down, she had a moment of an epiphany she couldn’t put her finger on. She didn’t have many opportunities to be so near to a man like this—other than with Daniel, and the memories she had of him were shrouded in pain. Recalling them now, there seemed to be more tears than laughter, and even those laughs were the product of his extensive manipulation. He could even manipulate his own feelings. What else couldn’t he manipulate? However, Gabriel was different. He didn’t like to play with people’s minds, but it wasn’t like he was thoughtless. Even though she didn’t know him well and that he might not be a purely nice guy, it was human nature to be selfish. However, he was an opinionated and strong person and fulfilled the definition of a good

