But instead of crouching, Lukey down on the couch, resting his head on Hera’sp. His hands were folded over his stomach, and his eyes were closed. A subtle smile yed on his lips as he waited for Hera to start applying the cream.


    "This..." Hera began to protest but realized she couldn’t think of a better way to apply the cream.


    "If I crouched in front of you, we’d end up in a somewhat suggestive position. I can’t have you climbing on a chair to reach me, so I figured this would be the most innocent option, don’t you think?" His words made sense, but his tone was anything but innocent, sounding rather suggestive.


    Hera decided not to dwell on it any longer, eager to get it over with. <i>’It was my decision to steal the male leads away from Alice. No pain, no gain,’</i> she reminded herself. If she truly wanted to steal the male leads, she had to ept that they were all sensual creatures who wouldn’t back down. The only way out would be to step back and give the position back to Alice.


    She scooped a small amount of the cream with her index finger and began applying it under his eyes. "You smell nice. I never knew a flowery scent could be this rxing and enticing at the same time," Luke said, his eyes slowly opening. Hera froze midway, meeting his gaze up close. His golden orbs glinted with amusement. "Tell me, what perfume are you wearing? Hmm?" he asked, reaching out to touch some locks of her hair resting on her shoulders.


    "Why, are you nning to use it too?" Hera asked, her eyebrows raised in clear amusement.


    Luke chuckled softly, his deep, maic chuckle reverberating in the room. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, his eyes glowing with a hint of amusement.


    "No," he said, twirling Hera’s strand of hair gently. "But I’ll buy the entire brand so you can be the only one who uses it. This perfume seems like it was made for you," he added sincerely.


    Hera chuckled softly. "What if there is more than one perfume that suits me? Would you still do the same?" Her tone was yful, not expecting Luke to smile and nod in response.


    "Why not? I have the means to make it happen. It would bother me to smell the same perfume on another woman, knowing it wouldn’t be as perfect as it is on you. It would feel a bit offensive," Luke replied with a smile.


    "Why would that be offensive? It’s just a perfume." Hera absentmindedly flicked Luke’s forehead, momentarily forgetting that he was one of the male leads. It was a habit she picked up from Athena whenever she spoke in such a manner, and her hand moved quicker than her thoughts, catching Luke off guard.


    But Luke like this kind of intimacy with Hera, his gaze shifted a little more intensely at her. Hera has gotten a little familiar with that kind of gaze that was simr to how Leo looked at her when he was drugged, it was a little lighter than Leo, but it was still full of hunger and amusement.


    But Luke resisted acting on it and soon regained hisposure, returning to his usual gentle and calm demeanor. Hera inwardly sighed with relief as she gathered her things to head to her campus.