"Gastone? Gastone!?" Daniel shouted from the inside. He was searching for him for the last ten minutes.
Gastone's eyes widened. He wasn't able to smell Daniel's scent nearby as his focus was on Lucia. "Lucia, I have something to tell you," he whispered hastily.
"Huh? What is it?" Lucia's brow furrowed as she saw Gastone began to panicked.
"Daniel, he will ask you to be—" Gastone couldn't continue his words when the door burst open, and Daniel went out.
"Gastone! Oh— Lucia! You're finally here!" Daniel exclaimed with a bright smile. He immediately ignored Gastone and went straight to Lucia.
Lucia immediately stepped back as Daniel tried to initiate contact. "Hello Daniel, I didn't know it was your birthday. So I have no gift to give," she explained since Daniel might have asked for it.
"People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love."