KAYLA POV He stood there looking repentant, but I saw something else. All I saw was a beast in sheep's clothing who had deceived me for years. From my foolish perspective, I had fallen for the tricks all these years. "Please, I am so sorry for causing all this trauma to you," Lucas said as he sat down, looking up at me. "But why?" "After the declined proposal, my heart was still beating for you, but you didn't notice it. I tried to make you understand, but it was of no avail," he paused and looked at me. "But the moment that broke my heart was when I saw you with the CEO." I froze as I heard that statement. During my relationship with Lucas, we agreed that it would be under the nose of the general public, or my mother in particular. But I didn't realize that Hunter had seen what we tried to hide. "I was instantly green with envy and jealousy that I acted out in a bad way. I am so sorry that my actions turned out this way, affecting you afterwards. Please forgive me," he
KAYLA POV The name "Hunter" is one of the names I least expected to be this mastermind. Since I met him during our interview, he checked up on me countless times. Due to this complicated affair with Lucas, I would have said yes to his proposal. Countless thoughts ran through my mind and pierced my subconscious. I ran as fast as I could to locate a restroom. I finally found one at the end of the corridor and moved in swiftly. I locked the door from inside and sat on the toilet slab, crying. The emotions had been caged inside since the day I saw the installed cameras in my apartment. I couldn't imagine that the person who had been with me could perpetrate this scandal. It was so heavy that my head felt too heavy to lift. His sweet words and daily greetings blinded me to the truth of his real personality. Was Her Royal Highness merely a mockery? Who exactly is he? The questions kept coming. I wept loudly, reminiscing about this sudden betrayal. Meanwhile, my mother and Lucas we
KAYLA POV A slight headache woke me as I found myself in my childhood fantasy room. I was immediately taken back to several years ago when my father would open the door to greet his princess. Even if I was fully awake, I would pretend to be asleep so that he would come in properly. Those days were behind me, and I woke up to the current reality. He was no longer here, and I had to live with it. I clearly remembered that Lucas and my mother had gone into the same room while I opted for mine. Probably, they had their own moments. After my father's death, my mother had become this classic flirt. Whatever happened there, I decided not to care. A gentle knock interrupted my world of imagination. The door slowly opened as Lucas stepped inside. "Hey, you are awake," Lucas said as he strolled into the room. "Yeah, I just woke up not long ago," I replied, my sleepy eyes struggling to stay open. "We'll be going back to the station, and your mother will tag along," he a
KAYLA POVI couldn't expect that the property agent whom I least expected would be involved in this case. From my meeting with him, he displayed his kind and sweet personality which I thought was a spec. There I saw the true mode of character impersonation. "We'll do this the hard way or in an easy way. Your cooperation will decide it" Detective Joe said as he returned his handgun to his pocket. "So be it", Mike responded as he poured spit in our direction amidst the pain. Detective Joe rushed out at him but I held his hands. From that act, I guess Detective Joe was at his loose end. The action from Mike earlier made Lucas rush out of the car. With that, I was already stressed as I felt its weight on my shoulder. "Why did you do this and who is your accomplice?" Detective Joe asked as he dragged Mike from the ground. "Kiss my ass to get such information", he said while laughing maniacally. The echoes of that laugh pierced deep into my soul as I tried to process reality. During t
KAYLA POVChecking my time, I realized that it was a bit late. I guess we spent a lot of time in the questioning room. I didn't understand what moved Lucas to be this fast but I had to flow with the rhythm. We branched to a familiar office and it was the Superior officer's office. I didn't understand why he came over here but I had to trust him. We greeted each other and the courtesy was maintained as usual. He offered us seats and we obliged. "One of your prisoners, Dave has supplied information which I'll need his presence to fish out the culprit. So I'll request your permission to take him on that tour", Lucas plained stated his intent to the superior officer. "Naturally, this request usually follows protocols but I'll break it since you are my friend", the Superior officer warmly gave his response. "Am grateful", Lucas gave his final response as he stood up and had a handshake with the Superior officer. I was just watching the whole conversation as I refused to say a word. I e
KAYLA POV After I met with Lucas in his office, I returned to mine to concentrate on the day's activities. I sat back in my chair trying to resonate with what Lucas said. Even though Lucas is my Boss and the CEO here, I didn't want him to portray me in a dark light. I've tried my best to make sure that our relationship is out of the public eye but I am still shocked. How does this person get to know our relationship? Lucas himself had warned me not to let out any hints about our relationship. It turns out that someone was secretly watching us the whole time. I hope that this person will be brought to face the law which I'll curb the spread of such information. Despite all these thoughts, I realized that I was still in my workplace which requires attention. Suspending such thoughts was the best solution I came up with. I tried to concentrate but I had a hard time. After a while, I had to flow with it. With serious concentration on the line, I didn't realize that time had passed by