Mag-log inChapter 234 Lucian's POV.Gray and Kelvin had already left. This time I knew leaving Jessica out in the dark would not be the best choice if I wanted to keep her safe, as she had changed during this time, and was no longer the calm Jessica anymore.I stood up and walked out of the office, heading straight to the reception.“What can I do for you, sir?” The receptionist asked curiously.“I won't be coming in for the next few days, so any calls or other documents should be sent to my email and come to me directly; please let me know if anything happens immediately.” I ordered with a firm tone.“Alright, sir, I'll do just that.” The receptionist responded by nodding her head.I sighed and turned, headed straight out to my car, and drove straight home. I got home and parked my car, with my eyes catching sight of Willow rushing to me as I stepped out of the car.I smiled, staring at her as she got to me.“How are you doing?” I asked with a smiling face.“I'm fine. It's be
Chapter 233 Lucian's POV.Must I have to choose between my family and myself, Diana's death, Rapheal's betrayals and then accident, and the fire outbreak at the casino, even though I've tried fixing things?Nothing seems to work, and now my enemies are coming out after one another, attacking me from different sides, wanting to block my every route, forcing me to decide I'll regret.Since a war is imminent and can't be avoided, should I have to send Jessica and Willow away, risking my family life because of my trouble rising from my past actions and dealings?Just as I sat thinking about everything that had happened, a knock came from the door.“Come in.” I answered with a loud voice.I stared at him, wondering who it was, when Kelvin walked in holding a document in his hand as he got to where I was and sat facing me.“You already got what I asked for?” I asked curiously with my eyes wide open.“Yes, boss.”“You'll be surprised by what I've found out.” Kelvin replied,
Chapter 232 Jessica's POV.“What do you want, Erick?” I asked with a sharp tone.“How have you been?”“It's been a long time since I saw you. Sorry I didn't reach out on time; I have lots of work going on lately and even had to travel out to get some done.” Erick responded with a light smile on his face as he stared at me.I chuckled.“It doesn't matter, and I'm not concerned about what you've been up to; don't get me involved in your business.”“How is Willow?” Erick asked curiously with a calm voice.“She's not of your concern,” I replied firmly. “What exactly do you want, Erick?...” "Why did you bring me to a restaurant?”“I haven't seen you in months, and this is all you have to say, questioning me at every step, really?” Erick asked with an unhappy tone.I exhaled.“We've never been closed. Yes, I agree we did speak a few times, but we are not really close enough to be keeping tabs on each other.”“So what exactly do you want?”“I accept that we didn't speak muc
Chapter 231 Jessica's POV.Lucian doubles this guard, causing unease for Willow, although she knows very well why he did it; she still gets reminded of the time she was kidnapped, making her stay indoors all the time, not coming out.Lucian hasn't been home for two days now and only calls to check up on us, not coming himself. I had asked him to get something on his way back, but with his delay, it seems I'll have to go get it myself.I walked straight to Willow's room, meeting her seated, going through her phone. I made sure to take her mind off things that would affect her health, as the doctor instructed, before leaving the hospital.Seeing me walking up to her, Willow paused her game and sat upright on the bed as I sat down beside her.“You looked all dressed… Are you going out?” Willow asked with a calm voice, staring at me.“Yes, of course, I'm going shopping.” I replied, nodding my head.Willow then quickly turned to leave the bed as I grabbed her hand, askin
Chapter 230 Author's POV.“You shouldn't have approached him.” Ryder spoke with a worried tone.“Does it matter anymore? I already did, and moreover, I needed to check on his current state. Lucian is very unpredictable.” Erick responded by taking a deep breath.Ryder then stood up and walked up closer to Erick, who stared at him wondering what he wanted to say. Although Ryder and Erick seem to be working together, they both still have different views.Ryder has always been careful with his dealings with Lucian and doesn't openly approach him, but this time, Erick's actions have only proved to Lucian that he's in cahoots with Erick.Ryder knew very well that Lucian doesn't work well with betrayals and might end up at the warehouse if things were to fall apart; that's if he isn't killed by Lucian or Gray.“He's going to be suspicious.” Ryder implied with worries all over his face.Erick chuckled.“Why are you panicking?”“What?” Ryder asked.“Yes, you look more worried
Chapter 229 Lucian's POV.“What?” I asked and angrily hung up the call.I turned, facing the men, who all frowned and turned their faces away, with Gray walking up to me and asking if I actually believed that there was no video of them on the CCTV.I sighed, raising my head to him, and told him that there must be something and they hadn't thoroughly checked what I asked them for. I was certain about the one I saw putting on a black hoodie.Just as we were still speaking with each other, a call came from my phone. As I picked up, only to see it was Carl calling, I nodded and quickly answered the call, with Carl saying he was outside.I ordered Gray to come with me,me and as we both headed outside, we got to the park, meeting Damon and Carl standing beside their car holding some documents in their hands.We arrived with Carl exchanging handshakes with Gray and both of them greeting me.“What have you gotten?” I asked curiously with my eyes on the documents.“Yes, boss
TEN: Jessica's PovThe silence between us stretched, the tension building with every slipping moment, yet he stood without a word, his hands casually tucked into his pocket as he stared down at the workers doing their respective jobs. We came straight to the rooftop and I'd expected
ELEVEN: Jessica's Pov“This is the second time I'm seeing her standing in front of Gray's door. Who is she?”“I bet she's one of the whores who wouldn't stop lurking around Gray.”“I don't think she's a whore. She doesn't look like one.”“Then why has she been frequenting Gray's apartm
SEVEN: Jessica's Pov.My eyes shot out in surprise and the gun fell from my grasp, my eyes widening in horror at what I saw. My uncle, Austin, was limp, eyes wide and his chest pierced with the bullet I'd released. Jesus. I actually..... Shot my uncle dead?Panic surged through
FOURTEEN: Jessica's Pov The bright light flickering from the chandelier did nothing to ease my tension, the aroma of the different delicacies sprawled before me on the table made my stomach churn and the coldness from the AC in the room tore my skin apart. The day has alr







