Chapter 44

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Lucas was scribbling something on a paper in his office when the door opened. At first, he thought it was his secretary; Alice, but it wasn't.

When he looked up, he immediately became alarmed. It was the devil himself; Martin.

"What do you want?" Lucas watched him take a seat on the chair opposite him. "How did you get in here?"

"I had a quarrel with your brother, not you, right? I don't understand the look on your face"

"Are you going to tell me what you want, or do you want me to call the security?"

"No need for that" Martin waved it off. "I am not indulging in any violence, am I"

"What do you want?" Lucas was already getting impatient.

"Woah easy".he paused. "I came to give you an offer"

"I'm not interested"

"You haven't even heard what I have to say"

"Taking an offer from you is like taking an offer from the devil"

"I will take that as a compliment. That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me"

"Leave this minute," Lucas glared hard at him, but Martin only chuckled. I