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AUTHOR'S POVThe meeting room's atmosphere was extremely awkward, with Lucas staring Sia down, when she tried her hardest to just avoid the pervert. John was getting uncomfortable and he had a hunch, that Sia had met him before.The meeting ended and everyone started to leave. John and Lucas were discussing something, but Sia deemed it important to just disappear from there.Louis, Lara and Harry had went to send all the directors off, so she was the only one left behind with John and Lucas.“ Have you met her before? ” Sensing Lucas staring at Sia and zoning out on their conversation, John dec~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSitting in the living room of her lake house, Sia had been constantly thinking about the dinner, Lucas had invited her on.She had a weird feeling about Lucas. The way his eyes turned dark, when she told him about how the pendant was her's, was bugging her mind, constantly.Sighing, she touched her neck again, due to the old habit. The emptiness was making her nauseous. Throwing the cushion away from out of her lap, she was about to head to the kitchen, to eat something, when her phone, that was placed on the center table, started ringing.She saw the caller Id and it was an unknown number. Gr
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVLucas kept becoming closer to her. Sia had started lowering her guard down, against him. He was not that bad, as she started to get to know him.This closeness was making two people worried. One of them was Louis, who loved her with all his heart for years now and John, who was worried, that Lucas had some hidden agenda.With the alliance of Brown Inc. their company started to reach new heights. Everyone was happy, except John, who couldn't get the uneasy feeling off his mind.He had tried to find information about Lucas Brown, but he found nothing at all. It was like, he was a saint. But, thi
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVLucas after much persuasion, succeeded in taking Sia to the party, as his partner. Although, Sia didn't wanted it, she still agreed to it, not knowing why.As they stepped in the party hall, everyone momentarily turned around to look at them, which made Sia to leave Lucas's arm and move away from him. Not having any control over herself, she walked away, to get lost in the crowd, not wanting to face anyone, including John, Emily, Lara, Louis and Harry.Finding the corner, she was searching for to hide, she decided to step in the balcony, not realizing, that someone was watching her all along.
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVCurled up in herself, Sia had been thinking about what happened at the party. She was shocked, beyond words. What was happening? He was really here!For years, she had been thinking about his words. She had never told anyone, about what happened. Remembering the way he was staring at her earlier, sent shivers down her spine once again. His eyes were still the same and his touch still felt the same. The feeling, that he was able to see right through her, was still there and the feeling, that she had some unknown connection with him, was still there.What was she supposed to do now?
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSighing, she looked at the outside world once again. Everything looked so tiny from here. It felt like, she was at the top of the world.Sighing for the nth time, she turned around and started walking to John's office, to stop him from doing, what he was doing.Gulping down, she waited outside his office, but then took courage and knocked twice, before opening the door.John was sitting on his chair, signing papers, when he looked up and found Sia standing in the doorway, with her face holding serious expressions.“ We need to
~FLASHBACK AUTHOR'S POVBefore anyone could know about what was going through her head, she found herself in Black Inc's head office. Just as Lara told her, that they were going to hold a meeting for the deal, she rushed here.Standing confidently, she observed her surrounding. The building was better than their's. Shaking her head, she walked to the reception and told the receptionist to inform Hardin, about her being here.The receptionist informed him on the phone and she found herself in the lift, going up to the top floor, as her heart started beating faster.The last time she was alone with Hardin, he choked her and
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POV“ Do I look like a thing to you?! ” Sia pushed herself off the table and sneered up at Hardin, regaining her posture back. Her face was red along with her eyes that were taking a red hue.Hardin looked down smirking and then looked back up, with an amused look on his face, not saying anything.“ I don't know what games you are playing, Hardin...” Sia stepped forward, standing face to face with him, as his eyes went to trace the outline of her lips once again.“ But I don't want to be a part of your game. I don't want to have anything to do with you...” Sighi
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVWeeks passed by and even if Sia protested her hardest, John ended up making a deal with him. Hardin was getting on her nerves now, along with Lucas, who was not letting her breath any moment.She planned on telling Emily everything, but when she actually met her, she dropped the idea. She was already so caught up in raising Emma to the point she had left everything behind. Seeing Emily, she wished she had a mother like her.Today, Sia had to attend a little celebration once again. A celebration of Black Inc. and JESHLL's successful deal signing. Sia really felt, like she had no power over anyone these days. No one even listened to her. Even