CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

Luca adjusted his tie on his crisp white shirt

His honeymoon period was over. Not like it ever existed between them

The day's he had spent with Sharon were long and unbearable.

But he could resume his position as CEO

Donald and Enya had filled in for him, but he was sure his brother had messed some things up

As he wore his suit, he couldn't stop thinking about what Sharon told him a few weeks back

He couldn't understand why it hurt him, couldn't figure out why he was bothered about it

She was right, everything she said was true.

But there s something he couldn't understand. Not seeing her as much as he did before was supposed to bring joy to him, but for the first time, he couldn't explain what he felt

One thing was certain. He was going to treat her way worse than she had ever imagined.

If she thought she had figured him out, then she had no idea who he was

“Are you ready?”

Arman asked

Donald looked up at him from his mirror

“Yes”

“Would you like to say goodbye?”

Luca knew where this was going. Arman knew him, could read every expression he made, could see through him

And that scared Luca more than anything

“No!”

Arman sighed

Luca walked out of the mansion the same way he did before Sharon came into his life.

He didn't have breakfast with her, or stop my her room for a quick kiss, or leave a romantic note on the table

Sharon didn't see him off, didn't blow him a kiss while he entered his car, didn't text him a minute into his drive with a love emoji

She did however make the cup of coffee he drank that morning

Clarette had taught her well, and she had practiced, that her coffee and Clarette’s were almost the same

The chefs didn't suspect her, as she had established a cordial relationship with them

There was only one step left

Taking the pretty little bottle and adding a few drops of it into his usual mug, before Clarette served him

It wasn't that hard

Right?

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“Mr Luca Pavilochenki is here”

There were whispers all over the office

He walked into the headquarters of his family's company like he did on a random day, his usual cold and domineering aura filled the place

Associates and staff stopped to acknowledge him every step he took

He had only been gone a month and half

A petite woman came running to him when at the entrance of an elevator

She bowed to acknowledge him, before standing up straight and pushing her glasses

“We missed you sir”

“Luca's gaze softened, just for a few seconds”

Well I'm back now

He stepped into the elevator with her, and he couldn't help but noticr how nervous she was

“If you don't mind me asking sir, how is your wife?”

Luca ran his hand through his hair

“My wife is fine” His voice betrayed him. There were a few people he couldn't hide the truth from. But dmshe let it rest

“Your brother sir—”

“Typical asshole right?”

Enya smiled

“He has alternative methods, but he gets the job done half the time”

“Happy to hear you getting on well with my brother”

They reached the eight floor, and got out of the elevator

“How's business Enya?”

“Booming as usual, I made sure I kept the numbers in check”

“So in summary, my brother didn't really do anything?”

“Well he asked a lot of questions”

“Keep up the good work Enya”

Luca walked into his office and closed the door. It was so familiar to him, yet so alien

There was an emptiness inside of him. He felt out of place, felt like something was missing

But what?

He sat behind his desk, looked at the files in front of him, tried to concentrate on his life

But his mind was somewhere else, he was thinking about her, about Sharon

And he didn't know why

The day went by as swiftly as it had begun. The business meetings made no sense to him, he barely acknowledged his employees and soon, it was time for him to go home

But he didn't.

Sharon checked the time on her phone, it was 9:45 pm

She had already had dinner, but Luca hadn't come back.

She sat by her window, and her eyes were fixed to the gate. She glanced at her phone every now and again, but her mind was somewhere else

Could she be worried?

No, there was no way she would bring herself to have an atom of sympathy for him anymore

After all he had done, her only fear at that moment was they he might've been involved in an accident

God forbid circumstances caught up with him before she could kill him herself.

Sharon saw a familiar car make it's way into the mansion,vthere was no doubt it was Luca

From her perspective, she didn't see any defects in the car, it looked fine.

She walked down the stairs hoping to find the surprise of her life

And what a lovely surprise she found—