Chapter 31: The Next Step

“Daisy?” Lucas scoffed and rolled his eyes. “What about her? She becomes more of a nuisance by the day. We don’t even sleep in the same bed, let alone live together. The most we do is go out for date nights but even then it’s nothing exciting. It’s a waste of my time.” he grumbles like a grumpy old man but Aria could still see the hint of doubt in his eyes. She wasn’t sure how deep the story goes but she knew that it had to do with his father’s company. He wasn’t in a contract marriage for nothing.

Aria couldn’t shrug Daisy off as easily as Lucas could. “The woman is still dating to be wedded to you, Lucas. If the people that worked for your father see what kind of man you’ve become, the kind that spends time with other women, how do you think that’ll make your father look?”

Lucas grimaced and looked away. As she thought, he couldn’t just brush off his new fiance so easily. Even if he wasn’t the heir anymore, he still had a reputation to keep for his father’s sake. He still looked at