LOGINLucas’ POVI watched Macilliam for over 45 minutes.From where I sat, I could see him completely immersed in his performance. He was with his colleague, and together they were singing and entertaining the audience. The crowd seemed to enjoy every moment of it, their voices filling the atmosphere with happiness and excitement.But despite everything happening around me, my attention kept drifting away.I couldn’t keep my eyes away from Jonathan.There was something about that little boy that continued to pull my attention toward him. I did not understand why. Perhaps it was because of the questions he asked me earlier. Perhaps it was because, despite his young age, he carried a level of confidence that surprised me.One part of me told me to stand up and go meet him.Another part warned me not to try it.I knew it.Judging from my earlier experience, the little kid was not scared to ask questions.He had looked directly at me and asked things most adults would hesitate to ask. He did n
Lucas’ POVIf I am able to predict Judy well enough, then I already know she'd still be around the school premises. Knowing that I was around, she'd want to make sure I didn't make contact with Jonathan in any way or the other.That meant I had to outplay her.So, to allow her to leave the school while I did what was really in my mind, I knew I had to leave as well.Without wasting another second, I stepped out of the school building. Just like I expected, I saw her. Judy stood at the front of the building, waiting patiently.I couldn't help but let out a deep breath.She really was watching me.Then I walked towards my car. The chauffeur had already brought it around and stopped directly in front of me.I opened the door and climbed in."Drive," I instructed.The chauffeur bowed without saying anything before gently pulling the car away from the curb. The vehicle rolled smoothly out of the school compound. As soon as we reached the main road, he glanced into the rearview mirror."Whe
Lucas POVWhen it came to women, I understood how they think. Seeing how Judy instinctively protected Jonathan, first from falling and secondly from me, I figured she'd already be considering every possible explanation for why I was at Jonathan's school.She would assume I knew he was my child.And if she believed I knew, then she had already figured out everything that would come next.She'd know I'd start showing up here often. She'd know I'd want to use him as leverage to force my way back into their lives.That was exactly what she'd expect from me.So, to prevent that suspicion from growing any stronger, I had to act like I didn't know anything."Judy?!" I asked, crafting my voice to sound genuinely surprised to see her."What are you doing here?" I asked.She didn't answer me.Instead, she bent down to Jonathan's height and carefully checked him from head to toe."Are you okay?" she asked him."Yes, Mama," he said."Thanks to you, you caught me before I was able to fall.""I wil
Lucas’ POVI stepped into the hallway.Funny how no matter how many years had passed, the design of elementary schools still remained the same.First it was always the foyer, then the hallways that led to the classroom.I fixed my eyes on the end of the hallway. This was not because I feared I might miss my way but because the class teacher who greeted Jonathan so passionately was holding him and taking him inside.I watched from afar as they entered the classroom. Noting it like a businessman who was noting the office of his best client, I registered it into my brain.This was not because of today but because of any other day I wanted to come here to see him.Five minutes later, making sure to wait at the edge of the hallway and pretending to be waiting for someone, I walked toward the classroom window.I wanted to know his seat number. I wanted to see how he was paying attention in class. Then find a way to linger a little bit longer before I stepped into the classroom and just find
Lucas’ POVI jolted up from bed. Beads of sweat covered me entirely.“It's a dream.” I murmured with a sigh of relief. Even now, my pounding heart refused to settle. What I saw in my dream had felt so real that it was almost impossible to convince myself it had never happened.I saw her, Claire, making us renew our vow. Threatening my company with the country’s minister authority, claiming she could dismiss my company if I failed to renew the vow with her.I rose from the bed and rubbed my face tiredly. The guest room felt more like home than my actual bedroom. But there was nothing I could do now until I finally had Judy and divorced Claire without looking back for any reason.With that thought lingering in my mind, I entered the bathroom. Fifteen minutes later, I walked out, fully dressed in my bespoke luxury suit.Anyone who saw me ordinarily like this would think I was headed to work. To my company to put everything in place as usual. But today was different. I had other plans.“Ar
Lucas’ POVI couldn’t stop thinking about it. How could I?The blatant rejection that happened yesterday at the movie premiere kept replaying in my head like a broken record.I had faced boardroom battles worth billions of dollars. I had negotiated impossible deals and walked away victorious. Yet none of those victories seemed to matter.Because Judy had looked me straight in the eye and made it clear she wanted nothing to do with me.It was an obvious disinterest that proved to me that even if I owned the world and everything right inside of it, Judy did not care.Money meant nothing to her.Power meant nothing to her.My influence meant nothing to her.She did not want me which meant she didn't want me.Simple.Painfully simple.But she was the mother of my child.That fact alone made it impossible for me to completely walk away.This was the moment I should give up.Every reasonable person would advise me to let her go and move on with my life.But what then happens to me?A billio
Lucas’s POVI shifted in the expansive breadth of our matrimonial bed, the silk sheets cool against my skin as I turned toward Claire. She was still deep in the throes of sleep, her chest rising and falling in a rhythmic, peaceful lullaby. I couldn't help the smile that tugged at my lips as I look
Judy’s POVThe medication had finally begun to clear the heavy, gray fog in my brain, and thanks to Doctor Roseline’s inexplicable kindness, my debt to the hospital was settled. But as I stood on the sidewalk outside Colorado General Hospital, the sun felt too bright, the air too thin. I pressed a
Judy’s POV“You are awake...”The voice was a distant hum, unfamiliar and soft, pulling me upward through layers of heavy, gray fog. My vision was a blurred mess of sterile white light and shifting shadows. As I forced my leaden eyelids open, the world slowly sharpened. A woman in a crisp white med
Lucas’ POVI saw Ms Kingpin fall down. For a second, everything around me seemed to slow, the chatter in the hall fading into a dull hum. My heart sank because Sunshine Production was responsible for her well-being. A great actress like her couldn’t be exposed to any harm, and the fact that she f







