Chapter 12

"Is he serious about her?" Ethan asked while stroking his jaw with one hand. His other hand was tucked into his pocket.

Lucas pushed his glasses up and said confidently, "Yeah. He's definitely serious."

Zachary had both hands in his pockets. He said rather doubtfully, "I can only hope he's being serious."

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The following day, Lucille woke up with a pounding headache. She lay weakly on the bed and blearily texted Samuel to let him know she wouldn't be heading to work that day. Then, she dozed off.

Shortly after, her phone started vibrating. It annoyed her to the point of forcing her to wake up. She cracked an eye open and answered the phone. "Hello?"

Spencer had just finished a meeting and had returned to his office. He narrowed his eyes when he heard how hoarse and weak Lucille sounded. He checked the time—it was 11:30 am. Was she still asleep? And why did she sound so off?

His heart clenched. "It's me. Are you at home?"

Lucille's brain had short-circuited from the fever. All s