Chapter 39

Derek PoV

I almost tripped and fell while kicking the punch bag.

I clenched my fingers, prepared to receive another blow.

"Is it your conscience keeping you up at night?" Someone spoke up.

When I turned back, I saw Luke enter the space.

He stayed over on days when he had a lot of work to complete.

This must have been close to three in the morning.

I tossed and turned for a while before deciding to go to my gym.

"Why do you not go to sleep?" I shot back.

"Well, my employer is very picky. I intended to drop by and deliver a few punches to start waking me up and preventing me from dozing off." He responded.

I took a step back to give him room to parry my blows.

"Would you want to discuss what happened today?" he inquired.

"You know, thinking back on yesterday's events, I've never met somebody who is this fortunate," I said.

That meeting with the doctor was so near. In this manner, I could refute all of her falsehoods and prevent her from embarrassing herself.

"What would happen if she be