"So, you want the kid all for yourself?"
Lucas questioned him while staring at Diego with a keen gaze and squinting expression. The man had no clue why Diego would go all the way to find his son.
"Yes, I want to keep my son. I mean I have no problem if Nathalie wants to meet him, but I want to adopt him."Diego was serious about the decision of his adopting the child, which was visible from his tone and confidence he had in his voice."So you are not after Nathalie winning her love or whatever?"Lucas started his one sole insecurity which made Dgego chuckle. Although he knew Lucas somewhat, but he did not expect any such thing coming from him at all.
"What!? Haha, no!"
Diego laughed and smacked his hand on his own though and then winced in pain, but perhaps the comedic atmosphere was indeed so funny for him to forget his pain.
'What!? No.'Nathalie spoke in a loud voice, she could not help but to yell at Lucas. tears crawled down on her cheeks as the lady had no clue how she could keep herself calm when her own husband had just spoken of divorce."No, I..listen."She held his face once again and made an eye contact while Lucas tried to sound as if he did not care about her emotions hwn deep down the man was dying because he did not want that to himself."Listen to me honey, I know you are angry with me but splitting is not an option.'the lady bent down and tried to caress his cheek, Nathalie sounded hysterical as if she might burst down in madness at any moment.while lucas shrugged off her hand and gulped down the wine once again when nathalie wanted to shed tears as if her world had ended.'No. You can't do this to me Lucas, I know you do not want Khal, I...I don't know how to detach him from myself.'She
"But how do you know about Diego? I mean how do you know that he wants to adopt khal?"Nathalie knew that she never told Lucas that Diego wanted to adopt him. The woman just told Lucas that Diego wanted to meet his son and that would be the first time."Oh, I had a meet up with Diego today, in the morning."Lucas spouted the truth straight up without hesitating because now he had nothing to hide from her, but he still is not sure how to disclose his identity.Thus the man spoke about the situation as if he had a casual meet up with the man. Of course Nathalie would never suspect that it was Lucas who hurt Diego and had killed one man in his villa!After all he was just a poor man who had nothing on him let on the power to do anything big!"Did he hurt you? Don't tell me he laid a hand on you."Nathalie immediately got panicked and stood up from the table and tried to inspect Lucas as hurt anywhere.
The very next day Nathalie and Lucas exited the hotel and rode straight towards the airport, when Lucas stopped her with a worrisome gaze."You go ahead and take care of the matters, I will bring Khal back to you."Lucas nodded and reassured the lady that he would do anything as she liked and that would definitely be the first step to make things right.Nathalie lifted herself up on her toes and pecked his lips, she held his face with both hands and made sure that Lucas could sense her worries.Although she did not want to put him in trouble, the man himself wanted to jump ahead of her to take the buller on his chest!Lucas returned her peck and Nathalie flew back to home, she had to take care of the matters back there. The chairman and the board of directors had been questioning her competence and abilities now.Nathalie has to make sure no one could nstach her frown cr
Lucas took Khal to the airport saying that he had been adopted by him, the boy did not object or say anything since he didn't have any say in any kind of matter.Lucas saw the boy with keen eyes and immediately grasped that he was an introvert and had no intention to mingle with people.The journey passed quietly towards the airport and none of them said anything, when Khal broke the ice. He turned his head towards Lucas and questioned him."Are you the man on the XXX newspaper?"His words caught Lucas's attention which made him curious that Khal used to read such magazines too. Lucas smiled upon realizing that he had the blood of two famous business personalities running in his veins.It was obvious for Khal to read such stuff and to figure out the tactics and news."Yes, why do you ask?"Lucas got even more interested that what exactly he wanted to ask, since that sole ques
The very next day Nathalie hurried towards the Lancaster corp with a determination that she would kick the asses of everyone, who had dared to raise their voices without figuring out the truth. A vehicle halted in front of the huge building with the lady coming out of it.All the paparazzi flocked towards her like flies and shoved their mics in front of her face, they all expected a truth since Nathalie had been a hot topic recently. Of course the news of heiress like her getting married silently to someone who has no past or any strong background was itself a controversial topic.Now that she was again reigning over the headlines with the news of having a son, who was supposed to be the blood of Diego, was another hot topic which shocked all the world.Nonetheless Nathalie knew how to make the news suffocate and die off with no proof since she had the power to hide or mold the obvious evidence.And now that Lucas had adopt
Nathalie waited for the man to step inside who was supposed to be the great petrakis hier. she stared at the man straight in the face who walked inside with his hands shoved in the pockets, the lady knew she had seen him somewhere but where was still a question.'Is he Mr petrakis?'She couldn't help but to question herself since the man seemed pretty much young compared to what people presented him.Alessandro Petrakis strode inside with his chin up and gaze darted straight in his nose direction. He was ready to save his sister in law, since Lucas required a few more hours to reach home.Thus he sent out his younger brother to save his ass that day, Sandro knew about the details prior to his arrival. Lucas could trust his brother by now, the very same man who tried to kill him and got banished.But love had the tendency to change everyone's heart and he felt the change i
Nathalie crouched down on the floor with her legs curled towards the chest, fear was visible in her eyes that she couldn't think of anything else.'No, mother...you can't…'The only thing which roamed before her eyes was the face of her dying frail mother. The deaths of those men reminded her of the same scenario but their punishment was gruesome.Her mother's death wasn't a painful death at least, she just fell ill and breathed her last. Nathalie was by her side then it happened and mourned over her corpse even when she was just a toddler.Grandpa Lancaster approached her after tracking down the affairs of his son. He was informed that Boris had been seeing a woman lately and had impregnated her. Grandpa Lancaster only wanted the child but when he saw the woman, he couldn't help but to sigh at the luck of Nathalie's mother.'Why is she scared?'In the present time Sandro couldn't think of a
"This is getting out of hand now."Diego roamed around in the office room, while the divorce papers were on the table. his wife had sent him the notice after she saw the news of Khal and Nathalie being involved with her husband once again.She didn't want to stay with someone who cheated on her and went to meet Nathalie, and now the news of a child popped up. his wife, Viviane couldn't bear that once again Nathalie was involved with Diego.The lady immediately sent the divorce which reached Diego right after he dismissed the call with Nathalie. He proposed to help her out since they were on the same page and wanted Khal's safety and secure future."I have to stop her, I can't let her go like this."Diego didn't realize that his wife would not even give him any chance to explain his side of the story. He had been in love with her eve
Lucas took Kaya to Diego, he didn't want to keep her with himself since it would put her life in danger. He flew straight to Diego with the intention of keeping Kaya safe, she told everything to him about how she met Sandro and whatever be did.Lucas got into trouble and confused about what to do since apparently Kaya was now Richardson' fiance. But he didn't want to showcase the deeds of his brother in front of the cousin, thus he assured Kaya that she would be safe with Diego's family.Diego's wife had patched up with him after she saw the clip that they both were drugged that night, as someone clad in black suit from head to toe 'planted' Nathalie there with him. And the whole scenario resulted into intimacy, Viviane believed in whatever her eyes saw and forgave Diego but she still was hesitant in adopting Khal."But why do you want me to keep her? She will be safe with Richardson."Diego complained w
"What happened to mom?"Khal inquired from grandpa Lancaster who gave him a hug and a teary eyed response, while his lips couldn't say anything since the things were out of his control now.Nathalie was given the poison in the coffee back there in the cafe when Lucas took her to the cafe. Somebody there had given her the poison but it was Sandro who served her personally. Could it be him?The old man and the little boy sat in the corridor of the hospital silently with their thoughts running towards every negative outcome they could imagine. The guards had been keeping an eye on every person present in the arcade or hovering around the ward where she was kept.'I have to contact Lucas and inform him. The situation might turn bad and I don't want to keep him in the dark.'The old man had no clue what to do, but he was aware that Lucas needed to be informed about the whole matter.&n
'Why is this number calling me consistently?'Lucas had no clue why the particular number had been nagging him a lot, the user had been calling him since an hour. Finally Lucas attended the call and was about to yell at the user, without bothering that Diego was still sitting beside him in the car.'Who is she?'Lucas heard a feminine voice which made him end the call, but before he could do Lucas heard a familiar voice. The caller was Kaya Williams who had been calling him for help when Sandro was keeping her confined. [Petrakis book 2]'What the fuck is Alessandro doing there?'He couldn't contain himself and nearly jumped out of the seat, when Diego became curious about the call. He had never seen Lucas with mixed emotions of anger and surprise, which he couldn't understand himself.'Who is this woman with him? Don't tell me this brat is doing something dirty!'Lucas heard thee woman deliberately telling him the address which he repeated under h
Nathalie took her leave and walked straight to the room, she closed the door behind her and tried to calm her pounding heart. Nathalie knew her heart was beating for only one man, who was returning her love the same way.'Whoa! So, this feeling is absolutely true. Is this how people feel in love?'She raked through her hair and walked towards the washroom, the woman opened the tap and splashed water on her face. Nathalie started to wear makeup to impress him, but later on she completely stopped after Lucas praised her bare face.The lady stared in the mirror in front of her and felt heat around her cheeks. Nathalie could see visible blush on her cheeks, which reminded her of Lucas and his words back in the lounge. Nathalie never imagine to have kids with him, after all their relationship had just begun and kids were the last thing she would think of.'I hope he would not treat Khal any different if we happened to have kids together.'Nathalie had no idea or
Nathalie stared at Viviane's back as she left the villa after settling things with Nathalie. The woman was satisfied with all the talk and was relieved by now that Nathalie was definitely not after her husband and did not want to give up her child either."When did you arrive, honey?"She turned towards Lucas who was relieved by now that Viviane didn't blow up his identity. Nathalie's happy expressions relieved him even more and shed all the byrden from his shoulders about the issue."When you were having a cat fighting with her, haha."Lucas leaned in and pecked her lips while he lifted her chin up to make sure the women would look him in the eyes. He wanted to see if she was alright and was just pretending to be fine while having her mind trapped in the mess."I must say you always surprise, little devil!"She lowered her head and made sure that Lucas would not see her blush expression since Na
In the present time Nathalie was sitting in the opposite sifa to Viviane, who analyzed everything in her surroundings in Nathalie's home.After getting the idea that Nathalie could not harm her, she resumed her speech while the jury of ten brawley bodyguards stood in the lounge with their guns in hands. Upon any suspicious movement they were ready to pull the trigger without thinking twice."So are you implying that you don't have anything to do with Diego?"Viviane knew bv now that something was amiss in the whole situation,but she wasn't able to figure out what!She could feel that something was hidden and the feeling made her uncomfortable as if somebody had been keeping an eye on her. Well which definitely was true since Lucas had placed a guard on surveillance in case something happens in the villa.Viviane's cold gaze was fixated on Nathalie who appeared to be calm de
On the other hand when Viviane was having trouble keeping her emotions in check, so she could divorce him easily if he failed to bring her the proofs of his innocence.Sandro was still chasing after his girlfriend and upon finding her whereabouts he flew straight to her. During his fight he was happy about finally being able to find her. But his joy didn't last longer when he reached and found out his beloved woman's marriage to his cousin Richardson. [Petrakis book 2]Lucas had been trying to get along with Khal and filling up the gap between him and Nathalie. The lady had been searching for a balance in her life, since she had recently started to love Lucas and now the problem arrived.Nathalie had recently accepted him as her husband and they both went on the honeymoon, but then the truth was disclosed to him. And the situation got worse, though Lucas was happy that she had been opening up to him and they both created a bondi
Meanwhile on the other hand Nathalie went back to the room, leaving Khal with his grandpa. Old Lancaster felt like someone had poured life within him once again..And surprisingly Khal was getting along with him so easily, they both played cards afterwards and then grandpa offered him a duel of chess. Nathalie was surprised that her son even knew how to play these games, but she recalled that Diego was a master level player in both the games.Sure enough there was no doubt that Khal was their son, Nathalie spent an hour seeing both of the men playing and chatting with each other. Grandpa Lancaster made Khal successfully chat and mingle in without feeling alienated because he was adopted by the family.Although Khal had already said that he was aware of his parents but he did not voice out a question which would be the nightmare to Nathalie. Why did she give him up t
"Give me one reason not to do it.'Vivian shouted to Diego by challenging him to give her at least one reason not to divorce him. The man stared deeply in her eyes making the woman feel his heated stare of sadness and danger.Diego released her arms and stepped back, the man crouched on the floor on his knees and looked up at her face. Viviane's eyes widened upon his act which seemed something more than just guilt."What...what are you doing?"The lady had never seen him defeated let alone begging someone for something. Deep down she knew that Diego was head over heels for her, which made Viviane guilty and feel sympathetic for him.The lady had no clue what he had been doing with Nathlie yet she wanted to believe in him. She leaped towards him but the very thought of him being with Nathalie stopped her footsteps.&nb