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Chapter 18. Know the Answers
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2025-03-17 20:00:39Lucas POV
I glared at the ham and Swiss baguette and mocha coffee resting on my table as if it owed me big time.
There was something about its presence that ticked me off.
Yes, it was the same sandwich and coffee my assistant brought in, claiming it was from Katherine Fielding.
How could she be so shameless as to send me our favorite food? What does she want now?
The sight of the sandwich and iced coffee bugged me, but I couldn’t seem to throw it away. A big part of me is already conducting a picket in my head which left me with nothing to do except glare at the whole thing for almost an hour now.
Lunchtime had come and passed, but I couldn't seem to find the drive to consume the whole meal despite the grumbling of my stomach.
"What are you doing?" Oliver asked when he walked in unannounced, disrupting me from my musings.
I shot him daggers while he sauntered closer, seemingly unaware of my i
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Katherine POV“What did Noreen come here for?” Veronica demanded after Noreen left my office. I stared at Veronica, seeming stumped by the question. “Kate!” She cried out to get my attention.Trying to dispel the feeling that crowded my chest after I heard what Noreen had to say, I started shaking my head. “She just told me about the arrival of Mr. Sanders’ fiance.” I was glad my voice sounded normal and gave myself a silent tap.I don’t understand myself anymore. I know I should not care about the fiancee, but the idea that she was real bothered me big time. Veronica snorted. “That woman wanted to cause trouble. I wonder how the arrival of Mr. Sanders’ fiancee is related to you?” I picked the document on my desk and pretended to pore over it while my head was busy groping for words.“Greg had the impression that Mr. Sanders and I had an affair when he came up to my defense. He must have told Noreen.”Nix squinted her eyes at me. “She came here to gloat.” She deduced. I slowly
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Lucas POVF*ck it!I wanted to punch the wall after hurriedly leaving Erin's room. My chest heaves as I try to fill my lungs with air. How can a sweet little thing be a product of betrayal? My eyes misted, and I hated this feeling of weakness. Still, I can't help the tenderness that burgeoned in my chest for a certain four-year-old girl - with her cute face and black glossy hair. I hated the man who fathered her. I hate Greg Combs. If Erin was mine, she would never be deprived of a father's love. I will treat her as a princess and her mother as a queen. And then, I stopped short when I realized my thoughts were going into uncharted territory.I already decided to let the past go, but Katherine’s daughter makes it difficult. She keeps drawing me in. Between her and her mother, I don’t know how I will find the strength to stay back just as I promised myself. I hurriedly walked out of the hospital to my waiting car as if putting distance between us would make me think less of th
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Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 97. B*stard Who Knocked Her Up
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Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 91. Trip To The Executive Floor
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Goodbye Jerk, Hello Mr. Perfect? Chapter 89. Share Mommy
Katherine POV“Good morning, Katherine.” Lorrie greeted me when I stepped outside the elevator. She came out of the pantry bearing a mug of steaming coffee. I remembered the coffee Lucas and I shared that morning, and my heart began to beat faster than usual when I thought about the kiss. “Good morning, Lorrie. Any urgent tasks for me today?” I asked, stopping for a while.Lorrie shook her head. We walked alongside each other toward our office, talking about my schedules.I appreciate Lorrie for making my professional life super dandy.“You have a meeting at ten o’clock with the boss.” She informed me. My brows furrowed. I had no recollection of Lucas mentioning the meeting to me. But maybe Lucas did not know either because Dan handles his schedules. I began signing documents, and when I finished, I prepared for my ten o’clock meeting with the boss. Ten minutes before ten, clutching my notebook, pen, and report for our department, I left my office for the meeting. “I am going
