Catherine's POV. I stepped out of the car feeling fatigued, my head was hurting and I needed a good bath. I just had my last paper and despite being happy that the written exam is completed, I'm still worried about the competition, that's the main big thing. I'm excited about it but I'm super scared too. I know how hard it's gonna be, it's a global competition and I know this is my chance to prove myself, I'm not the only one who wishes to win. "Welcome ma'am," One of the servants greeted me and made to take my bag but I refused and gave her a grateful smile, "Is Lucas in? " I asked and she nodded in affirmation,"Master Lucas didn't stay long at work today, he came home early.""Oh, thank you," I said with a smile and began to head in. I'm really excited now, finding out that he's home is good, sweet news. After checking on the sleeping kids, I rushed to take a quick bath before I went to Lucas's room only to find out that he wasn't there, I searched his study but he wasn't prese
Catherine's POV"Lu...cas... Please help me, save me please, someone is after me." She cried, hugging him tight and crying,My eyes were throwing daggers at her and my hand hand clutched the knife tightly, "Hey Lily, calm down and tell me what's wrong, what happened to you? Who did all this to you?" Lucas asked, gently patting her back to probably calm her down, only if he knew that her action was giving me reason to pull the woman away from his embrace and run the sharp knife around her body, "They are coming after me, they said they'll... They'll... They want to kill me, please help... I don't wanna die, please." She pleaded and I scoffed,The bloody idiot ran away from death outside to seek death in my hand, if she doesn't stop her stupid dramatical display, I'll give her what she's running away from,Lucas turned to look at me and I raised the knife for him to see, he widened his eyes and he signaled me to calm down but I'm not gonna calm down, how can he allow that bitch to tou
Lucas's POV. "And dinner is served sweetheart, should I do the honors of feeding you, baby?" I asked Red and she blushed hard, "You've been a super sweet daddy." She whispered and I chuckled,"I'm always sweet to you,""You cooked today, I never knew you could cook," She said as she took a bit of roasted beef and made an "mmmm" sound,"You cook so well, if I have this skill, I'm bringing the trophy home, this is so good." She said with my mouth full and I just smiled, "I'm happy you're through with your exams, just one more year in the academy and you'll become a graduate, you have no idea how proud I am, I always knew you're meant for something great, something really great." She smiled at me, and looked around before dropping a kiss on my cheek,"Are you afraid of being caught kissing me, baby?" I asked, pulling her chair closer to me till I could smell that delicious coconut oil she loves rubbing on her beautiful hair,"Well, we're not a thing, and also... It's um... I don't kn
Catherine's POV"Now that's what I'll term as a delicious class, that chef rocks, I wish he's our cook, I can guarantee that I'll gain lots of pounds in a week, do you feel that?!" Natty asked as we stepped out of the practical class we just had, yeah, the chef was good, extraordinarily good.Why won't he be good? He's a renowned chef. He has won various awards from all over the world. I wonder how the school managed to get such an exclusive chef. It must have cost them a lot but I don't care... I wasn't excited as I wished to be and it's all because of that woman at home, wearing stupid clothes that reveal almost all aspects of her body. I'm pretty sure she'll walk around the house naked if she's permitted to because the clothes she wore are just too skimpy and so revealing. I even doubt if her story is true, yeah, Lucas had confirmed that her house was burnt to the ground but the way she's behaving is just too odd. Really despicable. I don't like her and she's fond of ruining ev
Catherine's POV. I slide my laptop shut and a low yawn escaped my mouth before I stood up, I don't know how competition can be so tough, I just watched last year's competition and I know whatever I'm up against is huge, I'm already having doubts in my head despite not wanting to, I want to be strongly willed and assure myself that I can win this but oh fuck! It's so difficult I wanna cry! My tummy rumbled, a sign that if I don't feed myself in the next few minutes, it's gonna get worse, I looked at the snack Lucas had brought for me during my class online and a smile crept upon my face, I don't know what I was feeling for this man but whatever it is, I love it and I don't want it to stop, I want it to grow, I want to build on it.Grabbing the trey, I decided to head down and set something for myself. I'm so hungry and tired at the same time. It's the weekend, there's a lesson going on in school today but I don't wanna go. That's why I woke up early to take another class online ins
Catherine's POV. "I'm losing it, Lucas, seriously, when is she leaving?" Lucas looked away from the book he was reading to look at me with a smile, "What? Is this funny?" I asked with a scowl and his grin deepened,"Nah, it's just cute seeing how jealous my little Red can be, you should know baby, I do not have eyes for her, just you alone love." He said with a smile and I just waved him away, I'm really getting frustrated with that woman, it's been a week and I feel like running away from the house, of course, she got worse and Lucas doesn't know how idiotic his secretary is, he's hardly at home now, though Lily got to work too but it's just so frustrating having her in.I've been trying to ignore her attitude for the past few days but fuck me! I can't, she's so out of control, the way she treats the servants irks me and those poor things can't say anything."I'm not jealous." I denied and he just chuckled,"Come here," He invited, patting the space beside him,Despite not wanting
Lily's POV. Fuck! Fuck!! Fuck!!! I hate that girl! I watched her till she got into the elevator and the urge to just send someone to kill her rose in me but I knew that would be suicide on my path. Lucas would find out and with the way he is with her, he's gonna kill me if he traces it to me. Walking to my room, my thoughts are all jumbled up and I can't even think straight! Who the hell does she think she is, she's a nobody, and the only thing keeping her here are her kids, Lucas prioritizes family and would do anything for family but this is becoming too much. I've burnt down my house, risked everything to come here and be close to him but he's chasing me out because of that street rat! That little girl! A little girl with no good background! She's a nobody for goodness sake! I know Lucas loves a good fuck and I won't be surprised if he's fucking her but doing things to please her is something out of the ordinary. After he lost his wife, I tried to get close to him and I
Catherine's POV. "Why did you send the driver away?" Natty asked me as I sent away the driver meant to pick me up from school,"I have somewhere else to go, baby," I said and headed back to sit with her, she was waiting for her mom to come pick her up, "Why don't you ask him to take you wherever you want to go?" She asked, turning to face me fully I just shrugged before saying,"Cause he'll report to Lucas, I don't want anything that would anger Lucas, he went on a journey today and won't be back till next two days, if the driver snitches on me to him, he's gonna lose it, and come home," I explained and she gave me a suspicious look, "Where are you going, Cathy?" "Well, Sam agreed to take me to a local food competition hosted in town today, we feel like it would help us, especially me who haven't attended any competition before," I explained and a frown immediately graced her face, "What? I asked you if you'll be going and you said no." I added immediately and she sighed, "I can