Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Lucas’s Pov

I stood by the window of my apartment, watching the city lights blur through the mist of my thoughts. My mind kept drifting to Sienna, to the constant feeling that I was at the mercy of her choices. I thought about going to her place again, to confront her, to maybe even apologize and ask her to stop whatever war she’d decided to wage on me. But the more I thought about it, the more I felt a twist of resentment deep down. I wasn’t going to give her the satisfaction of seeing me beg.

I took a long, steadying breath. No, I’d been humiliated enough already, and I wasn’t about to let her see how close she’d come to tearing my life apart. These days, I could barely walk into a room without noticing the whispers, the judgmental glances.

Even the few people who recognized me as “the Lucas King” from before were now using the chance to mock me, reveling in the fall of someone who once had it all.

The company was struggling, clients dropping off left and right, and each