Over the past few days, everyone at thepany could tell their boss was in a foul mood.
During meetings, no one dared to even breathe too loudly.
Every
employee walked in on edge, nerves stretched thin.
Even <b>Desmond</b><b>, </b>who had just returned from Fortline, kept his mouth shut in front of Lucas.
For all his authority as a special assistant, he knew exactly where the lines were drawn.
And with a temper like Lucas‘, it was obvious his sudden mood swings had everything to do with Aurora.
Still, watching Lucas bury himself in work without saying a word, Desmond didn’t dare bring it up.
When it came to marital problems, no one could step in–it was up to the couple to sort it out themselves.
<b>And </b><b>just </b>as Desmond had guessed, though Lucas looked focused on the documents in front of him<b>, </b><b>his </b><b>mind </b>kept drifting far from
the office.
What was Aurora doing right now?
His grip on the file tightened at the thought.
His jaw clenched, brows drawn.
His mind was a mess, a tangle of frustration and uncertainty.
That woman really was heartless.
All this <b>time</b>, and she hadn’t once thought abouting home.
With her gone, and only Wendy left in the house, he’d stopped going back altogether.
Now, after days of silence, Lucas couldn’t take it anymore.
He didn’t want this cold war dragging on.
It was already putting a strain on a rtionship that <b>hadn’t </b>been strong to begin with.
After wrestling with it for a while, Lucas finally picked up his phone.
His finger hovered over Aurora’s contact for a long, long time.
In the end, he <b>tapped </b>open their chat window.
“Are youing home tonight?”
Lucas considered sending a second message, typed a few <b>lines</b><b>, </b>deleted them, then started <b>again</b>, only to erase it all and leave it at
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that.
What he didn’t know was that Aurora, watching the surveince feed, saw everything.
She hadn’t expected Lucas to speak in such a soft tone.
In the past, his expression was always tight, his demeanor unreadable.
And to be fair, Lucas‘ face held <b>more </b>value than money in certain circles–that much Aurora was well aware of.
She was in the middle of work when his message came through.
One nce at the screen, and she instantly understood what was going on.
Clearly, the man was getting restless.
Why else would he suddenly think of her?
Aurora hesitated for a while but ultimately didn’t reply..
<b>She </b>didn’t know what to say, nor how to deal with everything that had piled up between them.
‘Back at his office, Lucas stared at the message thread<b>, </b>waiting for a response that never came.
Anxiety started to creep in.
He hadn’t been too worried about Aurora before, but now that he’d reached out and still got nothing back, <b>the </b>silence was starting to sting.
And for the first time, he truly felt the bitterness of being shut <b>out</b>.
Whatever crossed his mind, the man ended up going home that night.
Wendy had been alone in the house for days.
With no one around to even argue with, boredom had started <b>to </b>wear her down.
So, when she heard the door open and realized Lucas hade back, she was genuinely surprised and a little thrilled.
She stood up quickly to greet him. “Lukey, I knew it was you.”
Without even looking her way, Lucas replied tly, “Alright. Go do your own thing.”
And with that, he walked right past her, heading straight for the kitchen<b>. </b>
Wendy blinked, stunned, taking a moment to register what <b>had </b>just happened.
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