Chapter 398 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Don’t be. By the way, I lied to you about a couple of things. Or maybe it was not exactly a lie, but I withheld some parts of the truth. I actually approached you at the bar last night because I recognized you from the hospital. I went to the hospital yesterday to see my family doctor, and you walked past me in the hallway. You looked so miserable and dejected that for a moment, I thought you had just been given similar news about your health, but then I overheard some of the staff talking about how you just quit your job,” she said, and Lucas frowned.

“Dr. Drew, is your family doctor?”

She nodded, “Yeah. But I’ve not been in the country for some time. I came back to be with my family when I learned that my time with them is limited,” she added as though to explain why they had never run into each other.

“So you lied about checking my ID card and Instagram page then?” Lucas asked.

“No, I didn’t. You looked familiar when I saw you at the bar, but I still had to check your ID card to confirm that it was you. And once I did, I became even more curious about you, especially as you kept calling your sister’s name. And since I could barely fall asleep, I decided to look you up on Instagram,” she explained.

“Keep eating,” she urged him as she served a portion of scrambled egg on both plates.

“Are you always this bossy?” Lucas asked with mild dislike, and she flashed him an apologetic smile.

“Kind of. Sorry about that. It comes with my job. I have to be bossy to have people take me seriously and not just see me as a bimbo because I’m pretty,” she said and dropped her spoon when her phone started ringing.

“Excuse me,” she told him as she picked up her phone and smiled when she saw the name displayed on her screen.

“Amy…”

“How could you? I can’t believe that you kept something like this away from me! We even played tennis together on Saturday. How could you have kept that from me?” Amy cried, and immediately she stood up and walked away from Lucas.

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t you dare pretend like you don’t know what I’m talking about!” Amy snapped at her before breaking into a sob again.

She sighed, “How did you find out about it?” She asked in confusion since she was yet to break the news to anyone, and Lucas was the first person she was talking to about it.

“Were you hoping we wouldn’t find out until it was too late?” Amy asked, feeling annoyed and heartbroken at the same time.

“No. That’s not it, I promise. I was just waiting for the right time. I haven’t been around for a long time, and I wasn’t sure this was something I should just spring up on you all. I’m sorry,” she said apologetically.

“Where are you? I want to see you right now.”

“Don’t worry about me. I’m at my apartment in the hotel, so seeing me is impossible. Besides, You should be at work right now.”

“I took the day off. How do you expect me to focus at work when I just found out about something like this?”

“Don’t worry about me. I just need some time to myself. How did you find out about this anyway?”

“You listed me as your next of kin, didn’t you? Your doctor called on my way to the office to find out why you haven’t been taking his calls and why you missed your last two appointments. I asked what the appointments were about, and he told me,” Amy explained impatiently.

“Damn doctor can’t keep his mouth shut. I hope you haven’t told anyone else about it?”

“Not yet. But I will if you don’t…”

“Take a chill pill. I will tell everyone soon, don’t worry. Let’s talk later. I don’t want to keep the gentleman waiting for long. I will call you after he leaves…”

“What gentleman man?” Amy asked before she could hang up.

She sighed, “Your boss’ twin brother.”

“My boss? You mean Celsie?” Amy asked in confusion.

“Yes. Don’t ask any more questions. I ran into him by coincidence. Let’s talk later,” she said as she hung up, and then once she turned, she saw Lucas standing by the door.

“What are you doing?” She asked with a frown.

“I thought you made it clear that it was perfectly normal to eavesdrop on people’s phone conversations?” Lucas asked, and she smiled as she approached him.

“That’s fair.”

“Who was that on the phone?” Lucas asked, and she raised a brow as she brushed past him.

“If you paid attention to our conversation, you would know that she works with your sister.”

“Yes, I got that much from your conversation. My question is, what is she to you? How are you both related? And who exactly are you?”

Before she could respond, a knock sounded on the door.

“I guess your bodyguards are here to check on you,” Lucas said, and she rolled her eyes.

“I lied about that. There are no bodyguards. What do I need protection from when I’m dying?” She asked as she walked over to the door to see who was there since this was a separate apartment within the hotel premises.

Once she opened the door, she was startled to see Rachel. One look at her tousled hair, flushed face, and the robe slipping off her shoulder, Rachel looked past her into the room to where Lucas was standing, and before she could stop her, Rachel brushed past her into the apartment.

“So this is it? Did you break off our engagement because of this… this whore? You pretended like it was something I did or said that made you want to end things, yet you were cheating on me!” Rachel yelled at him, her eyes burning with anger.

Lucas looked at her speechlessly, trying to figure out how she could have possibly known he was here since he did not even know where he was himself.

He glanced at her phone which she was holding tightly, before looking at his phone which he had left on the dining table, “How long have you been tracking my phone?” Lucas asked in a very calm voice, ignoring her outburst.

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