It took a while for Lucas to digest the piece of information Martin just told him. "Wait, you mean like the Liam Santos?", Lucas asked again just to be sure.
" Who else did you think I was talking about!!", Martin said confirming Lucas's errant thoughts. "So, let me get this. You mean, for some reason, Liam Santos is behind the incessant attacks on our family?", Lucas asked.
" Yes, and from my latest discovery, he even contacted Madam Fatima!", Martin continued, "Who the hell is Madam Fatima!?", Lucas asked as he looked infuriated already.
" Madam Fatima is one of the biggest Mob boss in Eustopia! She lent him some of her resources as long as she was able to have eight point five percent of his shares!", Martin replied.
"That's a lot for Santos Holdings!!", Lucas commented, a part of him still thinking of the reason behind Liam's attacks on his family. Martin scratched the back of his head, wondering if he should add the last part.
"Including Audrey!", Martin finally added after the room had gone eerily quiet. 'Maybe I shouldn't have added the last part!", Martin thought as the silence ensued.
"Do they know that there's a potential threat on the loose?", Lucas suddenly asked, referring to Audrey's security detail which she didn't even know existed.
"Well, we'll just need to inform them!", Martin said, Picking his words carefully as he knew Lucas was furious.
"Alert them, and make sure she's safe!", Lucas said before he dismissed Martin.
For years, he had received multiple threats and planned accidents to terminate his life all because he owned such a huge company, he had thought he had finally gained the upper hand by being more cautious of the perpetrators, but he had least expected that Audrey would be caught in the crosshairs.
He was raging, more than furious even with the piece of information Martin shared with him. He was even more unsettled on hearing the piece of information, suddenly feeling like her security detail was not enough, he went straight to his garage to pick a very low-key vehicle to go to her house with.
Entering the car, he dialed her number, which she picked before the end of the first ring. "Hey!", Lucas said into the phone. "Hi babe, you home yet?", Audrey asked as she was just about to wear her pajamas.
"Funny story, I have already gotten home, but I just want to see you!", Lucas said, not adding the part where her life might be in potential danger.
"Ohh okay then, you can come. You can come if you like!", Audrey quickly corrected herself as she didn't want to seem like a pervert. Her reaction earned a chuckle from Lucas.
"Ohh, okay then, I'll be there soon, wait up okay?", Lucas asked because Audrey had mentioned just how heavy of a sleeper she was.
"Ohh okay then!", Audrey said, deciding to watch some comedy skits before he came. He cut the call before he headed to her apartment.
To while away time just like she had thought, Audrey opted to use her phone after she wore her comfy pajamas.
Some minutes later after being engrossed in the skits she was watching, Audrey suddenly heard knocks on her door, followed by the familiar deep magnetic voice she was expecting.
"Coming!", Audrey screamed from her room. She was shocked however to be suddenly engulfed in Lucas's warm as soon as she opened the door.
"What happened!?", Audrey asked as soon as they entered the living room. "It's nothing, in just really wanted to spend the night here!", Lucas said, a white lie!
Kicking the door shut behind him and locking it instantly, he carried Audrey, still wrapping his arms around her as he headed to her bedroom.
Gently placing her on the bed and following suit, Lucas whispered, " Let's just stay like this, I promise I won't do anything silly!!", he said. Audrey's nod was enough confirmation that she really wanted him to stay, and so he did.
She slept soon after, cradled in his arms, without the intention of ever letting go. Moments before, Lucas had rushed to her apartment just to make sure that she was really fine, and he was more than grateful that she was.
It took a while before he left as he was more engrossed in tracing the outlines of her beautiful face.
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It was already two days after and Emily was more than happy she was discharged, she couldn't wait to start setting her plans in motion.
"That's all then, the poison is completely out of her system. Remember to clear the bills at the cashier before you leave. I hope the services were to your liking!", The doctor said as he completed the last scheduled check up on Emily.
" It was not okay, I literally…!", Emily was about to spout all sorts of bad comments about the hospital as she was frustrated by the sight she saw two days before.
Tessa immediately read the situation, cutting her off completely before she even finished her sentence. "Ahh, what she actually meant was that, she had a very nice stay here. Thank you doc, your services are highly appreciated!", Tessa said with a smile.
The doctors and the nurses left soon after as they had completed what they came to the ward for. "Is it your period!?", Tessa asked, teasing Emily after she had saw the attendants off.
" Leave me alone!", Emily said, packing her things. "I don't think it is. Better stop nagging like an old lady!!", Tessa said before she left again to settle the bills.
While she was absent from the room, Emily packed her things into the small suitcase as she thought of the plan she had formulated during her stay in the hospital.
'How could I leave for sometime and he already has a crush!!?', Emily thought. 'Well you're mine Lucas, even if you're too blind to see how much of a gift i am'.
(Emily is Crazy!!).