Chapter 132Her jaw dropped, a cold shiver ran down her spine, and her father's revelation about the truth of her relationship with Lucas hit her like a sudden storm. She could not believe her father knew about it and stammered," Does Mum know about it too? "No, she doesn't, she wouldn't have hated him as much. Lucas is indeed our helper but don't form relationships with him, if he is not interested, take your mind away from him. I'm sorry for not loving you when you were young, no one loves a child as much as parents do, and that is what is causing your low self-esteem, please dear, never think of any relationship with Lucas because all I could see was you were emotionally down over him. "Sheila's father advised her She retorted "He promised me a surprise tomorrow, maybe he wanted to ask me out or propose.""If that does not happen remember I will always love you, forgive me for my past."Lucas woke up from the couch and started finding his way back to his room, he passed the fron

Chapter 134Embarrassment engulfed him as he retreated inside.He slammed his fist violently against the wall, unleashing a torrent of anger.He couldn't bear to face Sheila again, his trust was shattered. In a moment of blind fury, he bled his frustration onto her, believing she was like other women who couldn't be trusted. Misinterpreting her phone conversation with her father, he weaponized his appreciation as revenge, not realizing the love expressed was familial.Sheila found solace in her father.As Sheila sought refuge in her father's comforting words. Her father served as a pillar of strength, urging her to forge herself into a resilient woman, and advising her to abandon the tumultuous connection with Lucas. He warned that if Lucas sensed affection from her, Sheila should let him stay put into the illusion, enduring the repercussions of his past actions.Men didn't appreciate what came to them freely, that she should allow him to pay the price. She texted Titan on the phon

Chapter 136Lucas got a message fromMaxwell that 5 percent of his sharerevenue would be allocated to 30 smallbusiness management under Maxwell.Maxwell emerged as the most powerful player in the business landscape, overseeing diverse operations that include funding small businesses and dominating the computer manufacturing sector.Being that Lucas's share would be given out this year, the signature would be needed. If the companies were giving the money to make a profit, their share would be increased and if they made a loss their share would be reduced. That was why a little portion of the share should be given out. He had to be there in person to review the business of those whom the money would be given, and study their past performance before signing it. He scoffed and he saw the text and promised to be there the next day.He told Fabian not to bother about the task he gave him, that he would do it himself. He rushed out the next morning without waiting for the food. Sheil

Chapter 138"Find her!" Lucas commanded "I'm on my way, sir" Steve had never heard Lucas's stern voice fidgeted and scurried out of his office. Steve had Bluetooth in his ear that transmitted noise waves from the phone into his ears without anyone knowing he was on call. Knock "Who is there?" Sheila asked "Mr. Steve" the manager responded "Good morning Mr. Steve""Good morning Miss Sheila, have you received your payment?""No, I haven't seen anything""It is in process, you will receive an alert very soon""Okay thank you sir, and also thank you for the support you gave me and my friend at Mary Jay's dinner party, if not for you who provided the security, I would have been in the hospital by now. I appreciated it, sir" "Don't mention ma, please be careful next time" he advised"I will be more careful next time" Lucas was at peace as he heard them conversing. He was protecting Sheila like his molar bone. Steve swiftly left Sheila's office and continued his conversation with L

She heard a faint voice as she walked closer to her room. "I'm not dead yet, stop calling me like that"She found her lying on the bed, her husband sat beside her. "What happened, Mom?" Lydia asked "The useless idiot you brought home gave me a headache.""Do you mean Lucas? " "If not Lucas, who else would it be?" "She is talking about him. '' her father responded "What did he do this time around?" she inquired "He wanted to manipulate and take away my contract, then I stopped it, it will continue tomorrow""Good idea," she compliments her mom"What other thing did he do? Hope you didn't serve punishment this time around." "Stop the dirty mouth of yours, are you happy that the useless made me serve punishment then?" she scolded her daughter "No, ma, I was just asking so that I can call Micheal to him".She leapt out of bed as she heard her mentioning Micheal and instantly said "Call him, I don't have peace of my anytime I see that boy, let Marcus take him " "It is just a matt