The last person Lucian expected to see when he walked into his office the next morning was Irex. He was sitting on a chair not so far from Lucian's desk with an unreadable expression."Irex?" Lucian furrowed a brow. "Quite odd to see you here. Who let you in?"Irex turned around slowly and when his eyes locked with Lucian, he shrugged with a brief smile. "Is there a problem? We're friends, aren't we? Friends visit each other all the time,""What's going on?" Lucian asked, narrowing an eyebrow. It was abnormal for Irex to be here after what happened yesterday. It didn't make sense, at least not to him.Irex smiled. "Don't read too much into it. I came in peace,""That hasn't answered the question," Lucian said and walked to his chair. "I asked who let you into my office,""Your secretary of course," Irex shrugged carelessly. "She didn't hesitate to do my bidding,"Lucian frowned and made to speak, but Irex interrupted immediately. "Don't even think of firing her. She was only doing her

Irex took one step back as he sized Lucian with a scowl. "Are you always everywhere? Must you fúcking interrupt every single goddamn conversation of mine?!"Lucian chuckled as he tsked. "Actually, that look on your face is hilarious. You're such a clown,"Lucian paused and expelled his breath in a long, steady hiss, dragging out the tension in the air. When he finally spoke, it was with a sly smile. "Tell me, was I wrong to have given you my forgiveness, because this amount of betrayal from you is quite a lot,""What are you doing here?" Irex said, ignoring the question."This is still my company," Lucian frowned slightly.Irex raked a finger in his hair and scoffed. "You're so impossible,"Lucian waved him off and settled his gaze on Josephine. "Are you okay? Your eyes look a bit puffy,""Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, thanks for the concern," Josephine replied, before stuttering. "Wer…were you behind what happened to Irex's company?"Lucian scoffed. "Is that what he told you,""Don't listen

The moment Lucian was out of the bathroom and fully dressed, Josephine began to unpack the content of the basket. She brought out freshly baked croissants, scrambled eggs, a bottle of white wine and a bowl of fruits.Upon noticing Lucian's slight change in mood, Josephine picked up a piece of egg and placed it at the tip of his lips, seeking entrance."Open up. Eat,""I'm not a little child," Lucian said, looking away."C'mon, don't be stubborn," Josephine pouted. "I won't accept No for an answer,""Alright, lioness," Lucian chuckled and opened his mouth for Josephine to place the egg into it. He chewed carefully, before pouring them a glass of wine."An amazing Christmas Eve to you, Lucian. Thank you for choosing to spend today with me,"Lucian shot her a warm smile. "Happy Christmas Eve, J, and you're welcome,"After a pause, he continued. "How do you feel?""Huh?" Josephine blinked. "I'm great!""No, not in that way. I mean, how do you feel knowing that you won't be spending Chris

Lucian packed the last bag of gifts and instructed his driver to take it to the car, while still waiting for Josephine to emerge from the house. She did so a few minutes later, wearing a pink flowery gown. Her dark hair was packed up into a bun. "Hi," Josephine greeted as she got into the car.Lucian returned the greeting and was about to enter the car when the voice of his son stopped him. Jenson ran towards his father and hugged him tightly. "Hey Daddy…Good morning,"Lucian smiled, planting a kiss on his forehead. "Good morning, buddy. You had a lot of goodies yesterday, huh?"Jenson nodded before he left his father's side and rushed over to Josephine who was already beckoning on him. "Hi, Aunty Josephine,"Josephine had been introduced to Jenson at the dinner table yesterday and at first sight, Josephine adored the little boy. He was so cute and smart."Hi, sweetheart, how are you?""I'm fine. Are you going somewhere with Daddy?" Jenson asked innocently.Josephine nodded. "Yes, an

"I heard you came around my place yesterday. Why?" Lucian asked, placing a hand on his office desk as he stared at Irex.Irex hesitated as he seemed to fumble with his words. "I…I brought you Christmas presents. Do you have a problem with that?"Lucian scoffed. "Christmas presents? Why do I find it difficult to believe that? First of all, let's talk about how you got my address?"Irex forced a smile. "That shouldn't bother you, Lucian. What you should be concerned about is the welfare of the project and the launch coming up in a few days. Also, you heard I came around, yet you never called back. Why?""We'll get to that. There's something I'd like to drill into your brain first." Lucian said and leaned closer, his blue eyes spitting fire. "If there's one thing I despise to the marrow are lies. Once I find out that you've been feeding me with lies, the outcome would be disastrous. Understood?"Irex swallowed. "Understood, but for the sake of fuck, why do I feel like you're being so dif