Lucas felt guilty for yelling at her but he didn’t budge from his seat. She was the one who had threatened him to leave. He had every right to be upset. However, his mind was restless and he was unable to concentrate much upon his work. Sienna’s hurt expression kept on flitting across his head and he just couldn’t continue any longer. Getting up, he limped across to her door and pushed it open. It was dark inside, it seemed that she had switched off the light to sleep. Was she asleep already without having her dinner? He felt more guilty for yelling at her. It was very strange since he had always yelled at Kim and hardly felt guilty ever. It was always she who apologized and never the other way around. Sorry wasn’t a word present in his dictionary, well, maybe until now. He walked further into her room. It was the first time he had set foot inside ever since she had moved in. He had always been content to watch her from his roo

The next morning, Sienna called nurse Harvey and informed her about her rejoining work. She was excited to go back to the hospital today. Quickly freshening up, she walked over to the kitchen. The fresh aroma of coffee hit her and she stared at Lucas, standing at the balcony with his back to her, sipping coffee. “Good morning, Lucas,” she said as she crept up to his side with her steaming mug of coffee. Lucas smiled.“Good morning, Sienna. Did you get a good sleep last night?” He asked, suddenly turning to look into her eyes. “Yeah, and you?” she asked him. He didn’t answer but looked away and stared ahead. Sienna saw the dark circles under his eyes that told a different story. He might not have slept at all. He looked a little tired.

Sienna’s eyes widened with shock hearing Mrs. Stone address her as Lucas’s wife. She shook her head, ready to correct Mrs. Stone's misconception but Lucas intervened. “She doesn’t need anything. Thank you, Mrs. Stone. I’ll call you if we need anything,” he told her. Mrs. Stone nodded, looking more confused than ever. This villa belonged to Lucas’s dad and she had seen Lucas accompany his family many times here but everything changed and they all stopped coming here. Her master, Lucas’s dad, died and her mistress, Lucas’s mom, never set foot here again after her husband’s death. She had heard of Lucas’s marriage, yet he never came to this beautiful place with his bride. She had been too busy with her daughters and their marriages and had lost track of everything. It was only when Lucas suddenly called her out of the blue, did the old me

Sienna sighed not knowing how to react to his words. She couldn’t jump into another relationship without breaking off the other one. Although it was a fake one yet she was bound in some way to Roman. “I’m not a free person, Lucas. It’s not in my hand to give you a chance. Once you release me from your duty, I’ll sort out the mess my life is in,” said Sienna, looking pensive and sad. She wanted to belong to Lucas, she wanted to believe that what he was offering her was forever. “I won’t release you, Sienna. Let me help you sort out your life, please?” Asked Lucas. He had never begged any woman like this in his entire twenty-eight years of life. He shuddered at the thought of how vulnerable he had become. He had to get a grip over himself. “But you have healed, Lucas. You don’t need me

All throughout dinner, Sienna could sense the charged current passing through them. Lucas loved the food that she made and praised it in some way or the other all the time. Although it was a pleasing meal, one look into his stormy eyes made her aware of what was to follow afterward. Lucas wasn’t easily satiated and his eyes promised her more c*rnal pleasure once he had access to her body again. “Have you ever cooked for Roman before?” He asked all of a sudden. Sienna shook her head.“He never stayed long enough. It was either a short visit at home or at the hospital where dad was admitted or at a business party,” said Sienna with a shrug. “So, am I the first man you’ve cooked for?” Asked Lucas with a smug smile.