chapter 180

"Boss, you answer me first. Did you stay outside my room the entire night?""Where are you going?" He asked as his gaze swirled in mixed emotions that felt extremely uncomfortable.Lucy stared at him for a while. This time, she didn't want to lie to him. "I have to meet Mark."The nerves on the back of his hand became clearly visible as he clenched his knuckles. His gaze turned cold at the mention of Mark. The patience that he was holding onto all this time was beginning to snap every time he would see him or hear his name."Why do you want to meet him?" There was a hint of anger and impatience bubbling in his voice. He wasn't irritated at Lucy. But his resentment was growing for Mark who was always taking Lucy away from him.Lucy lowered her head. "I am sorry, Boss. I cannot tell you that."It wasn't always the case where Lucy didn't want to tell him about Song Jia. At first, she didn't because Mark said to keep it a secret. But she thought later on that Eric would definitely help her with his connections. He was the CEO of Willson Industries, so of course, he would have more resources to find out about the Mafia King. It was times like these when having loads of money was really useful.After the night at the bar, when Eric caught her lie, she had decided to tell him all the truth. If she loved him, then it wasn't right to lie to him again and again. The guilt weighed heavily on her heart and last night, she decided to tell him everything. Mark would get furious for sure, but she thought she would handle it.But then…Eric declared his feelings for kathy. It was so clear, crisp and determined that it shook her down to every cell of her body. She was dreaming in her own world until now that they were getting closer to each other. The time wasn't far when she would confess her feelings to Eric.But after his resounding conviction for kathy, her confidence dwindled. That dream shattered into pieces. Lucy was a ditzy and confident woman. She didn't care about their status difference as long as they honestly loved each other. But she wasn't stupid to understand the seriousness of his words and the sincerity in his gaze he held for that woman.Lucy wasn't upset when she got to know about his engagement from Frank and Elvis. But it made all the difference to her when Eric personally said it.And she wasn't selfish to interfere between them if Eric truly loved her.So this entire incident made her take a step back. She wanted to tell him about Luca Hale. But if he was going to leave her anyway and that too very soon, she didn't find any point to involve him in Luca's investigation. She didn't want to give him unnecessary trouble. It was better to steer clear from each other."Cannot tell me?" Eric tilted his head. "Why?"Lucy pursed her lips. "Because it has got nothing to do with you."He stared at her unblinkingly.My woman is meeting another man and you say that it has got nothing to do with me?Eric wanted to question her, but in front of her tired eyes that looked as if she cried really bad, he wasn't able to say anything. It felt as if she thought of him as a stranger that pricked his heart.Lucy took a step aside and walked past him. Then she paused in her steps. "Boss. Next week...it's an important day for you, right?"