The sight casted a huge effect on Nathalie, she did not ever imagine Lucas to turn out to be a jerk. She had always expected that he would be different from her father. A lingering hope was always there in her mind that he would hold onto her and would never do anything wrong to her.
Her major fear and insecurity regarding relationships and marriage was because of her father. Boris was the utter trash of the family just like every other child of Mr Lancaster. However Nathalie was different from every other person, brought up under the care of her grandfather she turned out to be a fine cunningly gorgeous woman.
Although due to the absence of her mother and the behaviour of her father left a deeply rooted impression on her. She did not ever intend to marry at all but due to the conditions of her grandfather Nathalie had to oblige.
It brought Lucas home with the intent of just using him as a pawn for her benefit. But gradually after spending months with him around she could not deny the evidently growing attraction towards him.
As much as Nathalie wanted to remain in the shell of her standoffish personality, but the affection she started to feel was not negligible. But it seemed that Lucas had potentially ruined the whole thing in her kind. And he was now no different from what Boris and Saikus were.
Nathalie stood there in the door with her limbs shaking and hands shivering. The woman went blank due to the sight in front of her and it put her into a critical situation. One was her maid and the other was her husband in name, it was an embarrassing moment for her to witness the insult.
'How can you think he likes you?'
Nathalie ran towards the exit without giving it a second thought, the lady was indeed heartbroken and the particular sight was a disturbing one since she could not bear being treated like shit by him.
'He is a jerk, just like my father. He is the same, why did I even think a bit highly of him.'
She rashly wiped off her cheek and made sure that no one could hear her sniffles as she headed outside. Nathalie was distracted and extremely disturbed that why would Lucas do something like that.
The other day he was standing up for him and now he was shamelessly kissing some other woman. It raised the question in her mind whether Lucas had been pretending yesterday or not? What exactly was going on in her mind and with Lucas acting totally different from the beginning?
'How can you even imagine that he likes you? Duh! Can't you clearly see that he is using you? How can you forget why he came here?'
She reminded herself of their first meeting where Lucas played a poor and desperate guy to snag her attention.
The guy successfully paved his way into making her present the contract herself. Later on when Nathalie had kept the wedding a secret her grandpa took Lucas in, the old man played along introducing him as the male chef.
'You should have known that he needed money, that's why he agreed to this marriage. And come on Nat! How can you forget that you were the one to tell him 'no flings' and now you want real emotions?'
Her steps immediately got dignified as Nathalie walked towards the front lawn, she couldn't let anybody see her at the weakest hour. How could she let anybody narrate how easy she was in that particular moment.
The lady sniffed and with one last thought about the issue she reached the lawn, the resplendent villa had a wide grassy entrance to represent the grandeur of the Lancaster family.
'Come on Nat, this is not the time you think about him. You need to focus on today's deal.'
She was determined to sign the deal with the Petrakis group today. And definitely the deal was a total benefit to her, it wasn't an aid set by Lucas but an actual deal which was supposed to happen a month ago.
The driver opened the door and the lady drove to the Corp while hiding her emotions in the cocoon of her strictness. Nathalie stared outside the window and recalled last night while her anger rose again.
'He didn't even bother to apologise or to stop me.'
Grief was audibly shrieking in her eyes as the lady threw back her head and held back the tears. Nathalie was shocked upon herself that how could that man make her feel softness towards him.
'He didn't want to clear up things, I guess. Fair enough. I was the one who never treated him as my husband but now I want to claim monopoly over him.'
Her whirlpool of assumptions made things even more difficult that Nathalie crafted out a list of possible conclusions. However as much as she wanted to confront him, Nathalie did not want to spare her easily without any explanation of what he just did. She probably was not in love with him but the woman could not neglect her emotions towards him. Nathalie wanted to keep him now but under her terms and conditions.
The vehicle reached the Corp and halted in front of a huge glass building, the lady crept out radiating an imposing aura as if she had owned the world! No wonder the old Lancaster wanted to handover his business empire into her responsibility hands rather than those leeches who just wanted to rob him off for luxury.
Nathalie walked inside wearing a stern expression while a few voices greeted her along the way up to her cabin. Her personal assistant strode in with the schedule and began to narrate it. Whereas Nathalie was distracted and indulged into her own whirlpool of emotions, she had no clue what to do next and the very thought troubled her even more.
"Mr Petrakis won't be able to join us in today's meeting for personal reasons, but his personal secretary will be visiting us for further details."
The woman finished her list waiting for Nathalie's response who had been sitting blankly with ankles on the table and fingers interlocked.
She coughed intentionally to snag her attention and repeated the statement, while this time Nathalie responded with a gesture of her hand. It was not unusual to see her like that but for somr reasons she seemed to be more cold than daily.
"Okay, bring me coffee and don't let anybody inside for the next one hour."
The lady nodded and crept out of the room immediately sensing that if she didn't then a scolding would arrive. Nathalie was angry and still could not believe what she saw and that was utterly disturbing for her.
Meanwhile back there in the villa Lucas had rushed towards Nathalie to explain to her why the kissing incident happened. And that he didn't know the woman at all, it was some staff person of Lancaster family who took a liking towards him.
The woman immediately tricked him into a kiss as soon as Lucas was done with toasting the bread, she hoped that he would notice her this time and even if through scolding she would get his attention. What she didn't expect was Nathalie to appear in the picture, the staff lady was a new recruit and thus was unaware of Lucas' identity as son in law.
He had lunged towards Nathalie to clear up the things but the lady cunningly cut her wrist to stop Lucas from leaving her. No matter how engrossed he had been in his thoughts, a kind hearted man like him did not feel right to leave her at that moment.
Lucas had to bandage her wrist by attending to the wound and then took her to the hospital which consumed his time. And that's how Nathalie got hours to assume things which had never occured, their already worst relationship was about to undergo another blow.
'I should leave now.'
Lucas had been sitting outside the ward in the hospital with a worrisome expression, not because he was concerned about the staff but his own wife. As much as he wanted to teach a lesson to that woman who had successfully ruined his relationship, Lucas had to make sure he did not die so later on he could punish her himself.
'My men can take care of her now. I should leave and focus on Nathalie, she must be angry at me now.'
The man raked through his hair and sighed helplessly. It was becoming impossible for him to maintain himself because Nathalie Lancaster was the last person he would want to lose.
'Come on! This had to happen when our relationship was finally improving? Fuck!'
Lucas became angry over the lady and punched the bench while the nurse standing nearby got goosebumps.
'I have to make it up to Nat, I can't leave her alone for any more time. Assumptions should be tended immediately or they get worse with every passing minute.'
The man rattled out his phone and dialled to his right hand man, the tapping of his foot clearly indicated how impatient he was. After all a huge mess had been created and he had to fix it, Lucas could not afford to ruin things with Nathalie after working so hard to get close to her.
He was well aware how long it took him to plan all the stuff and to let the things slide out of his hands, just because of some random woman's kissing was the utmost bullshit he had ever heard. Nathalie had just started to grow a bit warm towards him but the particular woman ruined everything.
"Mark! I want you to come at XXX hospital and make sure this woman gets a job somewhere else, preferably in some household with no young men."
He didn't want others to undergo such trouble thus passed the last demand out of generosity for others. Lucas ended the call and thought for a moment about his next strategy, because Nathalie Lancaster was a hot headed and stubborn woman.
A wide smirk appeared on his lips as the devilishly handsome man thought of something no less than a devil's deed itself. Lucas Petrakis was ready to take over and claim his woman!
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Strong characters
Daily updates
Fast paced plot
No unnecessary drag of plot
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No one will lose their memories (I hate that trope myself)
Billionaire clan fights
Loyal friends
Loving and understanding families
Compromising characters
Healthy and toxic relationships
Sprinkle of mind games
Bit of gore and bloodshed
Usage of some gadgets and tech
Dotting husband who is cruel to his enemies
A strong headed female lead
She knows what she wants
He knows how to think from his brain and dick
A lot of sizzling detailed smut
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"Sir, I can't let you inside."The guard outside the Lancaster Corp stopped Lucas by force, he had been holding the man by the shoulders to prevent the young man from intruding.The building was Lancaster Corp where Nathalie worked and was in charge of, the woman held the reins of the whole monetary system and the deals. No wonder the old man wanted to pass on his empire to some responsible person, and none other than N
Lucas leaned in with a soft expression making sure that he got some signal to proceed or not, as soon as Nathalie closed her eyes he smiled at her brightly.'Perfect! It means I'm forgiven by her.'He knew by her response that he was granted forgiveness. Lucas stuck his tongue out and licked the tear drop which was still waiting for his tender handling.Nathalie was in her own reverie assuming that he was about to kiss her, the lady had never in her wildest dreams would have thought that he would do such a thing."W- what...?"She imminently opened her eyes and saw him smiling at her with a sinful stare."You like being touched by me, right?"He played his wild card and knew that his words would tempt her for sure. Lucas was just a few inches away from her
Lucas spread her legs even more making the lady shiver slightly while his thumb rubbed the wet spot. Nathalie was taken aback by his advancements and supported herself on the elbows."Mmrff."She bit her lower lip when took the narrow portion of the underwear and moved it to the side. Nathalie felt a heated blush around her cheeks which made the lady close her eyes.Lucas was elated at her response while her body was truthful to her sensations, he rubbed the swollen bud and moved his finger up and down. Hos movement caused a shiver of pleasure down her spine that she was barely able to keep herself contained in one place.Lucas leaned in and kissed on her mid thigh and both the same spot, as he parted her slippery folds while Nathalie quivered. She bit her lip to suppress her moans as Lucas halted above her folds and blew on t
Lucas returned home with the intention of cooking something nice for his lady, after all he had made it hp to her and wanted to celebrate his one first victory.'I'm sure she will like it for sure. How about Carbonara?'Lucas was in his own reverie as he strode towards the exit where the guard stared at him keenly. Lucas lifted his chin up with a smug expression shrieking on his face that he really had some connection with the boss.The guard just rolled his eyes and went inside his cabin without bothering himself with his shit. Lucas walked a few steps away from the building and an expensive vehicle awaited for the mighty business lord.He didn't want to expose himself in front of her thus made sure with everything to keep his identity hidden. The man strode with a dignified gait towards the vehicle passing through the e
"Ugh! My head."Lucas opened his eyes while holding his head between both hands, surrounded by the tubes and head wrapped in the bandages.The first thing which crossed his mind was Nathalie's smile and her voice resonated in his head. He snapped open his eyes as the hospital lights welcomed his senses back, when a male voice brought him to hear attentively."Lucas! How can you be so careless?"The young man shifted his gaze towards the source and saw his own father standing by his side. Whereas the old Lancaster had been sitting by his side in front of the bed.He had a serious expression on his face just like Lucas' own father."Dad, it was just a small accident. And I'm still alive, right?"Lucas tried to reason out after hearing his father's concerned voice. T
"Lucas!"Nathalie whispered under her breath but couldn't move an inch after seeing him being supported. And his appearance was the stimulus which drove the lady to the edge of emotions.Nathalie barely managed to keep herself composed although she felt her limbs going limped, but the lady walked towards him after the old Lancaster banged his walking stick against the marbled floor."Come on young lady! Hold your husband, it is not our duty to carry your burden!"The old man spoke in an authoritative tone while calling the lady towards him. Nathalie hurried towards them and supported Lucas by wrapping his arm around her neck.The lady could smell injections and medicinal smell coming from him. She wanted to ask her grandpa what had happened to him but couldn't speak as if some hard l
Nathalie glided down the staircase with her growling tummy and shook her head with a smile, that how worrying about Lucas made her forget her hunger and thirst.'When did you become so silly, Nat? Haha, you sure are in love with him!'She massaged her temple with an awkward smile and uncontrollably touched her lips where Lucas had just kissed.'He does taste sweet, just like forest fresh and cinnamon.'Nathalie couldn't help but recall how good she felt at that moment, the lady had already decided to stop denying the fact that she loved him."I should make something nice for him to make it up to Lucas for not trusting him."She strode towards the kitchen when the whole jury of staff became alert, all the chattering stopped at once and the movements of the pans paused."What h
Nathalie felt her blood boiled after hearing the words her aunt had used for her dear husband. She couldn't help herself with the urge to smack her in the face but somehow she managed to control her hands.But as soon as she walked towards the old woman she deliberately provoked her making Nathalie punch her right in the nose. Mrs Jones could not graso what had just happened but soon she felt blood flowing down from her nose.She lifted her hand and touched it then looked at Nathalie in disbelief, she had never imagined her to do something like that. Well, not in her wokest dreams because she seemed a delicate fragile woman who was good to keep at home and in bed.'Serves her right for talking trash about my husband and to quarrel with grandpa!'Nathalie thought to herself and smi