Real Heiress: Flash Marriage With Boyfriend's Uncle - Chapter 372

Chapter 372: My Lady Luck
Lucius poured the wine in a glass and took the glass between his fingers. His eyes were fixed on the laptop, but his thoughts were elsewhere. While Layla was fast asleep as she was exhausted from the trip, he sat here, in his private office in the mansion.

Sipping the wine, he leaned back on the chair.

“Why are you drinking in the daylight?” Demitri asked after knocking on the door. Lucius lifted his head and passed a smile to him.

“I didn’t expect you to be here,” Lucius said, finishing the wine and placing the glass on the table.

“I thought to see you and Layla,” Demitri replied and walked in. He pulled out a chair for himself and sat down on it. “Where’s Layla?” he asked.

“She’s sleeping,” Lucius replied and closed the laptop.

“You look stressed for some reason,” Demitri said.

“I am fine,” Lucius answered. “Did Grandma leave?” he then asked.

“Yes, she left this morning,” Demitri confirmed. “You don’t look fine. Care to share?”

Lucius gazed at him for a moment. “I’m good. There’s no need to worry about.”

“Then, I will trust your words,” Demitri stated. He gazed at the wine bottle, feeling Lucius was hiding something from him, but he remained quiet.

“I have withdrawn from underworld completely,” Lucius informed him.

“That’s wonderful!” Demitri complimented his good decision.

“Yeah. I don’t want anyone to get hurt because of me. However, I still feel the enemies I made during all this time may come after me. So, I need to be careful regarding all those things too,” Lucius explained him.

“The small mafias and gangster groups won’t come after you. They know your impact. None dared to stand against you, so just focus on your own life,” Demitri asserted.

“You are right,” Lucius said with a smile.

“I have something to ask you. It’s related to my friend,” Demitri began.

“Hmm? What is it?” Lucius inquired.

“Well, I went on a blind date with a woman, whom my grandmother saw for me. She was debt ridden in the past and some loansharks were behind her. I would appreciate if you could help her. I am sorry, but I felt the police would not anything for long. They might get released from the prison soon and harass her,” Demitri asserted while explained how he saved Nora on their first encounter.

“Why didn’t you tell me about this earlier? I will ask Roger to look into this,” Lucius said as he picked up his phone from the desk.

“Nora wasn’t ready to take help. She was a bit scared,” he revealed. “Even now, she hadn’t agreed. I am doing it because I couldn’t leave this matter unattended.”

“Hmm.” Lucius was done typing a message to Roger. “Give me her full name. We will have a background search on her. Then, those loansharks will be handled,” he asserted.

Demitri did so and Lucius forwarded those details to Roger.

“I’m on it, Boss.” The instant reply came from Roger.

“So, how are you two going?” Lucius curiously asked.

“Well, we aren’t dating,” Demitri replied. “We both didn’t wish to. We went on a blind date because of my grandmother and her uncle. They were the one, who set us up,” he briefed.

“I see. But what are you feelings on this? I suppose you have grown a likeness toward Nora,” Lucius remarked.

“That’s not true,” Demitri refuted that claim. “I’m not interested in dating anyone,” he added.

“Your grandmother must be worried for you,” Lucius replied.

“Yes, she is. She thinks how I will live after won’t be here. All this time I have been surviving well,” Demitri said out of frustration, wondering why his grandmother couldn’t understand that.

“It’s not about the survival, Demitri. You need someone to lean on. I know you don’t wish to stay single forever. You had the marriage plans with your former girlfriend. But you got hurt after she left you because you couldn’t give her the time. You are afraid that whoever you would meet they might try to judge you,” Lucius said, giving his own perspective to the matter.

A silence stretched between them.

“What exactly did happen between you two? Though I wasn’t contacting you, but through Roger I did find out you were planning for a marriage.” Lucius wondered if Demitri would open up this time.

“She took a break from me saying after a week she would be back. However, I found her with someone else. When I confronted Jenna for this, she blamed me for ignoring her. Before switching to your company, I was working night shifts in my last one. I tried explaining her, but it ended,” Demitri said with a sigh.

“She got into a relationship while not breaking up with you?” Lucius exclaimed in shock.

“Yeah. I do think I was at fault. My job isn’t easy to understand by everyone,” Demitri stated. “Also, I have decided to switch to a day job in the same company. When Grandma was here I built a habit of waking up early in the morning. I think I need a change,” he pronounced with a warm smile.

“Hmm. That’s good. Did you talk regarding this to the manager in Tech Department?” Lucius asked. “Even if you did, I’ll ask Harris to give you the best role depending on your skills. I remember Layla was speaking about hiring some data scientists earlier than expected this year. So, you can fill one position if you want,” he affirmed.

“I’ll like to give an interview for that. It will be wrong to acquire that position when I worked as ethical hacker and developer all this time,” Demitri opined.

“Sure,” Lucius replied. “Don’t let your past relationship affect your present. If you truly wish to settle down, you can look forward to go on dates,” he asserted.

“I’ll think about it,” Demitri replied and thanked him for solving his dilemma.

“Anytime, buddy,” Lucius said. “Stay here. I will be back soon.” With that, he left the room and after a few minutes he returned with two bags in his hands.

“These are the gifts for you and Grandma. Layla and I brought them from Switzerland. She’s asleep, else she would have given you these” Lucius said.

“Thanks,” Demitri accepted the gifts from him, feeling warm. “Layla is really sweet. Tell her I’m happy to have her as a friend. And of course, it delights me that you found the perfect lady for you.”

“I thank the God every single day for bringing Layla into my life. She’s my lady luck,” Lucius pronounced with a bright smile.