Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0173 Sydney's POV

I frowned when I checked the time. I hadn't thought that Lucas would be involved in the family matters. discussion until the door was jammed close with Lucas back at me.

I decided to wait at the door of the conference room. I paced up and down the hallway, loitered at the door but he still was not outside yet.

Suddenly, the door was forcefully pushed open and Lucas stomped out. He seemed angry as he was walking with so much force. "Lucas," I called but he didn't stop.

I ran after him. When I was at an arm's length behind him, I reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "Come on, stop walking."He

He stopped walking and I quickly walked around him to stand before him. He had an indifferent gaze as he looked down at him and my heart skipped a bit in fear. Fear of what? "I'm sorry, I didn't choose to support you."

"I told you to remain silent and we agreed that you would," his voice was tinged with a mix of betrayal and confusion.

Well, I did not agree to remain silent, he instructed me to do it. I wanted to tell him that but whatever. It wasn't like it would make him forgive me. So I said instead, "I'm sorry. It's just that I promised Doris first, you know, she asked me to watch Mark's back and I promised him that I would."

"And when is that?" He asked irritably.

"The time we went to the hospital together."

keep my hands busy. I wanted to pull him to

had to swallow to

looked at me falling. The tenderness in his eyes when he looked down at me, the warmth...they

"Lucas?" I whispered.

that long look, something that I couldn't quite decipher flashed in his eyes, then it was gone as soon as it came. Then he smiled and my heart broke even more because the smile didn't reach his eyes; his eyes didn't twinkle like they usually do. The smile was bland

Syd." He shrugged nonchalantly, "Maybe this is the helplessness in the business world." His smile twitched and he added, "I often

brows creased in confusion. When did we migrate

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now, you always seemed so concerned about Mark. You claim that the divorce was what you wanted,

on my forehead deepened, "I never kept

we should

my words froze

beating heart. He said

we

break up with me?" He gave me another look then smiled again. I swear I wanted to slap that smile off his face. "Sydney, Mark wants me back to Italy, maybe this is a good opportunity for us to think about this