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."

with my fingers to keep my hands busy. I wanted to pull him to me

to swallow to

the way he looked at me falling. The tenderness in his eyes when he looked down at me, the warmth...they weren't

"Lucas?" I whispered.

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 and I wished

world." His smile twitched and he added, "I often wonder though, if our childhood memories can ever match your marriage with

My brows creased in confusion. When did we migrate from business to

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claim that the divorce was what you wanted, yet you kept

forehead deepened, "I never kept

should

froze in my mouth.

beating heart. He said maybe, so it

we

up with me?" He gave me another look then smiled again. I swear I