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But in that particular moment he seemed totally unapproachable as if the people were earth and he was on the sky!
So, miss Nathalie and you want to adopt Khal?”
She asked again even after seeing the papers which clearly stated the same but the woman had to confirm because Nathalie was not present but her signatures were on the papers.
“Yes, and I’m here to take Khal with me today.”
Lucas spoke himself this time as he narrated his plan and intentions to the lady of the orphanage, so she could prepare Khal and tell him that he was going home.
“Oh, I will… I will make preparations then gentleman.”
Seeing all the protocol the lady panicked and immediately crept out of the room so she sent Khal off as soon as possible.
After all, who could attend such a scary sight of guards taking over and spreading all around the orphanage vicinity.
The lady had gone inside to inform the child that he had been adopted by someone and had to leave, whereas Lucas’s men had spread all across the premises to prevent any danger.
The man groaned in the office waiting for the child to appear.
‘Come on, come on. I have to head back immediately, time is running out.’
Lucas had to fly back and settle the situation which had created chaos and put his woman into trouble.
Whereas somebody else had been planning to ruin all their expectations!
Lucas took Khal to the airport saying that he had been adopted by him, the boy did not object or say anything since he didn’t have any say in any kind of matter.
Lucas saw the boy with keen eyes and immediately grasped that he was an introvert and had no intention to mingle with people.
The journey passed quietly towards the airport and none of them said anything, when Khal broke the ice. He turned his head towards Lucas and questioned him.
“Are you the man on the XXX newspaper?”
His words caught Lucas’s attention which made him curious that Khal used to read such magazines too. Lucas smiled upon realizing that he had the blood of two famous business personalities running in his veins.
It was obvious for Khal to read such stuff and to figure out the tactics and news.
“Yes, why do you ask?”
Lucas got even more interested that what exactly he wanted to ask, since that sole question was not the all thing Khal intended to ask.
“You must be very rich to appear in a magazine which features and interviews rich and famous people.”
He paused for a moment and his hazel eyes stared straight at Lucas’ face, which he inherited from his mother and narrated his actual query.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
“Why do you want to adopt me then? You are rich and have sources you could go for other ways to have a child. Why did you and your wife want to adopt one?”
Lucas would have never thought that such a deep question would come from a child like him. He could not help but crept closer to Khal in the car and wrapped his arms around him.
‘Oh dear! What should I tell you that you aren’t a worthless person. You are valuable but your mother chose to hide you, and now she wants you back.’
Lucas pulled the boy closer to him and hugged Khal, as the vehicle travelled towards the airport and Lucas headed home with the boy.
•••
On the other hand Diego had no clue whatever was happening until his secrets told him so about the ruckus caused in his name. The door opened and the secretary walked inside with an ipad and a few files.
“Boss! I swear on my life, the deal was not signed by us neter of our employees visited them. The Signatures are forged and the deal was signed in our name.”
Her anxious voce stated the worrisome situation which had been caused after the news spread like wildfire. Diego slammed his s=fists on the table in agitation knowing that someone closest to him had done that.
After all no one knew about Khal and Nathalie and the person who had spread the news must have known about her trip to Switzerland. And her travelling to the orphanage too to find the proof.
“Who could do this and don’t get caught. I’m sure Lucs no intention to stir this trm only to cause harm to me because doing this would definitely lift fingers at Nathalie.”
Diego’s wife had already gotten separated from him when she came to know about Khal. Now after seeing that news and the ruckus that her husband was in trouble she could not hold back but to call him.
After all she was in love with him and Diego cherished her too until she accused him of being a playboy considering the night he spent with Nathalie.
Diego went rogue and proved her words true by having sex with all the women he came across.
“Someone sure is playing foul, someone who has Lucas and all of us on the target.”
Diego settled back in the chair while his secretary stood in front of him waiting for the orders, she too seemed worried because the news held the scandal between two powerful names excluding Lucas Petrakis.
The tussle would surely cause all of them to lose their jobs because no one would want to offend any of the two families.
“Who could it be?”
Diego thought for a moment and shot up from his seat after the thought clicked to him. He instructed his secretary about the new plan.
“Check out the mutual ties between all of us. Or any person who could possibly be related to all of us.”
He knew that people were behind them and there should be some link between all of them.
“And keep an eye on every member of the Lancaster family. Especially Mrs Jones.”
Diego had been finally thinking in the right direction and had executed his wolves to find the culprit behind the chaos.
‘This has to be some member from the Lancaster family since none of them knows about Lucas’s identity. And only a fool would dare to offend him who doesn’t value his life.’
On the other hand Nathalie was on her way to the Lancaster corp to settle down the score with the board members. She expected to turn the tables so the things would fall in place and no harm would reach either to Lucas or to her son.
But what do you think is going to happen?