He Knew What She Wanted

She had thought he would only hand her to her parents, if not happily. Who knew thesame fate awaited her whether she came here with him or not? He was spared the trouble of having to rid of her. Even though he had insisted on taking care of her, Lucy couldn't help but think twice. How could he be so selfless and carry that huge burden? It wasn't like he would get anything in return. She didn't have anything to offer him.

Still, she wanted to go back to him and keep on leeching off him. He wouldn't ask for anything but she would give anything to get away from Cedric.

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Greg sat in his office, one minute glancing at his wristwatch and the next minute, trying to put whatever the hell the document was talking about in his head.

"Damnit!" He let out a curse and tossed the document aside.

What was the point of staring at his wristwatch? He had been doing thesame thing for hours. Eight hours for the record.