Lucas had gone back to the mansion with Tobias after the work day had ended and, like always, the car ride back was filled with nothing but silence that could be cut with a knife. He had gone back to the room he shared with the rest of his newly found friends of some sort and plopped into his bed once he got closer to it. No one else was in the room, giving Lucas the peace and quiet that he needed. He stretched on the bed, sighing as thoughts about the whole day trickled back into his mind, worrying him even more. What he needed to do could be done, but it was how he would go about it that was the issue. He wasn’t sure which time he would use to go see Nicole again, but he knew that he had to do it soon before the information she had tucked away was gone forever. He couldn’t leave the company building after the berating that Tobias had given him earlier that day. He couldn’t risk it anymore. He would have to go when they were at home, but taking permission from Tobias after he had do

It didn’t take long after the handshake for Lucas and Lennon to call it a day. They had at least established a time frame for where Lucas had headed off to and now that they had managed to somewhat fool the man who had been following Lucas into thinking that the meeting was just to carry out Tobias’ wishes. Lennon packed the files back into his briefcase just as Lucas folded his arms and tapped his foot on the ground. “What are you going to do now?” Lennon asked Lucas without looking his way. Lucas stopped bouncing his leg and looked out the window at where the car was still parked. He frowned and turned to Lennon.“I’m going to put that man in his place.” Lucas replied, causing Lennon to look out the window and then back at him with a smug and, yet look.“You want to approach the person who is tailing you?” Lennon asked Lucas with a look. Lucas stood up from his seat, making the waitress who was coming back to their table stop in her tracks and turn back, already knowing that they

After a quick stop at his former apartment in the city, The Big Apple, Lucas headed back to the company building with enough time to spare. On his way there, he texted Braun to let him know that he had gotten what he needed and ordered him to still keep a watchful eye on Nicole. Now that she had nothing else to lose, who knew how she might react, because Lucas was sure as hell that she didn’t trust a word he told her. Still, she would have no place to run to even if she did try to escape. Tobias did have men canvassing the city for her after all. Lucas walked into the lobby of Graham Conglomerate and made his way to the elevator, not wasting any time to greet any of the employees or engage with any questions. He was sure that Tobias was eager to see him and learn of what he had found when he went out of the office that day and boy did Lucas have something to tell him. More of the truth, but there was obviously going to be lies sprinkled in there somewhere. The elevator opened up, al

“Where do we start, Damien?” Gregory questioned Lucas, the tears on his face all but dried up and a small ray of hope forming in his heart. “Well, I just came across some information that might prove hard for Emilia and Tobias, but I want to strengthen it more and for that I need your help.” Lucas said to Gregory, dreading what he was going to say to the man next.“What do you need?” Gregory asked, bright-eyed and eager to help, but Lucas was not so sure that he would be sold on the plan once he heard what he had to do. It was a long shot and a horrible idea to boot, but it was the only way they could go through with their revenge plan while also making sure that Emilia and Tobias never saw the light of dawn again.“It isn’t going to be easy. For us to have a solid plan against them, then we’ll need to get more proof.” Lucas told Gregory, hesitating to say the rest of it.“And for that to happen, we’ll need proof of what she’s been doing to you.” Lucas declared, watching Gregory and

It took Lucas a total of twenty-five minutes to arrive at the Oakland Police Department. He got out of his cab, sure that no one had followed him on his way there, and approached the building, straightening his signature plain black suit as he did so. The doors to the building seemed to open on command as Lucas stepped closer to them, giving him access to the inner rooms of the coveted building of justice. Lucas walked in, his eyes glancing around the first floor, not really sure where to go from there but sure of who he was meant to meet. He stood in place searching for a man with dark black hair and hazel-colored eyes. A man not older than twenty-four years of age. A man who was known city wide as the police commissioner. Sure, that seemed absurd considering the age of the man and the title that he held, but it was not out of the ordinary, especially if the man in question was bestowed with three gifts and also came from a well-endowed and wealthy family. A family who had strong m