Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 53: Date plans?

The week had passed without much difference for Jen. She was definitely glad that the guy in class had stopped bothering her. She was completely oblivious of what was happening on the other side.

Jared, on the other hand, had managed to get Lucas' email address from one of the students who were friends with their alumni. On Wednesday he had told Michael that he had gotten his email but couldn't get a hold of his phone number but Michael was okay with just the email. Even though it might take Lucas some time to see the email, he thought that he will eventually see it.

So he sent Lucas an email on the same day informing him of what he had observed over the past few days and attached his phone number to the email.

Since Lucas was normally busy with work he checked his email in the morning, at noon and before he left work. Therefore he hadn't seen Michael's email until the end of the day. He saw an email address that he did not recognize and on top of it, it was marked as urgent so Lucas had curiously opened it.

He was getting ready to go back home since it was quite late but what he read caused him a great deal of alarm. He immediately called Jen to check on her and only after she repeatedly reassured him that she was home safe and that she had locked all her doors was when he could finally calm down.

She asked him if anything was wrong but he said it was nothing since he had to verify if what he had read was legit and didn't want her to panic in case it was a false alarm.

Lucas had been working non-stop from Monday and he was tired. This whole issue was like an additional job he had to sort out. He saved the phone number on his phone before standing up from his office chair and picking up his suit jacket and briefcase.

When he walked out of his office he saw Dave sitting on the desk outside his office looking like he was waiting for him.

Lucas tossed his car keys in his direction and asked him to drive him home. They both walked out of their office and Lucas couldn't help but feel envious of the secretaries that had left much earlier.

They silently boarded the elevator and Dave opened the backseat door for Lucas who gracefully got in and they soon set off.

The email he had received kept coming up in his thoughts so he made up his mind to call the number. He dialled the number and listened to it ring for a couple of seconds and just before he was about to cut the call, the other side picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Michael's sleepy voice was heard through his headset.

"Hello, is this Michael?" Lucas asked politely since it was obvious that he had awakened a sleeping man.

"Mmmh, who is this?" Michael asked.

"Lucas, you sent me an email earlier today," Lucas said maintaining his formal tone.

"Oh yeah, it's so late right now, is it okay if we talk face to face?" Michael asked sleepily, he was very tired and had only managed to get fifteen minutes of sleep.

"I've been pretty busy, why don't you come to Lewis & Co. Headquarters tomorrow, maybe at about 4 pm?" Lucas asked a bit too loudly since he also wanted to confirm with Dave that he would be free by then.

"I think 5 pm would be more appropriate, Dave advised" still focused on his driving.

"Sorry, I meant 5 pm," Lucas said before Michael had a chance to confirm.

"Alright, I'll be there at 5 pm" Michael replied with a yawn.

"It seems like I have disturbed your rest, I'll let you sleep now," Lucas said and before he hung up, he heard Michael's voice on the other side.

"It's okay, I completely understand, I'd also be anxious if one of my sisters was in the same predicament. Goodnight" Michael said and proceeded to cut the call.

Lucas was genuinely surprised by his comment. It didn't seem like the guy had any designs on Jen which made him feel relieved for a second before it dawned on him that a person who clearly had designs on her had been following her around for more than a week.

Dave watched his boss's facial expressions change through the rearview mirror and refrained from commenting anything since he seemed to be stressed.

Lucas was already tired from tackling his responsibilities since he started and he knew that even though he will eventually rise in rank, he will have bigger responsibilities in the future. Even though Dave had been competent, his workload was still ridiculous, and as much as he would like to promote someone to be his assistant, he did not think there would be anyone who would be able to meet his standards.

He tiredly combed his fingers through his hair before resting his head on the rest on his seat and before he knew it, he had arrived at the hotel. He couldn't help but wish he had had more time on his ride home because him going back home just meant he was going to work for more hours into the night before he finally went to sleep.

He waved at Dave to signal to him that it was not necessary for him to open his door.

"Take the car home, come pick me up at 8.30 tomorrow" Lucas instructed before getting off the car.

Lucas walked towards the elevator and inputted his fingerprint before the elevator doors slid open. The L&L hotel franchise was not part of Lewis & Co, but he had worked hard for more than a year to see to its success, and he had made the decision that each hotel would have either one or two penthouses since he knew their value would lie in their exclusivity.

He could live in the penthouse because technically he owned it, and he was not looking forward to waiting for something that was not to his taste, to begin with. This penthouse had specifically been built according to his preferences. The elevator doors opened and he walked up to his front door and unlocked it with his fingerprint before walking in.

He was tired but he couldn't help but anticipate his meeting with Michael because he was curious about the news he was going to receive from him. At the same time, he had started planning out the instructions he would give Dave the following day so that he would be able to properly sort out the matter.