Chapter 79

Lance trudged through the front door of his dimly lit penthouse, exhausted from yet another day at the office. The clock read 8 pm, his mind still swirling with unfinished tasks and deadlines. He let out a sigh of relief, feeling the tension slowly dissipate as he kicked off his shoes. He collapsed Into the nearest chair, yet another sigh escaping his lip. Resting his head on the headrest of the chair, he allowed his mind momentarily float towards the conversation he had with Roxanne on the rooftop of Grant Enterprise. On remembering how he had confessed his feelings and she later, blatantly rejecting him, the male grimaced. Maybe he should have kept his mouth shut? He thought with a sigh, regretting one third of his actions up until now. His train of thoughts a d life regret was Interrupted by the sound of his stomach cry out in hunger. He tried to ignore it at first, but when the second grumble came, more furious than the previous one, he was forced to give into his stomach’s demands