''Cover up. You look like a slut''
Harmonica's eyes widened as she stared at him stupendously.
Did he just call her a slut?!
''How dare he—!''
Her words were cut short as his whole weight fell on her. She stumbled back, struggling to maintain her balance.
''Helppp..'' She whisper-yelled and her driver quickly ran to her, helping her hold Lucas.
Sighing, she retrieved his phone from his pants pocket.
Luckily for her, DeLuca was heavily guarded so reporters couldn't buy their way in. Or she would have been on the top trending list by now.
She inserted his password and to her shock, his phone unlocked.
She dialed Rita's number and within seconds, Rita's annoying voice came from the other end.
''Baby when would you be home?'' She questioned seductively. Harmonica could already imagine her biting her lips.
The thoughts of that irritated her.
She didn't know if she could actually do this so she immediately hung up the phone and tucked it back in Lucas pocket.
With the help of her driver, she booked one of the rooms at DeLuca and placed him there.
At this point, she had no reason to see Lucas anymore. At least not for now.
She had forgotten for a moment that Lucas was still with Rita.
She didn't have any romantic feelings for him anymore. The only thing she wanted from him was one of his kidney. After that, she would leave New York.
But before then, she needed to see him suffer, just like she did when he had betrayed her.
****
Lucas woke up to a million messages and calls from Rita.
He threw his phone aside, groaning as he felt his head bang from too much alcohol intake.
''Fuck!'' He cursed, lifting the covers up and getting off the bed.
He could barely remember a thing. The last thing he remembered was harmonica's hand wrapped around his friend's neck.
And then….
''I aborted the baby five years ago''
Lucas chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief. He was either too drunk or she was messing with him!
He exited the room and headed to the garage to get his car.
After hopping in, he headed for his mansion.
There, he saw Rita pacing at the front of the house. Immediately she saw him getting out of the car, she quickly ran to him worriedly. ''What happened? You hung up on me last night. I got really worried.'' Rita said, wrapping her hands around him in relief.
Lucas pulled her away, a fake smile etched on his lips.
He wanted to tell her that he didn't call last night.
No matter how hazy his thoughts were, he knew he'd never call Rita in his drunken state.
Instead of responding, he pushed past her and headed to his room, locking the door behind him.
He was still engaged to Rita. Even after giving her a ring, he couldn't bring himself to get married to her.
That was why they stayed in separate rooms.
He didn't know if it was the thoughts that Harmonica still had his baby that was making him feel guilty. Or maybe it was because his investigation led him to believe that Rita had sent him that fabricated CCTV footage.
Whatever reason it may be, he still wasn't ready to question Rita and her motive. Instead, he distanced himself from her, blaming himself for not doing a proper research before letting the mother of his child go.
Either way, he picked up his phone and dialed his assistant.
''Hello—''
''Get me everything you can on Harmonica smith. Every single detail. Down to how much water she drinks at night.'' Lucas interrupted immediately the call went through.
''Okay sir.'' Grey uttered tiredly. It was 6am in the morning and his boss was calling to know every information on mrs smith.
Should he include the fact that she used to be married to him?!
Meanwhile…in a penthouse far away from Lucas's location, Harmonica was in a dilemma.
She didn't know if gambling with her son's life just for the sake of punishing her ex-husband was the right choice.
Dr creed had told her that zade was a strong boy and she could keep taking him for regular checkups at their headquarters in New York to monitor any spike in temperature or deterioration in health.
So far, he had been doing alright.
The door bell rang and Harmonica paused. She was not expecting anybody and nobody knew she stayed here expect…Romano.
She looked through the peephole and just as she thought, romano was standing there with a bottle of wine in hand.
''Hey…'' Romano said when the door opened, dangling the wine in the air as he ushered himself in.
''What are you doing here?'' Harmonica asked, looking around to see if her son and his nanny was trailing behind him.
She had made sure her son and his nanny stayed at Romano's private residence for now while she stayed at a penthouse close to it.
''You don't seem excited to see me.'' Romano deduced with a pained expression on his face.
Harmonica chuckled, taking the wine from him and placing it on the kitchen counter. ''You know I am. I just thought you'd come with Zade.''
''Little master is currently sleeping. You should come visit him later today.'' Romano said and Harmonica nodded.
''Moreover…I heard Mrs shumpert called off the deal. I wanted to see if you were okay.'' Romano continued, a concerned expression on his face.
It was highly unlikely that Romano had an expression on his face so Harmonica appreciated his concern for her.
''Oh I'm fine. It has not been officially called off.'' She said, sitting down on the couch next to him.
Romano nodded, staring at her.
They both went silent, not knowing what to say to each other.
The silence was deafening and only the sound of their breathing could be heard.
''I—'' Romano stuttered, finally breaking the ice. Now that Harmonica had finally settled in, he thought it was time to tell her the secret he had been keeping for a while.
''I wanted to t—''
Harmonica's phone buzzed, interrupting Romano.
''I would just get this really quick.'' She said, running to the terrace to get the call.
There was no caller ID so she just picked it up and pressed it to her ear, waiting for the person at the other end to talk first.
''Harmonica..'' The caller said and Harmonica gasped.
How the hell did he get her number?!
It was Lucas. And he sounded…sad.
''How could you do this?'' He breathed out, his voice shaky.