The Kidnapped Bride

  At the same time, in Lucas's company.

Entering into James' cabin, Lucas' eyes fell on the man sitting in front of him with the total hatred reflected in his gaze. 

On his appearance, James lifted his eyes to stare at his brother who had out of  blue decided to step inside, "What are you doing here?"

"Doing it here?" A scoff left Lucas's lips when he strolled closer to James's working desk without tearing his gaze off, "How dare you actually do that…"

Hearing this, James wasn't able to detect a single thing. 'Why is this man overreacting now?' He can't even believe in himself but without letting his emotions be mixed with his expressions, he remained calm despite all the odd signs.

Relaxing a bit, he stopped his hands over the laptop to look at Lucas, "What have I done to make you offended to this level?"

Lucas' teeth gritted when he asked back, "Why did you.. fire my male secretary?"

His eyes were shining in the brilliant anger, showing how much he despised James at this point of his life. 

Why was this man trying to snatch everything out of him?! What has he done to give him any reason to do so? 

In contact with his furious expressions, James remained still, "I don't want to entertain unnecessary people in my company. He is of no use if you already have one secretary and that is Olivia. She is capable of handling everything, so very well. Why add one more person in the company who is doing nothing?" 

His comment was enough to hear it but that didn't convince Lucas even a bit. "You think I'm a fool who will believe in the bunch of lies that you will say and throws at me?"

James's eyes now shifted from their place when he stood on his toes. Walking towards Lucas, he came face to face to stare into the man's eyes, "Neither am I joking to you, believe me. All I stated was the mere reason."

"They all are bullshit!" 

Lucas stepped back to hammer his hand against the desk which almost made the wooden desk shake a little. James only peaked at Lucas's popping veins but that never hindered his confidence.

All that showcased was a man, with proper actions who have no fear since he did something logical.

Tugging his hands into his pocket, giant smile lines on James's lips, "You are getting angry unnecessarily.."

"Seriously James?" Lucas shook his head when a sly smirk landed over his face, "You feel that I will not understand the reasons behind your actions? 

"You want to make me weak by cutting all my contacts. First, you tried to gain Olivia's trust. However, she is too loyal to me to be at your side." 

In respect to this, James never replied. All he did was smile since it never impacted him. 

Why will it do so? 'You are a serious fool to begin with..' with this thought crossing in his mind, how much he laughed at this stupid person in front of him.

On noting the smile that never fades out of his face, Lucas's anger intensifies. All he felt at his point was to punch his face with his hand for once and all.

Yet, this wasn't in his control. Not till he gets his position back. And to get the damn, the only way is to bring Jennifer back and marry her.

"James, this is the first and last time you ever try to do this. Try again, and my wrath will be worse than this.." with this, Lucas left the room while taking the large steps.

At the same time, James never gave a helpful answer. All he did was to stand with his hands inside his pocket to stare at the back of the leaving Lucas after the THUD sound entered in his ears when the door of the cabin was hit hard by Lucas.

When the man left, James didn't move away from his position few a few seconds, until his secretary arrived with a worried look plastered over.

His eyes went straight to look at the dazed James, muttering, "S-sir.."

"Mr. Lucas seemed to be angry.. if.." he wasn't able to comply with his words as James immediately shook his head. "Do not worry.."

Saying this, he went back to his seat. Keeping his head against the cushion behind, his eyes stared at the ceiling above him. 

However, there was a bundle of emotions and mocking that was going inside his own mind.

"I know that but this time, it seems he is ready to do anything. Sir, we can't deny that Mr. Lucas also has the cap-" his secretary shut his mouth immediately when he met James's gaze.

It held hundreds of meanings when he gulped the saliva present in his mouth as thousands of beads of sweat started to appear on his forehead. "I..i..i. didn't.."

"You are correct," James replied with his lips turning into a straight line. "He has the capability. He can also run this business very well. But.." 

Moving his eyes to sweep against the windows to look out, he continued, "He has lost the opportunity to do so. Taking things too lightly, when everything was served to him as the pie of cake on the plate."

"But with me? Everything I got was because I earned it, even after the tag of being illegitimate, I know the hardships I have to go beyond all to achieve what I have today."

James' emotional speech surprised the secretary and he couldn't believe that his boss was actually talking about his old times... why!? What happened?

"Y-you are correct…" the secretary can't help but answer since he knows the man has been working since a young age. 

Despite being an illegitimate child and having the name of Johnsons, he had to go through his level of difficulties.

James's expressions never change from their original position but that never let his heart touch the loneliness. No, not anymore..

Especially after achieving all he has today…

"Lucas can get angry to the amount he wishes to. But I will not be the reason behind his failure.." James's words made no sense to his secretary who seemed amazed.

"What do you mean by this sir?" Secretary asked with evident confusion over his mind when he shifted his attention to the boss.

In return, James's narrowed with the glint of slyness and cleverness appeared on his face.

"Till the time he keeps his faith over his mere secretary… she will herself turn out to be the reason for the downfall of her own life.."

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ANNOUNCEMENT(Read author's note)