Chapter 79

The next morning, Lucas stood before Wayne with an organized report in hand. "Had breakfast yet?" Wayne asked without looking up. "Not yet." Wayne's assistant understood immediately and handed Lucas the menu without needing any further instructions. He ordered two dishes along with a cup of coffee to give himself a boost. Wayne flipped through the report. "When did you finish this?" Lucas stopped stirring his coffee for a brief second and answered honestly, "Five in the morning." That was just an hour ago. Wayne looked up. "This shouldn't have taken you that long." "I had something else going on. Couldn't sleep," Lucas answered. He tossed and turned in bed the entire night, unable to come to terms with it. His memories of Miranda since their youth tangled with the present. It formed a web that trapped him and suffocated him with every thought, leaving him gasping for air. However, the more he struggled, the clearer everything became. And the clearer it was, the more he refu