My heartbeat began to race against my ribcage like it was being chased, and I gripped the duvet on the bed.

Lucas held me, “What is wrong?”

I tried to utter some words but I couldn't find my voice as my heart kept pounding in my chest. Tears pricked the corners of my eyes.

He shook me hard, “You need to put yourself together and talk to me.”

“M-my uncle has been appointed as the new CEO of my company, and I was deposed. Everything my father had worked for all his life, just slipped away from my hands in seconds,” I broke out into heavy tears.

Lucas stormed out...