Gloria took a step back. It wasn’t even something she thought about. Her body just reacted. The way Lukas was looking at her, it made her uneasy.
Behind those glasses, his eyes held a sharp, dangerous glint like a predator that had finally cornered its prey. It sent a chill down her spine. For a brief second, Gloria had the strange feeling that everything had gone exactly the way he wanted. That he had expected her to come back.
That he had been waiting for this.
Lukas didn’t say anything about her reaction. Instead, he turned around calmly and walked toward his desk, as if everything was perfectly normal. He adjusted his glasses and rested his hands on the table, looking every bit like a composed and professional CEO. Anyone walking in would think this was a normal interview. Gloria al
