Chapter 29
Layla Patel
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Time was running.
I had a business back in Japan, and I needed to go back there to oversee things. My daughters were also waiting for me.
I couldn’t afford to linger in New York any longer, no matter how much-unfinished business I had with Lucas. I had spent enough time ignoring his calls, rejecting his invitation, and making him chase me.
But the truth was, I couldn’t keep delaying the inevitable. I mean, my end goal was to get close to him, make him trust me, and then, destroy him.
If I wanted to put my plan in motion, I needed to act fast. Dragging this wouldn’t serve me. Lucas wanted to see me. Fine, I would agree to meet up with him.
If I wanted to leave this city and return to my real life, I needed to finish what I started. And that meant goin
