After My Death, My Husband Who Threw Me Into the Hunting Grounds Went Insane novel Chapter 58

SCARLET

Katherine invited me to Subway for an afternoon snack.

"Mom and Thomas are going back to New York tomorrow." I took a big bite of my sandwich. "I called Mom this morning. She wanted me to come home tonight."

"Aw, are you okay?" She touched my hand. "Of course, you can go."

"I'm getting used to it, but I still miss her."

"Then, you're going to come back to our apartment when they leave?"

I smiled. "Yes. I don't want to stay with Luke during the weekdays. It's too far from the school."

"Great! Because we already missed some episodes of The Wobble—hey, I want to tell you something. Mom asked me to work in Scotland for a year," she said. "My uncle's going to give me a position in his company."

"Oh." I guess we were going to part ways anyway. It's not that I didn't expect it.

She smiled. "Where do you plan to work then? Is it AT or Hotel B?" She smiled meaningfully.

"I'm going to take an internship at A.T. I don't think Thomas would let me go to another firm, but I don't plan on working there permanently." I sipped on my juice.

"At least you have your stepbrother," she added enthusiastically. "Either way, you are going to live with him unless he marries."

Luke marrying someone else? I don't think I could stomach to witness that. Even if I knew that it wasn't his thing, the thought of it was still frightening. It was going to be the death of me. I couldn't imagine myself holding the bride's veil and as one of the bridesmaids.

"Then, I'll grow old alone and live in a retirement home."

"Are you serious?" She choked then drank the glass of her orange juice straight. "You're really not going to marry? I thought you weren't serious. Is this because of the sleazeball Raoul?"

"I don't want to hear his name right now."

"Sorry."

I sighed. "Anyway, I'm going to see Luke tonight, so I need to go now. Is it okay?"

My best friend nodded. "Oh, sure. Totally okay. I have an essay to finish anyway."

Katherine and I parted when I booked an Uber to Hotel B. I wanted to see Luke, and it wouldn't be wrong if I went there myself, right? He hadn't called me the entire day when he just told me he was going to call.

It was already six in the evening when I arrived at Luke's office building. I went straight to the elevator. The door was about to close when a woman's voice echoed in the whole floor.

"Hold the elevator! Wait! Wait up!"

I cocked my head to the side and held the door open.

A gorgeous blonde in a wheelchair appeared at the door.

"Yes."

"Luke?"

"Yes."

Her eyes scanned me from head to toe. She looked up at me again and smiled. Who was this woman? The elevator tinged when we reached the floor.

"Um, can you help me up?" she requested.

"W-what?"

"You're going to the CEO's office. Can you help me get there? I'm having a hard time in this wheelchair."

"Oh. Of course."

I walked behind her and pushed the wheelchair forward; we stopped in the lobby. A smartly dressed female receptionist greeted us.

"Good evening, miss. Can I help you?" she asked.

"I'm visiting Luke. Can you call him?" the woman answered for me. "Tell him it's Stacy."