Chapter 49: They meet again

ALTHOUGH Lucian swore to reinvent himself and stop his series of one-night stands, he still goes out for a drink sometimes with John and Vivian. However, tonight he was alone in the Boost Club.

He sat in the bar front staring at the football game that was being televised. All his concentration was on the game, and he did not notice when a woman sat beside him. Seeing that he was preoccupied, the woman then said in a low, alluring soft voice, "It’s been a while. How are you?" Her familiar voice caught his attention and he immediately glanced at the person beside him.

"Malena?" He says with coldness in his tone and gaze. "You’re looking at me as if I’m a stranger." She says while staring down and feeling aggrieved.

"What are you doing here?" He asks.

She slowly moves her hand to him, then says, "I want to talk to you."

He heaves deeply then closes his eyes, "Now is not the time, I want to be alone with my thoughts." He says with exhaustion in every word.

"But..." Her voice was weak and her brows furrowed. She looks like she's about to cry.

"Don't you love me anymore?" She asks, her words filled with regret.

"Is 5 years that easy for you to forget?"

She says as she tries to guilt-trip him again.

Lucian only stared at her with indifference. "In those 5 years, did you even love me?" He mumbled to himself. He kept the question to himself. Without saying a word, he stood up and walked away. He wanted to clear all of his thoughts before talking to her again. As he might say things that are too hurtful, she might not be able to take it. Despite his indifference, he still cares for her. Those 5 years they had together, he treasures them in his heart.

He continued walking and headed for the restroom. She followed him, but he did not let her get close to him.

In five years together, she should have known that once he let go of things he would never go back, but she still follows behind him even when he enters the male restroom. The male patrons inside gave her strange looks that made her feel embarrassed. She soon went out and waited for him in the corridor. Lucian took his time in the restroom and stayed there for more than 10 minutes, he was just staring at himself in the mirror.

He was in a daze and unmoving when suddenly a male voice said, "The lady in the purple dress is she with you?"

Lucian’s gaze moves to look at the guy's reflection in the mirror. "No, just someone I used to know." He responds with a cold tone, then he washes his hands, dries them and goes outside.

When he got out, he saw that she was still waiting for him in the corridor. He ignored her once again and proceeded to walk out of the bar. Meanwhile, Malena followed him like a desperate woman.

The man that talked to Lucian returned to his table and shared the encounter with his friends. "Women these days are desperate for attention," Steven said while taking a sip of his whiskey.

"Yeah! You should have seen the girl, she looks so hopeless waiting for the guy to come out and when I ask the guy inside the restroom he denies being with the girl and emphasizes ‘she’s someone he used to know’," Derek says while laughing.

"Probably a one-night stand, and she did not perform well," Zane declares.

They were laughing so hard when suddenly a girl in a black sleeveless V-neck dress caught Derek’s attention. He stared at her and followed her every move. She walked to the front bar and ordered a margarita. She stayed there and ordered one drink after the other.

Derek observed the girl for a few more minutes and when he noticed she was alone. He bids his friends goodbye and walks to the front bar to flirt with the girl. He sat in the chair beside the girl and said, "Hi." He smiled from ear to ear and offered to buy her a drink.

She nodded, and soon a vodka martini was served to her. Derek starts to flirt with her and asks her if she wants to go to a more private place. She looked at him in confusion and ignored what he said and simply drank her cocktail.

He felt disrespected and held her hand. She pushed him away and stood up. She then walked to the restroom. He followed her and tried to hold her again. She tried to push him, but he overpowered her.

They were the only people in the corridor at that time, and he took advantage of that. He easily pins her to the wall. She tried to scream but he muffled her voice with kisses, then shoves his tongue into her throat. He then caresses her body and gropes her perky breasts.

She did not kiss him back, and she shivered in revulsion at his every touch.

She looked at him in disgust and slapped him hard.

Then she pushed him so hard that his back collided with the wall, then yelled at the top of her lungs,"What the actual fuck Derek? What’s wrong with you?"

Startled that the girl called him by his name, he didn't even realize the throbbing pain of the slap he got from her.

"You know who I am?" He asks with a confused look.

She held her forehead then covered her face in anger and frustration. "Yes! Don't you remember who I am?" She asks and breathes deeply, trying to calm herself.

"No, did we date before?" He asks.

"Hell! No. It’s me Derek. I’m your sister, Latton."

"No!" He says in disbelief, his eyes widening in horror.

"No!" He repeated. He shook his head vigorously. Flashes of memories enters his mind. As if he could see the 11-year-old chubby awkward Latton beside the girl in front of him. "No!" He yelled again, as he couldn't fathom how it was possible that she was so pretty now.

"Yes!" She responded full of resentment.

"Shit!" He mumbled under his breath.