Chapter 50 Fated To Be

Chapter 50 Fated To Be
LUCIEN

“Enjoy your dinner, Grandmother,” the housekeeper bowed curtly and left the dining room afterward.

Grandmother didn’t respond. I didn’t think she had the time to because her eyes were darting between Amara and me, and a huge teasing smile was on her lips.

Clearing my throat, I picked up my cutlery. “Let’s eat, Grandmother.” My eyes skimmed through my wristwatch. “I still need to meet Damian tonight.”

She chuckled, perked up, and started eating. “So you aren’t sleeping over?”

I cut a piece of steak and put it in my mouth. I nodded. “I still have a lot of work to do, and staying over will make commuting to work a bit difficult tomorrow.”

She nodded, retracting her gaze with a dramatic sulking expression. I stared at her for a few seconds and scoffed. She would never cease acting like a little girl even though she had given birth to kings and queens who had also given birth to their own children.

Knowing indulging in the conversation would only give her leverage over me, I decided to ignore her and just focus on my food. This was one of her tactics to win me over, but unfortunately, it just wouldn’t work today.

“Take Amara home first,” she broke the few seconds of silence at the table. This time, her face had morphed into her dominant, no-nonsense expression. “You can go wherever you want after that.”

I raised my gaze slightly, and it met Amara’s, who was grinning and wriggling while chewing her steak. I had nothing against her. In fact, I hadn’t been able to shake off the shock that she was the same girl I grew up with. The petite Amara had become tall and slender, with proportional curves in all the right places. She had become everything a man would want.

I flashed a smile at Amara and nodded.

“Of course, Grandmother. It’s only respectful to do that,” I mumbled. “She came here for me, so I should be responsible for her safety.”

“Good boy,” she praised and continued devouring her dinner.

Silence overwhelmed the atmosphere afterward.

“I’ll come to see you again, Granny,” Amara said, embracing my grandmother and blowing kisses beside her face.

“No problem, darling,” she said, breaking the hug. “It will be so good to have you around again. Maybe that will make me see my dear grandson one more time before I die,” she added, throwing me a teasing glare.

Chuckling, I pulled her into a tight hug. “Even without Amara visiting, I’ll still come to see my beautiful grandmother.”

She sneered and hit my shoulder so I would let her go. “You’re a brat.”

I held the shoulder where she hit me and groaned, pretending to be in pain. “Ah! Grandma.”

“What! Do you want me to hit you one more time?” she snapped, raising her hand and attempting to smack me.

Before she could reach me, I stepped backward, grabbing Amara’s wrist.

“No, ma’am,” I muttered. “We’ve got to leave now. Bye, Grandmother.” I waved as I walked to the car.

After Amara had settled in, I also hopped in, turned the key in the ignition, and zoomed off.

“Your address?” I asked as I drove onto the road. “Type it into the GPS for easier navigation.” I gestured with my head toward the GPS screen.

She smiled, nodded, and inputted something.

My brows creased. “You stay close to me.”

Her eyes lit up and her smile widened. “Really?” She perked up in her seat, her tone filled with excitement.

“Yeah. I stay in the next estate.”

“That’s great then. I can always come to your place.” She giggled, her smile reaching her eyes.

I snickered. “Right.”

She turned to the side, staring at me intently. “I think we’re fated to be,” she casually let out, causing me to shift my gaze from the road to her.

She flashed a sheepish smile at me. “Yes, Lu. We lived close to each other when we were young, and now that we are adults, we still live close to each other.”

I diverted my attention back to the road and chuckled. “Trust me, Amara. It’s just a coincidence.”

She shrugged. “Never. You don’t think the universe is trying to tell us something?”

My gaze deepened as I turned to her one more time. “Trying to tell us something? Like what?”

“Who knows if the request you made when we were young has something to do with this? Y’know, Lu, never say never.”

There was something about her statement that seemed suspicious. Maybe I already knew what it was and just didn’t want to accept it. Or maybe she meant something else entirely. Still, I didn’t let my smile falter. She was an old friend. Showing her that cold side of me could be regarded as rude, and considering the close relationship she had with my grandmother, I didn’t think I should make her feel scared or uncomfortable.

I chuckled without responding to her.

There was silence for a brief minute, then she continued. “Do you have a girlfriend?”

She elbowed the center console and rested her chin on her fist, shooting me an inspecting glare.

My lips parted, but before I could make a sound, she chipped in, “You can’t lie, Lu. Granny already told me the truth.”

I scoffed. “And you believed her? You think the old woman knows about my personal life?”

Something shifted in her eyes, and her face dropped. She pouted disappointedly. “That’s true,” she inhaled. Then she raised her gaze again. “So, tell me the truth. Do you have a girlfriend?”

I pierced my gaze into hers, watching as different emotions glinted in her eyes. She seemed anticipatory, scared, and nervous, and for a second, I found her funny.

I giggled. “No, I don’t.”

Her eyes broadened. “Really?” she gasped.

I nodded.

“But why?” she asked.

“Nothing. I haven’t had the time to date anyone.”

“Oh!” she simply exclaimed, one brow raised as she nodded her head. Then she sat up and focused on the road. Her lips widened into a smile as her face turned red.

I scoffed, shaking my head at her reaction. My gaze returned to the road afterward.