I ran out of the building with the excuse of going to lunch, but the truth was that I wanted to avoid Lucas. Unfortunately, my lunch didn't last all day. The peace that I felt while sitting in my favorite ocean view restaurant shattered when I walked into my office and saw him sitting there at his desk. He's very focused on his computer until he looks up and smiles at me.

I don't understand how he can smile as if nothing had happened between the two of us. What part of my hatred ha