Chapter 82 I will punish you then

The next morning, all four left the house at once after breakfast. Just like yesterday, Luna first dropped Dylan to his school but this time, he didn't cry as yesterday when she was leaving. It was something positive at least.

She after left for work.

Back in Graham's office, he was on the laptop when the door opened and Vikram entered.

Sitting, he asked," How are things going?"

"Not bad so far. How are things in Blue City?" asked Graham.

"Not bad. Ciara back on her tricks again. But I'm keeping my eyes on her." "If she hurts Luna or my son in anyway, I'm forgetting that you love her. Any news about the old woman in Forrest Mall?" he asked.

"You shouldn't worry about Ciara. I can deal with her. And about the woman, I have gotten some leads. I will tell you soon." Taking a deep breath, Graham said," Vikram I think...I won't do the match." "Why? You know you have to." "Luna doesn't want me to. And I don't want to hurt her. I've hurt her enough," he said. "If you're not doing it then let me handle it in my own way." "No. We can't do that. I'm a father now. Certain things I can no longer do." "So you suggest that we let Freddie go with whatever he's done?"

"No. I don't know," he said and sighed. He had to either do the match or take matters in his own hands.

In the afternoon, Graham had a meeting with a representative from Howells corporations. It was one of the biggest companies situated in Sun City and trying to expand it's influence worldwide. It belonged to the Howells, a very influential family in SunCity.

Graham was informed by his secretary that the representative had arrived and asked to bring the person in.

Reading through their proposal, he heard the door open and followed by a sound of heels knocking on the floor. "Good afternoon Mr Graham Cullen," he heard a feminine voice and looked up to see a woman who flashed him a smile. She was wearing a very short tight lavender dress and let her dirty blonde hair fall at her back. He saw that she had applied a thick layer of makeup and painted her lips dark red. He thought she had over done it.

"Take a seat," he told her and she did. "Elena Howells," she said before stretching her hand to him for a handshake which he did.

"At first I didn't believe when they told me that you had surely recovered but now that I'm seeing you, I have confirmed," she said with a smile. "Okay. Let's talk about the proposal Miss Howells," he told her and she pursed her lips. During the discussion, he noticed that she was being flirty but on the other hand he didn't blame her given the past reputation he had. Not many people knew that he was a now a changed man. He thought it was high time he introduced his family to everyone.

"Okay Mr Cullen, thank you for your time. I was thinking that maybe we could discuss the rest of the things at a lunch date," she said as she seductively tucked a strand of hair behind her ear while biting her lips.

Before he could say anything, the door opened and Luna came in. She had come to check on him but found a beautiful woman standing so close to him. Disappointed, she excused herself and went back to her office.

It was then that Graham noticed the close distance he shared with the woman and inwardly cursed. He had messed up unknowingly. He said," Okay Miss Howells, my secretary will contact you." After, he left the office and rushed to her.

Reaching her office, he found her standing, looking through the glass window and closed the door before locking it. He then walked towards her and wrapped his hands around her waist and made her look at him. He saw worry and uncertainty in her eyes. He said," I am so sorry. I don't know how that woman came so close to me I promise." She didn't say anything. "You don't believe me? I have no eyes for another woman. Only you, Luna. Please say something." After a while, she took a deep breath and said," I believe you. It's just that...I couldn't take it. She was so close to you." "I honestly hadn't realized it till you came in. I won't work on her again, okay?" With this, she nodded and he was relieved.

"So then, don't you want to punish me?"

"For what?" she asked. "For letting her come close to me," he said and she shook her head. "Okay. I will punish you then." "Huh? For what?" she became confused. "For not trusting the father of your child," he said and she looked at him surprisingly. This man was tricky. He carried her and made her sit on the table before standing between her legs.