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Authoress' pov 👠

Statham enterprise.... Nicklaus's office....

Marcus watch as his friend picks another glass of cocktail and downs it in one gulp.

He sighs deeply.

"Like seriously, I don't understand why you won't tell her the truth!" Marcus said.

Nicklaus already told him what happened the moment he steps in.

"Just tell her who you are.. tell her about your past, maybe she'll give you a chance!"

Nicklaus shakes his head.

"No!"

He takes another glass and downs it, he pushes back some of his fallen hair and wipes his mouth.

He throws his head back on his chair.

"I-don't-want-her-to-know-about-our-past-yet!" Nicklaus hiccups.

He reaches for another glass but Marcus slaps his hand away... Nicklaus groans.

"Why can't you tell her?" Marcus asked.

Nicklaus burps.

"If I tell her about who I was to her, she'll look into her past.. she'll wanna know what happened and that will expose her.... "