Convincing her

The couple stood on one side of the elevator after they had entered and watched the elevator doors shut. Noah observed the two while wearing an amused smile on his face. His assistant looked at Jen with eyes that held millions of questions but he wouldn't dare say anything in this situation.

"Good evening Mr Lewis" Jen said with a soft smile on her face.

"Hello Jen, I haven't seen you since the party" Noah commented.

"Yes, it's been some time since we last met" Jen replied.

"You shouldn't be so formal with me, my wife allowed you to call her auntie, you might as well call me uncle," Noah said as he looked at Lucas.

"Yes, Uncle Noah" Jen said, complying with his request on how she should address him. Lucas did not interrupt their conversation and stood silently next to Jen.

"Are you getting off work?" Noah asked curiously. It was an obvious question but he wanted to hear his son's response.

"Yeah" Lucas replied but made no attempt at any further explanations.

"Did you come to pick him up?" Noah asked Jen. Jen was slightly flustered as she was not expecting to be implicated all of a sudden.

"Ah, I just brought him lunch," Jen said honestly. Noah looked at the Eco bag that Lucas was holding in his hand and smiled vaguely, after that he did not say anything and not long after, the elevator finally arrived at the underground parking.

"I'm going to have dinner with your mother," Noah said after they stepped out of the elevator.

"I would have joined you but I have made plans with Jen tonight," Lucas said.

Jen's head whipped around so fast that it surprised Lucas. Jen was surprised by how he could say something so ambiguous to his father. Besides, they did not have any plans, so if he wanted to skip out on dinner with his parents, why was he using her as a scapegoat?

Noah chuckled before he gave Jen a very intense stare and got in the Rolls Royce that was parked in front of him.

"You could have gone with your dad, I would have been fine by myself," Jen said to Lucas who watched his father's car drive away.

"I would have, but my mother would have ended up nagging at me to take care of myself then nagged at my father for overworking me, so it's better that I stay out of their way and let them have some time to themselves". Lucas said as he led Jen's hand with his free hand and walked her towards the BMW that was parked not far from the elevator.

Jen did not say anything and followed him obediently. Lucas unlocked the car and opened the car door for her and went to the other side of the car and got in the car.

"Why do you insist on driving yourself?" Jen asked curiously. She remembered that Tyler was always accompanied by a driver and his assistant, which was very different from how Lucas worked.

"I prioritize my privacy" Lucas answered simply.

"And?" Jen asked not understanding what he was implying.

"Well, what I'm trying to say is, I'd rather drive myself when I attend to private matters, besides, Dave is a confidant, so he is very busy too" Lucas replied as he drove out of the building.

Jen had asked this because she remembered that Tyler always moved around with his driver and assistant, unlike Lucas who drove himself around a lot. If he wasn't in the driver's seat then it was Dave. He had never hired a driver.

She thought it was interesting because if she had a choice, she would much rather not drive at all, but she did not voice out her thoughts. Soon enough, the two had arrived at the hotel, but Lucas did not go directly to the penthouse. Instead, he led her towards the managerial offices of the hotel which normal people never saw. Jen followed him but she could not help her curiosity so she started asking him questions.

"Where are we going?" Jen asked as she patiently followed behind Lucas.

"We're going to the manager's office" Lucas replied.

"Why? Is there a problem?"Jen asked, but before she could get a reply, Lucas was already opening the door to the manager's office.

"Good evening Mr Lewis." the manager said with a big smile as he stood up from the seat behind his desk.

"Mmmh, how is work?" Lucas asked as he found a comfortable place to sit and pulled Jen to sit next to him.

"Everything is fine," the manager said enthusiastically.

"Should I get you some refreshments?" the manager asked after a pause.

"No need" Lucas replied.

Jen looked at their interaction but was still unable to understand what was going on. She was wondering why Lucas was acting like he was at home, and the manager called him Mr Lewis. something he does not let other people call him when he was at the company.

"How can I help you? Is there something wrong with the penthouse?" the manager asked. He was baffled to see his boss appear in his office so suddenly since normally he would just call and everything would be sorted out.

"Can you register another set of fingerprints to the locks to the penthouse?"Lucas asked. The manager was surprised but he did not show it in his expression.

"Yes, of course," the manager said.

"Good, I want you to register my girlfriend's prints," Lucas said as he took Jen's hand and held it in his.

Jen was genuinely surprised when she heard this. she couldn't help but be touched by the amount of trust that he was showing her, but at the same time, she felt slightly weird since she had never thought about giving him the keys to her house.

The manager finally took a careful look at Jen. Even though he had already heard rumours about her from the employees, he had never seen her before and even when she entered his office, he had not taken a good look at her since his boss was around. Now that Lucas had brought attention to her, the manager felt that it would be okay to take a proper look at her.

"Take a good look at her, you might as well properly remember her face. When she comes to the hotel, you better take good care of her" Lucas said in an easy-going tone, but the underlying threat in his words could not be ignored.

"Yes sir, I'll call the security office to come and register her prints," the manager said as he quickly dialled the number to the security office. He couldn't help but take another look at Jen who was sitting next to Lucas without saying a word. Unintentionally, their eyes met and the manager couldn't help but look away.

He had to admit that the lady was very beautiful and he could understand why his boss liked her. Jen looked at Lucas with a strange gaze that confused him. he was completely unaware of how much his actions have made her feel so touched.