Chapter 181: Your pain exceeded
"Are you still planning to go to Russia next week? I hope you find what you are looking for," Layla murmured softly, her head resting comfortably against Lucius’s chest.
Lucius’s fingers lightly traced patterns on her back as he replied, "I’m thinking of postponing the trip."
Layla’s brows furrowed in surprise. She lifted her head, her curious gaze meeting his. "What? Why would you delay it?" she asked.
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Lucius’s lips as he looked at her. "Because something else has been occupying my thoughts lately," he asserted.
Layla shifted, propping herself up on her elbows so she could fully face him. "And what might that be?" she asked, her eyes narrowing slightly, her curiosity piqued as she searched his face for answers.
"I have to make a solid plan before stepping my foot in Russia. Tsar isn’t an easy opponent to defeat. The informant, who told me about Tsar, is found dead. You were asking me earlier if I scolded Roger and Aiden. Yes, I yelled at them for being fools to stop me from chasing Tsar. I was heated up and I just took out my anger on both of them. After Zayne talked to me, I felt I should stay guarded and not act on my emotions," he confided in Layla, revealing the turmoil inside him.
"Since you realized it, you can make it up with them," Layla suggested.
"I am not a kind boss. I have anger issues," Lucius said.
"I never saw your anger though," she remarked with amusement. "Not toward me."