The Perfect Gentleman ✔

32: The guest in room 234

Sara counted to ten after they left before grabbing her napkin and tossing it on the table angrily. She fixed her brimming eyes at Donald who squirmed under her gaze. Yemisi, who had only seen the cheerful, vibrant side of Sara since they met, cowered under her seat silently begging her husband for protection.

"Thanks a lot, Donald. What a great friend you are!" She hissed at him, her fists clenched in anger. She couldn't believe it was possible that there was still something going on between Lucas and Karen. She refused to think like that.

Donald shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "What did I do? I didn't send her after him," he defended, realising he had put himself in a jam. Slightly though, but still a jam nonetheless.

"I told you what she did to me, what she did to my marriage and you go ahead and date her?! You even had the effrontery to bring her to dinner where we can all meet. What were you hoping to achieve by doing this?" She spat out in accusation, her thoughts drifting now and again to what happened over dinner.

"You can't blame me!" He cried out, trying to play the victim card. "I know what you told me, yes, but curiosity gripped me and I wanted to find out the kind of woman she was. Falling for her was not part of the plan!" He claimed.

"Oh, shut up cause I don't believe you."

He watched her purse her lips, her eyes darting to the door Lucas had exited through, with Karen trailing behind a few minutes later. He knew what was going through her mind, heck, he instigated what was going through her thoughts. A little bit of jealousy and he could definitely get her back to his side. She'd forgotten she was supposed to be getting her son back not falling for her ex and he and Karen were here to remind her of that.

"You say that as if you've never been in love," he taunted, drawing her eyes and attention back to him. "You and I know you can't choose who you fall in love with. You can ask your new friends to verify for you in case you've forgotten," he added, playing the bait at Yemisi who took it hook, line, sinker.

"Yes, really. We can't choose who we fall in love with. I didn't even plan to fall in love with Daniel. He wasn't even my type but he came into my life and swept me away," she finished dreamily, batting her eyelashes at her enamoured husband who kissed her lips affectionately.

Sara swore.

She glared at the couple coldly before remarking, "your love story sounds absolutely wonderful but this is not what I need in my life right now."

Standing up, she grabbed her clutch and slid out of her chair.

"Excuse me, but I need to go find my ex-husband."

She walked in determined strides following the wisp of air Lucas left in his wake after storming out of the restaurant earlier. She knew he'd not return to the restaurant that night again as he rarely got angry but always chose to go away and brood or bury himself in work whenever he did.

She didn't have a clue where he went but she chose to imagine he went back to his room at the lodge. Since her room was opposite his, she could use this opportunity to seduce him, after their reconciliation of course. Moreover, they were here for such actions.

The cable car ride was quiet and cool and she shivered slightly wishing her charming knight with the expensive jacket had the brain to wait behind for her. Then a dark thought crossed her mind when she imagined Karen was with him trying to calm him down. She shook her head as though to dispel the image and focused on her task ahead.

She reached her lodge just in time to see Karen coming out of it. Though the distance between the two doors was few meters apart, but since her room was locked, Sara could tell which room Karen just walked out from. They met halfway at the living area and paused, staring at each other.