His Ex-wife Is An Heiress (Amara and Tobias) novel Chapter 77

“Like bodyguards?” Amara asked as they walked towards the elevator.

“Exactly bodyguards.”

Duncan’s answer had her cringing. She was never a fan of bodyguards. “There’s no need to go that far.”

“But Mr. Reynolds-“

“He’s not a threat, pay no mind to him.” Amara assured as the elevator dinged and they stepped out. “If you want to worry about something, then I suggest you worry about the work on your desk. I’m sure it’s piling up by the second.”

Duncan wanted to refute, or at least try to pursue his suggestion one final try, but the look in Amara’s eyes had him clamping his mouth shut and settling for a simple nod.

“I understand, Ma’am.”

~•~

Four long hours of work, bunch of annoying emails and unreasonable executives were all it took to run the energy Amara had consumed before leaving home, to the ground.

By the time the clock was approaching two in the afternoon, her stomach was rumbling and her throat was parched.

Pushing her chair back, she left the office, instructing Duncan that she’d be stepping out for a bit to have lunch. He offered to follow, which she turned down without second thoughts.

Arriving at the restaurant just a few blocks from her company, she was pleased to find that there wasn’t a long queue waiting for the service.

The place was a newly opened Italian restaurant. It’s menu, though a tad too expensive for a regular’s meal, was not bad and the food was pretty decent.

“A table for one.” Amara stated, catching the attention of the female at the front. She smiled and handed Amara a menu, gesturing to the seat beside her.

“Right this way.” The female said and led Amara to an empty table, seating her down and allowing her the time to browse through the menu while she went to get their complementary wine.

As Amara browsed through the menu, a shadow suddenly loomed over her.

Looking up, she was surprised to see Helios standing in front of her and more surprised to see healing bruises on his face and arm in a sling.

“Helios, What a pleasant surprise.”