After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 273

Chapter 273

Later that day, Elaine walked out of the Foundation. She’d gone back to help Adrian out with the afternoon when their receptionist quit. But now…

Now she was free.

Elaine walked out of the Foundation, purse over her shoulder. She got down the steps and onto the sidewalk before pausing and pulling out her phone to look at the information Harriet had sent her earlier.

Selim used to live in a rough part of town. A one–story house with a small yard. It’d been sold to an older couple a few weeks back but had been largely abandoned up until that point. Recently sold.

Potentially, some of his old things were still in that house. Clues, maybe.

Slater had said Selim would hang out around the Swindler’s Den, but that wasn’t a guarantee. Though maybe she’d have to check it out after this as well.

She pocketed her phone, heading towards her car. The old house first, then the bar, and maybe she’d…

She spotted Lucas.

On the other side of the street, he was stepping out of his car and with a ragged expression, crossing to the other side to open the door. A woman stepped out. A tall brunette wearing a slimming dress and a gold chain at her neck.

Was Lucas on a date?

Elaine’s gaze went back to Lucas. He looked…uncomfortable. Actually uncomfortable. His date was gorgeous, but he wasn’t even looking at her. In fact, Elaine could have sworn he was trying to just look at his shoes instead.

It was almost endearing in the way he looked so awkward standing there.

Though Elaine knew it wasn’t nerves. He simply didn’t want to be there. She smiled softly. He looked so out of place leading her onto the sidewalk.

She was moving before she even realized it.

Elaine crossed the street, jogging a step to make it before the two of them could get inside the restaurant. Lucas saw her and stopped in his tracks. That woman made it two steps before realizing.

“Lucas,” Elaine said. It was then that she realized what she was doing. Was she actually going to rescue him from this date? “There you are.”

Lucas tilted his head. “Elaine. What are you doing here?”

“I was…” She hesitated, noting how the woman walked back over to stand beside Lucas. “Looking for you.”

“You were looking for me,” Lucas said, sounding disbelieving.

Elaine knew that their last interaction hadn’t exactly been…good. But she was here now, so she might as well go through with this.

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“Can’t it wait?” the woman asked. “We’re on a date.”