I Was Hoping She Would Notice but again Now When She Did... Im Tired

Chapter 80 - 80: olivia rejection

Lucian took a deep breath as he descended the last few steps, trying to shake off the unsettling feeling that had been shadowing him all morning. Guess today isn't going to be a coffee day either, he thought wryly, his mind already set on moving through the day as quickly as possible.

As he entered the lobby, he spotted his mother, Olivia, sitting quietly on the couch. Two steaming cups of coffee sat on the table in front of her, untouched, as if waiting. The sight made him falter slightly. Coffee? With her? he thought, feeling his stomach knot. This her being here, waiting for him, was unusual. The Olivia he knew was up and out, unstoppable and consumed with work by now. Her world revolved around the family business, and morning conversations were rare, if they happened at all.

A smile tugged faintly at her lips as she met his eyes, a smile that softened her usually strict features. Her face held an expression he couldn't read, a softness that felt foreign. She looked… hopeful, almost tentative. Lucian felt his pulse quicken, an odd and unexpected ache pinching his chest. Her expression held something close to vulnerability a look he had never seen from her.

"Good morning, Lucy," Olivia greeted, her voice gentle, almost cautious, as she gestured to the empty seat next to her. "Your sister arrived just a three hours ago… did she say anything to you?" Her tone held an anxious undertone, as though she were prying for answers he didn't have.

"No, she didn't mention anything, Mother," Lucian replied, his tone guarded, already stepping lightly around her words. "She just… she was sitting in my room."

Olivia's brow furrowed with a flicker of worry. "I know you and Rose haven't always seen eye to eye, but…" Her voice trailed off as she looked at him, her expression pleading, though she barely had to finish. Her worry was clear: she didn't want history to repeat itself between them, and it was evident she hoped that things might finally be different.

Lucian managed a stiff nod, but he could already feel himself wanting to leave. His skin prickled at the idea that Rose had been watching him for three hours he slept just sitting in his room, quietly waiting for him to wake up. The realization made him shiver, and he quickened his pace, eager to put space between himself and the strange morning.

But as he tried to walk past her, Olivia's voice broke into his thoughts, tender and trembling, stopping him in his tracks. "Lucy… can you sit for a moment?" The gentleness in her voice, the subtle desperation it was almost more than he could bear. She hadn't looked at him like that in years. Perhaps not since he was a child, tugging on her sleeve for attention, hoping for a scrap of her time. Now she was asking him to stay, the way he had once done.

For a fleeting moment, his resolve wavered. He felt a pull to turn around, to meet the vulnerable expression she wore. But what was the point? He had spent a lifetime

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