Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 55: Cute younger brother

"Well, at the beginning I thought that they knew each other, I noticed him about three days after we started the year but I wasn't suspicious because Jen looked unbothered. Whenever she came to school I always saw him hovering around her. I've seen him follow her out of class a couple of times too" Michael paused and took a sip of his juice before he continued.

"I started getting suspicious when I once caught him take pictures of her, and when I tried confronting him he ran away. That was when I thought it was very strange. I tried to tell her about it but she always brushes me off. She probably misunderstood me and thought I was interested in her or something. At least that's what my friend told me." Michael mumbled to himself.

"Friend?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah, his name is Jared. He was the one that suggested I come to you if I can't get through to her.

Anyways, on Monday she didn't come to school, I noticed the strange man standing in front of the school gate for a while before he left which confirmed my suspicions that he only went to campus to see her.

I tried talking to her again on Tuesday but she kept saying she was busy so I didn't force the issue. I asked Jared to help me find your contact information and that was how I ended up sending you an email" Michael said summarizing the whole situation as best as he could.

Lucas was impressed but couldn't help but wonder how he had noticed that Jen was being followed.

"How did you notice this man?" Lucas asked.

"Besides the fact that your girlfriend is hard to miss, the guys would always start chattering about her whenever she arrived. From the very first day, it has been that way. I guess a lot of them felt a bit intimidated and haven't tried to approach her yet" Michael commented.

Lucas thought that the comment was unnecessary and he almost lamented that his girlfriend was just too eye-catching. Lucas was silent for a while as he thought about the situation.

It doesn't seem like the guy has approached her yet, and rather than risk many people noticing him it would have been easier if he did his activities when she was not on campus, which either meant he did not know where she lived, or there were circumstances that did not allow him to follow her around all day.

"Michael, you still have my number right?" Lucas asked as he continued to contemplate.

"Yes, Mr Lewis" Michael replied. This form of address managed to shock Lucas so much that he almost visibly cringed. He had rarely been referred to like that because his father was still around.

"Just call me Lucas," Lucas said.

"Alright, Mr Lucas," Michael said correcting himself. Lucas settled with that form of address. Mr Lewis was a bit too much for him to shoulder at the moment.

"Can I ask you for a favour?" Lucas asked.

"Of course," Michael said calmly although he was slightly excited.

"Can you continue to observe this man? If he approaches her actively or stats making attempts to draw her attention can you let me know?" Lucas asked politely.

"Sure" Michael replied. It wouldn't be different from what he has been doing.

"Of course this is only when you're on campus. I'm not asking you to follow her around but just observe the man" Lucas said attempting to clarify this.

"Yes, I understand" Michael replied.

"I'll have to treat you to a meal to thank you, Michael," Lucas said and for the first time, he smiled at him. He felt a weird sense of kinship with Michael and thought of him as a cute younger brother.

[A/N: I see you finally understand how his sisters feel].

"There's no need for that Mr Le- Lucas," Michael said stuttering at the end of the sentence.

"I insist, and don't hesitate to contact me if you need anything," Lucas said generously before they both stood up.

Michael was 6ft 3" so he was not short by any means and he also had a good looking face that looked very charming. If he was a promiscuous person he would probably be one of the biggest playboys in City X but his naivety was really endearing. So by the end of their meeting, Lucas already had a very favourable impression of him.

They walked together out of the office and Lucas said a couple of parting words to him before he instructed Dave to escort him downstairs. He subtly gave Dave a signal to come back to his office immediately after before they left.

Lucas walked back into his office still deep in thought about how he was going to handle this situation. He knew that he would have to tell Jen about it so that she is aware of what is happening. Keeping her in the dark about this would just make her more vulnerable.

After about ten minutes, Dave walked into Lucas' office as he was instructed and saw that his boss was deep in thought. The amiable expression he had shown Michael a couple of minutes earlier had completely disappeared. He silently stood in front of his desk waiting for Lucas to notice him.

"Dave" Lucas called suddenly managing to startle him.

"Yes sir" David answered.

"I want to know who is stalking Jen, and what their motives are. I want this information as soon as possible" Lucas said.

"Yes sir" Dave replied.

"Hire a bodyguard agency in the meantime. I want them to monitor her house." Lucas added as he remembered what he had seen when he had dropped her off on Monday.

"Yes sir" David replied as he noted down the tasks.

"Tell them to be there, especially at night. In the day time, she's on campus anyways. It will look suspicious if they are constantly there.

"Alright sir, is there anything else?" David asked.

"Not for now, I want you to prioritize this before everything else" Lucas added and nodded for him to leave.

Dave walked out of Lucas' office feeling slightly terrified. It looked like Lucas was not happy at all, and even though his expression looked alright when Michael was around, the contrast was just too big. He had worked with Lucas for almost five years but he couldn't get used to the changes in his expressions.