He could always hand his CEO position to others but he just didn't trust them enough. Afterall to him, blood was thicker. He knew he was being selfish but he can't help it. He had to convince Lara one way or another.

He knew that Lara can't say no to him if he pleaded and he was going to take  advantage of it. It was wrong but it was the right thing to do. For her, for him, for company, for business.

He kept his head down and reasoned with Lara as to why he wanted her to take over the company and Lara listened silently to all he has to say.

After he finished explaining everything, he gathered his courage to look up. Confusion and doubt was written all over her face. He could practically see her mind debating about pros and cons of both choices available.

Looking at her confused state Lucas felt more guilty. He just can't his daughter in such distressed state. His daughter's happiness was way above in his priority list list than business and company. He finally said "You can take a week to decide what you want. If at last you still want to go with your choice than I will not stop you Lara. I will respect it and provide my full support. But please just once consider my expectations and what will happen to the company in future and the fame and power you'll get from this position. You want to help reduce maternal mortality ratio? You can fund in medical colleges for proper education or either donate money in hospitals for facilities that others can't afford with your position and power. Everyone will listen to you with utmost attention and respect. Just think it through Lara. There's no need to hurry. My only request is that you think with your mind and not heart because sometimes practicality is more important that emotional decisions. I don't want you to regret anything."

Lara got up from her seat and without saying anything walked out of dining room. She didn't realize where she was heading to.

Someone was calling her name in the distance but she can't hear it properly. Then someone was shaking her shoulders but she was too deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice properly.

She was snapped out of her thoughts when she suddenly felt cold. She looked around quickly and realized that she subconsciously walked down the street to Oliver's house and was now standing in his room. And the cold she felt was because Oliver threw some ice in her t-s.h.i.+rt.

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That b.a.s.t.a.r.d, thought Lara.

Then she looked up and saw Oliver's expression which was laced with worry for his dear friend. She forgot all about cursing him and just jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly, sobbing softly.

Oliver hugged her waist subconsciously and patted her back in an attempt to soothe Lara. He suddenly felt wetness on his s.h.i.+rt and knew that Lara was crying and got even more worried about what might have happened to her.

He gently drew circles on her back to try to calm her and whispered sweetly "Shh. Don't cry. Whatever it is, we can come up with a solution together." Lara nodded in his s.h.i.+rt but didn't stop crying until he she heard above her head "Do you want to cry like a baby now or do you want the amazingly amazing red velvet cake in the whole d.a.m.n world?"

Now that got her attention. Oliver knew that she couldn't resist red velvet. Unlike other girls she didn't like chocolate cake but preferred red velvet and allllll types of cheesecakes. Weird little b.a.s.t.a.r.d she is, thought Oliver.

One time on Valentine's day he was going to give the same old cliche gift of a teddy and a chocolate box in red heart shaped box to a girl to get laid, no offense. Well, that didn't happen because Lara flushed his chocolates and kept the teddy for herself. One more thing about Lara, she collected all the birthday cards and had more than 30 soft animals in her possession.

Lara immediately looked up after hearing about the goodnesss that she knew Sofia must have prepared as baking was her hobby. When she was angry, she would bake. She is happy, she'll bake. She's frustrated, she'll bake. She's sad, she'll bake. But her efforts didn't by any chance got unappreciated. Lara and Oliver were literally pigs! Whenever they were just chilling at either one of their homes, they would just pig out and watch Netflix. Oliver slowly wiped her tears with his thumb and kissed her forehead before saying "Wait here and clean your face, you look like an alien and I'll be back with your lifeline, okay?"

"Mmhmm"

Before he stepped out of the door Lara spanked his a.s.s. "What was that for?" Oliver growled.

"For calling me alien." She said while shrugging her shoulders.

"You're lucky that I love you."

"I know, I know. Now, go! My tongue is aching for some red velvet."

Oliver left the room and Lara headed to bathroom and washed her face and took some deep breaths to compose herself. When she got out, she saw the red beauty in all her glory. Her eyes sparkled at the sight of it.

One for her and one for him. But in the end, both ended up in Lara's stomach. Oliver was sulking by the side and Lara kissed his cheek as compensation which seems to work every time he is upset because his smile returned when Lara retreated  smiling innocently at him.