How Lucious Tries to Win Cookie Back on ‘Empire’

Lucious may be married to Anika, but on this week’s Empire, he was working overtime to get back together with Cookie.

The music mogul was pining for his ex and bombarded Cookie with extravagant gifts, covered in gold, filling up her penthouse apartment, despite her protests.

Cookie wasn’t persuaded and returned the presents. She asked Lucious to respect her boundaries and keep their relationship strictly business. Lucious reminded her of when they first met, telling her that they were meant to be. He even brought in a blast from the past and had Biz Markie serenade her to his signature song “Just a Friend.”

The alpha Lyon may have something to worry about, as a rival for Cookie’s attention looks to be looming on the horizon. City Councilman Angelo Dubois (played by Taye Diggs) attended an antiviolence summit at the Lyon’s club and got some attention from Cookie.

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