Chapter 30

Allison was shaking violently, engulfed in a tidal wave of humiliation.

She bit her lip hard, and her fists balled up light. Unable to bear any more of the disgrace, she skedaddled from the office in a hurry.

Who knew how long it took before she found a tree to lean on, her tears finally breaking free.

She and this man were from different worlds.

She was indeed from the wrong side of the tracks; she never deluded herself about that.

But she was genuinely drawn to his tenderness. It turned out that he was a real jerk to everyone else but Penelope.

Back in the office, Lucian rubbed his tired forehead. He had regained his composure, with no sign of the earlier meltdown on his handsome face.

down to see a phone on the

it up and saw ‘Daisy‘ displayed on the

modern phones, but she was thrifty, and the paint on the edges had already

charm hanging from the phone.

breath hitched, his slender fingers gently caressing the charm that had appeared in his

Allison get

in Brookhaven

when, at his most desperate, a girl in a light yellow dress with

he woke up, he was in a makeshift hospital.

her childish voice had stayed

“Don’t sleep.”

phone and his eyes never left the aged charm.

Shawn, “Help me look up

“The maid hired by the

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