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.

He looked down to see a phone on the

up and saw ‘Daisy‘ displayed on the

of modern phones, but she was thrifty, and the

also a handmade charm hanging from the

caressing the charm that had

Allison get

he was in Brookhaven when an earthquake struck.

was trapped under rubble when, at his most desperate, a girl in a light yellow dress with

was in a makeshift

her childish voice had stayed with

“Don’t sleep.”

the phone and his

Shawn, “Help me look up a

puzzled, “The maid hired by the

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