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.

went off. He looked down to see a phone on the carpet.

it up and saw

the features of modern phones, but she was thrifty, and the paint on the

handmade charm hanging from the

gently caressing the charm that had appeared in his dreams countless times.

did Allison get

ago, he was in Brookhaven

rubble when, at his most desperate, a girl in a light

woke up, he was in a makeshift hospital.

the girl’s face, but her

“Don’t sleep.”

fingers gently brushed the worn edges of the phone and his eyes never left the aged

few minutes, he dialed Shawn, “Help me look

Shawn was puzzled, “The maid hired by the

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