Chapter 51

Lucian took a peek at his watch; he realized he still had plenty of time left while saying, “Sounds good.”

He initially planned to return tomorrow but returned early to surprise Penelope.

The car chimed along smoothly, but suddenly a woman in light brown clothing popped into his view. Shawn, quick on the uptake, slammed the brakes.

Once the car halted, Shawn turned to Lucian and said, “Mr. Lindberg, are you all right?”

Lucian just shook his head.

Shawn had been his assistant for years, stellar driving skills, so he didn’t sweat the small stuff.

Outside, rain hammered the ground.

Suddenly, he heard Shawn’s voice from outside, “Mr. Lindberg, it’s Allison.”

He frowned, a flicker of unusual emotion crossed his cold face, but it vanished quickly, elusive.

Allison sat on the ground.

rain drenched her hair and clothes, trickling down her

of the

of black leather shoes stepped into her line

neat black trousers, and above that, a face she knew too

she dreaming?

see him here?

be dreaming

played on

you

her voice drowned in the rain as if

Today really is a lucky day, huh? But I’m feeling lousy

happened today was just a nightmare.”

eyes, wake up, the dream’s

voice dispersed in the surrounding

to the bone, those bright eyes seeming to

was about to speak, she fainted.

the umbrella,

holding Allison, his suit quickly drenched by the rain; he quickly picked up the

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