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.

drenched her hair and clothes, trickling

of the rain

pair of black leather shoes stepped into her line of

head, saw his neat black trousers, and above

Was she dreaming?

would she see

must be dreaming

played

you

her voice drowned in the rain

her? Today really is a lucky day, huh? But I’m feeling lousy like I can’t

was just a

wake up, the dream’s gone, right?”

voice dispersed in the surrounding mist.

to the bone,

as he was about to speak, she

quickly dropped the

quickly drenched by the rain; he quickly picked up the umbrella, holding it

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