Selena adored her. She never went anywhere without Carly, treating her like a delicate flower in need of constant care. Whatever Carly wanted, Selena always gave.
"Thaty man, he''s just like Eden. He doesa Llisten, and he''s not fun to y with. How about I find you someonenice? Someone who listens and ys games the way
Carly shook her lead. "No, I want him."
As the two spoke, the door to the room opened.
A man walked in from outside, dressed in a sharply tailored sust. His features were handsome but cold, with "Mr_Manor, don''t look as reluctant. Technically speaking, you should be calling me Aunt Selena, just like Tina does."
intemess and gloom hanging around him.
An hour ago, he''d received photos of Fiona getting all cozy with that pretty boy.
He never would''ve guessed that getting rid of Tina with Dominic''s help would invite someone even more dangerous into the picture.
Tina wanted her freedom back. The Sowle family couldn''t give it to her, so she sold their secrets to Selen
Che wrong move, and now the consequences clung to him like gum on the bottom of a shor-disgusting, anneving, and impossible to shake off
He walked over and sat down, his expression cold and sharp.
He got straight to the point. "What do you want from the, Mrs. Locke? You want me to break someone out? Sorry, I''m not capable. I can''t help you! "Carly, do you think this young man is handsome? Selena asked sweetly, gently turning Carly''s fare away from the window and toward Luke
Carly blinked, dared, staring at the unfamiliar face in front of her
Luke frowned.
But then-ter the burlest momen
in the mornings, soft and adorable.
something in the young woman''s features made him pause. Her sleepy, innocent gaze refunded him of Vespera, half-awake
"Don''t you think this young man is handsome, too?" Selena coased, still smiling as she watched Carly
Carly gave a small, obedient nod. Then she dropped her head and mumbled, “But the other one was even better looking."
Selena sighed lightly, looking a little troubled
Meanwhile, the chill in Luke''s eyes deepened. "What the hell is this wornan trying to pull?" he wondered.
Outside the restaurant, Samuel invited Theodore to stop by his office for awhile.
The moment he said it, Eden chimed in cheerfully, "I want to hang out in Dom''s office, too. Maybe even take a nap."
Samuel shot him a look, so sharp it could kill.
Seeing that Samuel was about toe over and strangle him again, Eden immediately backpedalled, "okay! I''m kidding, I''m not going.
Then, he leaned in and whispered in Dominic''s ear, "Pretty slick, right? That''s all 1 can do. The test is up to you."
"Eden, you little brat!" Samuel exploded, catching him whispering to Dominic again—this time truly fed up as he stormed toward them.
Eden let go of Dominic. Despite his size, the guy moved fast, dodging Samuel''s fist with ease.
As he ran, he didn''t forget to rum back and blow Dominic a kiss "Dom lett a little gift in your office. When I''m back from Auralia, I''m taking you on vacation!
Samue! pulled off a shor and chucked it at him. His assistant immediately rushed over from the car with a fresh pair from the trunk.
How typical of Samuel. He couldn''t keep his cool when angry.
Vespera nced at the smug, taunting Eden, then at Samuel, who looked about two seconds away from whipping off his belt and chasing him down.
Was this elderly abuse? Like, some weirdly specific form of bullying the elderly? "Put your shoe back on," Dominic said dryly, shooting Samuel a look. He gave Theodore a polite nod, then walked out with Vespera.
Vespera respectfully said goodbye to the two chaimmen, then quickly followed after Dominic.
Theodore kept staring at her slender silhouette as she walked away, his gaze lingering for a long while.
Samuel, still changing his shoes, didn''t bother hiding is thoughts. "She could be your daughter, you know. If you''re having those kinds of thoughts, that''s just
It was hard not to jump to condusions-first saying she looked like histe wife and now staring holes into the poor young woman''s back
It was really creeping him out
Theodore sighed with a ball-pile. "Come on, I don''t see her like that. I just genuinely like the kid, she does resemble Mira."
Sannuel didn''t hold back "stop with the ''Mira" already. She''s dead she can''t hear you or see your dramatic performances."
On the way back to the office, Vespera wanted to gossip about the Locke family.
But she also had a strong feeling that if she opened that door, Dominic would take the opportunity to bring up other things...
pushed the thought aside. She wasn''t even that curious to begin with
She stuck a peek at the rearview mirror and saw that Dominic had his eyes closed, resting
From the moment they got out of the car, into the elevator, and to the door of his office, Vespera was on edge. She half-expected him to drop some emotionally devastating question out of nowhere.