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Could she be Lily?
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2026-08-21 04:21:20
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My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) Leave Newyork
Rhea tried to push the morning's awkward encounter out of her mind by the time she reached her department. Thankfully, most of the team had already left for their morning meeting with Alaric, leaving the usually busy department strangely quiet. John, who was the only person there, sat at the desk beside hers, looking over a document with an expression that suggested he was either working very hard or completely lost. He looked up when Rhea approached. After she took her seat, she noticed a burger and a drink sitting beside her keyboard. She glanced at John. “I left those there for you,” he said. “I got too much for myself, so I decided to share.” Rhea looked at the food before looking back at him. “You bought this for me?” A small smile tugged at her lips. “I already had coffee on my way to work, but…” “Coffee isn't breakfast,” John interrupted. “I mean it's adds to hunger if I'm being honest.” Rhea laughed softly as she picked up the burger. “Thank you. That's
My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) Dinner
Later that night, Alaric lay on his bed with one arm beneath his head, staring at the ceiling.The room was dark except for the faint light slipping through the curtains.He had expected exhaustion to come easily.It didn't.Instead, his mind returned to Rhea.Again.He exhaled slowly and rubbed a hand over his face.“This is getting ridiculous.”He had a plan.A very clear one.Melissa was the person he had approached for a reason. He needed answers, and getting close to her was the easiest way to find them.Yet somehow, her daughter had become the distraction he never anticipated.A twenty-three-year-old woman who was supposed to have nothing to do with his investigation had somehow gotten under his skin.Maybe Matt was right.Maybe taking Melissa out was exactly what he needed.He needed to focus on the plan and stop allowing Rhea to occupy so much space inside his head.She was Melissa's daughter.Nothing more.*****“Yes, Mom. I've eaten, and I'm fine. You don't have to keep chec
My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) Beautiful distraction
Alaric had always been good at working.When something bothered him, he buried himself in documents, meetings, numbers, contracts, and decisions that required his full attention. Work had always been the easiest way to silence everything else.But lately, silence wasn't working.Three hours had passed since Rhea walked out of his office, yet her words were still sitting somewhere in the back of his mind, refusing to leave.Alaric stared down at the document on his desk without actually reading a single word. The same paragraph had been in front of him for several minutes, and he couldn't have repeated a single sentence from it if someone had asked.Across from him, Matt continued explaining the latest developments concerning one of Lumina Enterprise's hotel projects, flipping through the documents in his hands while Alaric's attention remained somewhere else entirely.Matt stopped halfway through his explanation and stared at him.He had known Alaric long enough to recognize the diffe
My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) A confession
By lunchtime, Rhea had barely touched her food. She sat across from Maya, moving a piece of chicken around her plate without actually eating it. Her mind had been somewhere else since she arrived at work that morning, replaying the same images until they were beginning to drive her crazy—the woman in Alaric's house, which told her that she was definitely the Lily he had spoken about with softness. Everything seemed connected. And the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The problem was that she couldn't understand why she was this angry. Her mother was the one who was supposed to be hurt if Alaric was lying to her. So why did she feel as though he had personally betrayed her? Her fingers tightened around the fork. Maya leaned across the table and waved a hand in front of her face. “Are you planning to eat that, or are you just going to stare at it until our 15mins break is over? I've been watching you since you got to work. You were distracted all morning, y
My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) Could she be Lily?
Iris had been waiting in the sitting room for nearly an hour, her phone lying forgotten in her lap. She had told herself she was only staying awake because Alaric had not returned yet, but the truth was that she wanted to see him before she went to bed. She knew what day it was—the third anniversary of his wife's death, though it's her first time in it—and she had expected him to come home after drinking, perhaps a little tipsy and lost in his thoughts. She had even hoped that being there when he returned might make the night an easier way of bonding.The sound of the front door opening pulled her attention toward the entrance.Iris immediately stood, smoothing down the front of her dress as a small smile touched her lips."You're finally—"The words died in her throat.Alaric walked through the door with a woman in his arms.For several seconds, Iris could only stare. The woman appeared completely unconscious, her head resting against Alaric's shoulder while one arm hung loosely arou
My mother's suspicious partner (The night between us) Another drunken night
He stopped.Another voice followed, low and mocking."Come on. We're only trying to help you. You look cute when you're drunk."Alaric's expression hardened.He turned toward the sound and saw two men standing near a young woman who was clearly struggling to remain steady on her feet.She pushed one of them away."I said no. Just leave me alone."The man reached for her arm again.Alaric was beside them before he could think twice. His hand closed around the man's wrist, stopping him."She told you to leave her alone. Take the hint and walk away."The man looked at him, clearly irritated."Who the hell are you?"Alaric tightened his grip just enough to make him wince."Someone who's giving you one chance to walk away unless you want both your legs crippled."The other man looked between them and immediately grabbed his friend's arm."Let's go."The two men glanced at the woman one last time before walking away, muttering under their breath.Alaric watched until they disappeared before
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