Chapter 14

Cornelius

"This is Lydia Hayden reporting live from downtown Los Angeles"

I watched the blondie from the tv in my office. She was one hell of a firecracker if she managed to go to work despite her condition.

"Hey Connor!" Chance barged into my office in time to see me stare at Lydia on the news channel.

"Is this gonna be a thing now? You. Her?"

He said with an irritating smug that pissed me off.

"We don't have a thing, Chance. Remember, that woman could ruin our lives as we know it"

"Well I'm holding my end of the bargain by keeping your aunt on a leash and on the other hand you seem to be going all in for her"

All in? What did that even mean?

"What do you mean by that?"

"I'm just saying man. Just like you said, the woman's the death of us so be careful, don't do anything stupid,"he left the documents on top of my desk passing me the same look he gave me this morning.

Seeing her in a s