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CHAPTER 14
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2026-05-06 12:48:13
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Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 23
Lily’s POV I was at my desk by eight as always. The floor was quiet just like my weekend had been. I flipped open my laptop and clicked on the pending folder and told myself the day was just going to be like every other Monday. But it wasn’t. Aaron’s office door was closed. He was already inside, which meant he had arrived before eight. He had probably spent the weekend the same way I had. I focused on the task. Before ten a.m, I had confirmed two meetings scheduled for the following week. Then I sent the Crestfield finalization papers to Aaron’s inbox. By twelve p.m, I had run out of reasons not to think about what happened on Friday evening. We will talk about this on MondayBy 1 p.m, he still hadn’t called me in since I got here. That was very strange because it had never happened before.I watched as Alex went to him twice. Two other staff knocked, entered and left quickly. A question grew in my mind. Was he doing it intentionally?At six p.m, the floor had almost emptie
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 22
Lily’s POVThe kiss ended but the tension in the air persisted. I could feel the heat from Aaron’s body. His hand was still at my jaw and my hand still rested a bit at the back of his head. Then his phone buzzed. He didn’t pick it up. He locked his eyes with mine. Searching for something I wasn’t sure I had. Then the phone buzzed again and he reached for it. He exhaled. “Lily,” he said, but I didn’t respond. ”We will talk about this on Monday.”He walked out. My lips still burned as I stood in the middle of the room and the taste of him remained on my tongue. I touched my mouth and my heart continued to race.’I picked up my things and left. When I got back to my apartment it was quiet as usual. I kicked off my heels and sat on the edge of the sofa. I opened my phone. Two messages were already waiting for my attention. One from Shawna, the other from an unknown number.I opened the second one. ~Lily. This is Amelia. We need to talk. I’m in the city. Uncle Leon told me eve
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 21
Aaron’s POV “Lily,” I said. She stopped. “Have a seat.”Something was unusual about her.I had seen it Tuesday morning the instant she walked through that door. On the outside, she was the same. Composed. On time and professional in a way that never looked like effort even when I suspected it cost her something. But I felt she was somewhere else. The way she answered questions was different. Still correct and efficient but slower than usual. I saw it in the way she sat in the two calls we had that morning. Even though she took notes, her eyes moved to the window more often. And when she brought coffee during lunch and set it on my desk without a word I found myself speaking before I decided to. She turned and looked at me, then sat down. “Is everything alright?” I asked. “Yes,” she said. “Everything is fine.”I asked about her mother and she gave a positive response but her face didn’t completely display that. “The Crestfield vote is at three,” I said. “Be ready.”She nodde
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 20
Lily’s POV The monitor continued to beep while Leon’s question hung in the air. “Did your mother ever tell you about Vale Enterprise and your father?”I adjusted myself in the chair and swallowed. “No,” I responded. “She never told me anything about it.”He nodded and glanced at her on the bed. “Your mother has always been like that. Protecting people from things she thought were harmful. Even if the truth was the only thing that could save them.‘My heart beat grew faster. “Uncle Leon,” I said. “What happened between my father and Vale Enterprises.”He went quiet for a moment. “Your father built something real,” he said. “Bowman Enterprise. He spent fifteen years of his life, two hundred employees of his life. He was not a rich man in the way those people are but he built something that was his until it wasn’t.”My brows tightened. I only had a few memories of my father, Joe Bowman.He never really had time for us. He was always working. I remembered the way he always smelled
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 19
Lily’s POV No one shifted in their chair. Aaron was on his feet with both hands pressed on the table. Eyes fixed on Dorian with a strange stillness.I didn’t know whether I should apologize or remain silent.Dorian leaned back in his chair. He was still too. No flinching. He stared back at Aaron with an equal glare. “I said what I said,” Dorian said with a flat tone. “If your dumbass assistant cannot conduct herself as expected then perhaps the problem is with you who brought her into this room. Not what I observed.”Silence.One of the senior figures shifted in their chair. The other turned his eyes toward me. Aaron pushed the chair back and took one step around the table.Dorian stood up, following Aaron with his eyes without blinking. My heart pounded. I should have kept my mouth shut. “Aaron,” Morgan’s voice broke the silence. One single word. It carried the weight of a man who had filled rooms with his authority for so long. Aaron stopped in his tracks. Morgan looked at
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 18
Lily’s POVI stood in front of the headquarters, taking it all in. It was everything I had expected but nothing I was prepared for. I showed the pass Alex had given to a security scanner. It beeped and I stepped into the building. I had walked into very tall buildings before but standing inside the Vale headquarters with my bag on my shoulder I felt something different.This was Morgan Vale’s world. The lobby had dark marble floors. Minimalistic setting. The Vale Industries logos and names were mounted on several parts of the walls. Staff moved through the space at a quick pace. No one was paying attention to the woman on her first day on the job. When I got to their floor, Aaron was already inside. He was speaking with Alex near the reception when I walked in. He looked up when he saw me and gestured. I joined them. “The meeting is at ten,” he said. “Board room on the tenth floor. Sit at the far end and take notes. Do not speak unless I ask you.”“Understood,” I said, nodding.
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 10
LILY'S Nova’s words clung to me for the rest of the day. Questions settled heavily in my mind while I worked through the pending folder. While I flagged conflicting events. While I sat in on a twenty minute phone call taking notes he hadn't asked for. Don't trust him. It wasn't that I intende
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 6
Lily's POV The email had been sitting in my inbox for about two days. I had read it twice before but I opened it again to make sure I wasn't making any mistakes. Hi Lily. I heard you were looking for a job. Someone sent me this. It's from an anonymous employer. Good pay. Female only. Just go wi
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 5
Lily's POV Shawna’s husband, Mike, was at home when we got to their apartment. He didn't ask any questions. He just stood up from the sofa and said he would make tea. Shawna took me to their guest room where I put away my things. I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. I didn't step outside the ro
Bounded By The Brother CHAPTER 4
Lily's POV. Shawna was already on her feet before I even finished the statement. She pulled her bag then hurried to pay the bill. “What's wrong?” she said, glancing around the restaurant. “Tell me.” “I'll tell you in the car,” I responded, guiding her forward. “Let's go.” She agreed without a
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