Lily always hated the morning sun streaming through her curtains, along with the faint chirping of birds that greeted her ears as she stirred awake. It gave no room for her to curl back under her duvet and drift off back to sleep after many hours of her brain running a marathon at night, entertaini
Lily was speechless for the shortest amount of time.She stared at her phone with a frown, then blinked a couple of times, as if doing so would prove that the message right in front of her was a mirage, a figment of her imagination conjured from the incident she'd experienced today.But no, even aft
Lily pulled out her phone as soon as she walked out of Thomas's office.When she was sure that she’d gotten far enough, she dialed Aaron's number. The line rang only for a split second, before it was answered.“Sunshine?”Lily was a bit taken aback. Not by the name—no, she'd weirdly come to terms wi
And now that she had, she felt so good. But the silence that settled seconds later almost made her regret it.Key word; Almost.She stood her ground, panting as she stared back at Thomas as his eyes scanned her expression, searching for something.Then, after a second, he sighed and pinched the brid
Lily's eyes fluttered, struggling between a look of surprise or disbelief.“You'll what?” She asked.Thomas didn't respond immediately. With an aristocrat indifference, he leaned back into his chair, keeping his gaze fixed on her all through.“I'll make sure you don't get your hands on the company,
The ride back to the Arkwright estate was a quiet one. Outside the car window, the sun dipped low into the horizon, casting long shadows across the city streets and staining the sky in hues of soft orange and fading blue. Yet none of that beauty registered in Lily’s mind.Her thoughts were elsewhere