Lily’s POV I hated that it bothered me, in hated that I even cared. Andrew Sterling, my boss, my nightmare, my undoing was engaged. And he didn't even tell me, the woman, Sabrina had made sure to rub it in my face, he didn't even wear a ring . I’d almost laughed, he was engaged, of course he was. Men like Andrew didn’t stay unclaimed for long. He had that kind of power that made him impossible to ignore. Still, my chest had tightened like someone had wrapped a wire around my ribs and pulled. So I did what I did best, I pretended I didn’t care. At work, I became polite and professional, keeping my distance. My words to him were clipped, my smiles restrained, and my gaze never lingered longer than necessary. He noticed. Oh, he noticed. Every time I passed him a file, his eyes stayed on me a second too long. Every time I answered a question, there was a pause — as if he was waiting for the warmth that wasn’t there anymore. But I couldn’t give it to him. Not when he’d alread
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