Chapter\u00a038<\/p>\n
Every\u00a0time\u00a0Eliana\u00a0finished\u00a0using\u00a0those\u00a0pungent\u00a0face\u00a0masks,\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0skin\u00a0grow\u00a0smoother\u00a0and\u00a0brighter.\u00a0A\u00a0small<\/p>\n
jar\u00a0lasted\u00a0her\u00a0quite\u00a0a\u00a0while.<\/p>\n
Wealthy\u00a0housewives\u00a0stopped\u00a0seeking\u00a0expensive\u00a0salon\u00a0treatments\u00a0and\u00a0began\u00a0asking\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0using.\u00a0Eliana\u00a0didn\u2019t<\/p>\n
really\u00a0know.\u00a0Even\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0did,\u00a0she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0the\u00a0secret.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0black\u00a0Maybach\u00a0glided\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0road.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0back seat,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0nervously\u00a0pressed\u00a0her\u00a0palms\u00a0together.\u00a0\u201cCal,\u00a0what<\/p>\n
should\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0later?\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Conton\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0so\u00a0much.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Conton\u00a0is\u00a0kind,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0talented.\u00a0This\u00a0will\u00a0go\u00a0well,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0said\u00a0gently.\u00a0\u201cStill,<\/p>\n
he\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0retired\u00a0for\u00a0years.\u00a0He\u00a0might\u00a0not\u00a0want\u00a0new\u00a0students.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0go\u00a0and\u00a0make a\u00a0good\u00a0impression.\u00a0If\u00a0it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0work<\/p>\n
out,\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0consider\u00a0other\u00a0options.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0he\u00a0accepted\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0I\u00a0graduated\u00a0from\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0University\u00a0too.\u00a0He\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0refuse\u00a0me,\u00a0right?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0snapped.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0had\u00a0worked\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0famous\u00a0Alan\u00a0Conton.\u00a0Yet\u00a0Alan had\u00a0rejected\u00a0her,<\/p>\n
only\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0Sydney\u00a0the\u00a0next year\u00a0before\u00a0retiring.\u00a0She\u00a0couldn\u2019t understand\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0luck.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0replied\u00a0calmly,\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s just\u00a0see\u00a0how\u00a0it\u00a0goes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay!\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0pressed\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0over\u00a0his.\u00a0\u201cNo\u00a0matter\u00a0what,\u00a0Dr. Conton\u00a0will\u00a0respect\u00a0you.\u00a0Cal,\u00a0I\u00a0trust\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
For\u00a0her,\u00a0this\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0done\u00a0deal.\u00a0Alan\u2019s\u00a0reputation\u00a0was\u00a0solid,\u00a0and\u00a0with\u00a0Caleb\u00a0making\u00a0the\u00a0move,\u00a0money\u00a0would\u00a0always<\/p>\n
win.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0left\u00a0after\u00a0dinner.\u00a0As\u00a0always,\u00a0Eliana\u00a0walked\u00a0her to\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0reminded\u00a0her,\u00a0\u201cWalk\u00a0carefully.\u00a0Let\u00a0me<\/p>\n
know\u00a0when\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u00a0You\u00a0should\u00a0go\u00a0inside.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0windy. Don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0getting\u00a0a\u00a0headache,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0urged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0will.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Eliana\u00a0went\u00a0inside,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0unexpectedly\u00a0saw\u00a0Caleb\u00a0enter\u00a0the\u00a0compound,\u00a0arm\u2013in\u2013arm\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope.<\/p>\n
Their\u00a0posture\u00a0was\u00a0intimate.<\/p>\n
Hampton\u00a0Corp.\u00a0had\u00a0medical\u00a0ventures,\u00a0so\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0surprising\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0professional\u00a0questions\u00a0for\u00a0Alan.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0winter\u00a0wind\u00a0bit\u00a0sharply,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0and\u00a0zipped\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0jacket,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0ignore\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0Caleb\u00a0called\u00a0her,\u00a0\u201cSydney?\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
8:39\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a038<\/p>\n
The\u00a0courtyard\u00a0was\u00a0dark,\u00a0lit\u00a0only\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0yellow\u00a0glow\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0streetlamp.\u00a0He\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0clearly.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0paused,\u00a0feigning\u00a0surprise.\u00a0\u201cCal.\u00a0Why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0here?\u201d<\/p>\n
3.78%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0the\u00a0700,000\u00a0dollars\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0mother\u2013in\u2013law\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0wasted.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0played\u00a0her\u00a0part<\/p>\n
well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0question\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0ask,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0said\u00a0softly,\u00a0resting\u00a0his\u00a0large\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0said\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0busy.\u00a0We\u00a0never\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0at\u00a0home.\u00a0Why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0here\u00a0with\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Conton?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0made\u00a0up\u00a0an\u00a0excuse.\u00a0\u201cMarcus\u00a0asked\u00a0me.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0patient\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0complicated<\/p>\n
condition,\u00a0and we\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0risk\u00a0it.\u00a0So\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0Alan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0now?\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0brow\u00a0softened,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0coaxed\u00a0her\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0child.\u00a0\u201cIsn\u2019t\u00a0it\u00a0time\u00a0you\u00a0went\u00a0home?\u00a0You\u00a0should\u00a0get\u00a0in\u00a0the<\/p>\n
car.\u00a0We\u2019ll\u00a0just\u00a0head\u00a0in\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Conton for\u00a0a\u00a0bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0strange feeling\u00a0settled\u00a0in\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0chest.\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0feel\u00a0like\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0wife\u00a0but\u00a0like\u00a0their\u00a0child\u2013Caleb\u00a0and\u00a0Penelope\u2019s<\/p>\n
child.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0wanted,\u00a0they\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0happy\u00a0family\u00a0of\u00a0three.\u00a0Four,\u00a0if\u00a0one\u00a0counted\u00a0Timothy,\u00a0whom\u00a0Sydney\u00a0nearly\u00a0forgot.<\/p>\n
Perhaps\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0absurd\u00a0she\u00a0laughed\u00a0softly\u00a0to\u00a0herself.<\/p>\n
Looking\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0she\u00a0put\u00a0on\u00a0an\u00a0obedient\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cCould\u00a0I\u00a0go\u00a0straight home\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0later\u00a0tonight?\u00a0Tiff\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0are\u00a0having<\/p>\n
dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
GET\u00a0IT\u00a0N\u2026<\/p>\n
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Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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