Chapter 105
The words Even had meant to say were stuck in her throat. She owned slightly and looked up at him. “You’ve over thinking it, Mericant. I won’t going to ask you for the painting.
Lucasdihi’i respond. He just stared at het lace thoughtfully. From his angle, bet chin looked slightly sharper than lette der already small face seemed to have slimmed dem even muone lately, making her serene eyes appeas even largel
Suddenly, he reached out. He gently pinched her chin and tilted it up to get a better look. His handiesting near her waist hovered slightly, not quite touching,
“Have you lost wright?” Het waist was noticeably thinner now
Histone was cool and detached, but there was a trace of something unteadable in his eyes. “Di in it because you’ve lost your appetite?”
Evelyn averted her gaze, a litle surprised by his reaction. So, he had noticed the change
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If he knew the truth about her terminal illness, he probably wouldn’t care one bit. Once she realised his balance, she tried to push him away and said flatly, “Can you let gene She never answered his question directly Lucas didn’t push further. He opened his arms, allowing her to steady herself,
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Evelyn braced a hand against his chest for support, fost as she was about to step away, theandon happened to walk in the hallway and caught the exact moment she pulled herself.cut
His expression shitted into something complicated. Just earlier, Lucas had offered the Miller family a major business concession –for a painting worth les for Tittany’s sake.
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And now, why was Evelyn in his arms? Brandon’s look was full of unspoken questions, and Evelyn could practically trad all the wing conclusions flashing through his mind, But no matter how she explained herself, it always made her look quilty. Lucas hadn’t even allowed her to publicly acknowledge the matlage when they were still together.
Now that they were divorced? Forget it
“Ma. Grant, what’s going on here?” Brandon approached with a smile
Lucas didn’t so much as blink “Just talking”
Brandon nodded, seemingly understanding “Got it, then I won’t interrupt”
As he walked away, he gave Evelyn one last look–his expression a mix of curiosity and disappoiistme
He had honestly light better of her.
When Flynn had insulted her earlier, Brandon didn’t quite buy into it. Evelyn had always come across as quiet and cals, without the usual pretense. Besides, the was undeniably beautiful in her own way.
His impression of her had been largely positive. But now? To openly throw herself at someone else’s boyfelend? Perhaps looks really were deceiving,
Evelyn didn’t care about Brandon’s pointed look. She lifted her eyes to Luras. “I wasn’t trying to ask you for the painting. You can give it to Tillany if you want. I just wanted to ask if I could take a few photos of it ”
Even if she couldn’t have the actual painting, photos might still help.
“I send them to you later,” Lucas replied without hesitation
His agreement caught her off guard, and she let out a small breath of relief. “Thank you.”
Hearing her polite tone, Lucas gave her a long unreadable look “You’re very polite.” With that, he turned and walked away.
Evelyn couldn’t tell if it was a compliment or sarcasm–and didn’t bother trying to figure it out. As long as he was willing to give her the photos, that was all she needed Once she tracked down Naomi’s original painting, everything else would fall into place.
