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Chapter 27

Asher slowly crept to the house, careful not to wake anyone up. He ended up staying longer than he expected at the hospital and he barely had the time to check up on Lily,

“Back so early, Sameone said as he walked into the living room and he froze momentarily. His eyes went to the huge wall clock hanging in the roon, and he immediately turned to the direction the voice came from and there was Lily. She was sitting on the sofa, her knees pressed against her chest, still dressed in what he knows is her work confit at half past 10, a bottle of wine open on the table before her.

His brows knitted together as he took note of all these, Was she affected that badly by Charlotte’s accident Elis eyes rested on her face, and his heart dropped to his stomach when he noticed how red and swollen her eyes were. Just how long has she been crying?

He instantly shrugged off his suit jacket and walked over to her, and made himself comfortable beside her. He wasn’t one to comfort anyone crying. He didn’t know how to, but…

“How long have you been here?” He asked, picking up her glass and finishing up its content.

“You know I drank from that, right?” He stared at the glass then at her before he set it down on the table while nodding his head. “How is she?” “Better than you think. She miffled and nodded. That’s great. At least they

ey won’t say she murdered her. “You didn’t stop by even

She chuckled and wrapped her arms around her legs. Of course no one was going to tell him that she in fact came, she had to be the villain. “I got

though you knew?” caught up with work, she lied effortlessly. There was no need to confuse him with her family drama and lies. “You must be very tired. You should go and rest

“And what will you be doing” H

He asked almost immediately and she shrugged even though she knew what she’d be doing. Having a pity party, Asher exhaled loudly and deeply when a minute passed and she said nothing in response. “How about we talk about whatever it is that’s bothering you first, then we both can retire for the night.

Lily’s

‘s eyes met his after his offer, and she held his gaze. For the first time in a while, she could see the intricate colour of his eyes once again. They seemed to be drawing her in, trying to read her and figure out whatever was in her head, and it warmed her heart. Someone was finally trying to see her, to understand her. She felt a teardrop roll down her right cheek and she immediately wiped it away, and cleared her throat.

“Let’s talk about something else.” She said when she finally found her voice and she saw the surprise that contorted into his expression, and she forced a small smile on her face. She wasn’t realy to lay herself bare to a man that could walk out of her life in the next 43 days, no matter how enticing it was.

Lily heard him sigh, a

and it was followed by a slight slap on his thighs. “Take your time.” He said, and a genuine smile lit up her face.

Silence engulfed them afterwards and they both wordlessly passed the wine between them. Lily’s mind raced in different directions, thinking and dreaming up so many different scenarios, but one person however dominated every sphere her mind travelled to. No matter how hard she tried, he seemed to occupy a tiny portion of her mind in every way, and that brought about a sudden realization

1 know nothing about you. Laly blurted out before the thought book form in her mind, and she turned to face him once again.

Asher stared down at her with a raised eyebrow and what seemed like a smile tugged on his lips. Even while sitting, she had to look up to get a good view of him, and she wasn’t a small woman Clearing her throat Lily snapped herself out of her tiny observation and back to the conversation at hand. I only know what the tabloid say about you.”

He stroked the stubble that has been growing more and more into a full beard over the days, and looked away. “So, what do you want to know about me?” He slid down the chair a like, man spreading as he did and she gulped, forcing her eyes away from where they were hurriedly going to, then back to his face but that didn’t help the situation. He had rolled up his sleeves and crossed his hands beneath his head, giving her a front row view of his biceps.

Lily swallowed, wetting her dry mouth as she fanned herself, looking away. “The white must be getting to me

It suddenly became too hot in there for her. She reached out and quickly undid two of her buttons and fanned herself even mor

She heard any sucker behind her before covering it up with a cough, and she glared at him despite the heat that had crawled up her face. “I blame the wine?

So..” He started again, and she created a line more space between them before she copied his position by resting her head against the chair, her knres were however still tightly pressed against her chest. “What do you want to know!”

“Hmm. She hamned as she thought hard and long about what she wants to know about him. It was really hard to pick something when you know winually nothing about it ‘Should I ask about his business? His other exest His childhood His Parents? She rubbed her lips together and glanced at him as she thought of the List one. His parents are rarely ever mentioned, by him or by the parts. All that’s known is that they are both deceased.