Chapter 20


Her social media posts were configured to vanish after three days, and sometimes, she couldn't even recall what she shared. But Joshua remembered every little detail.

Shawn, though? He never really paid attention to her updates. Even if she gave Shawn a heads-up about a business trip, he still called on the day she was leaving, clueless about why she was not in Havenbrook.

She had dreams of traveling with Shawn to places she had mentioned countless times. Yet, those destinations remained unvisited.

Turns out, being cared for feels different.

Allison finally gave in, rattling off the address to Shawn's villa for Joshua.

Joshua confirmed, "You'll be around tomorrow morning, right? I'll have the car delivered then.”

"Yeah, I'll be here."

the call, Shawn walked in with Kate. Allison was nestled on the living room

a sideways glance

but Kate greeted her warmly, "Allison, fancy

back on the sofa, eyes glued to a legal drama. She

sat beside her, unfazed. "You're into these

"I'm heading for a shower," and disappeared upstairs, leaving it

shed her facade. "You saw that video, right?" she said with a new, sharper tone. "Shawn loves

heart. She just nodded, eyes never leaving the screen. “Uh-huh,

nonchalance. Her eyes were full of disdain. "You act all

shot back, "My act is not as convincing

“Shawn, I'm joining

smile Allison's way, but it

and Kate sat

smirked, "Did you have fun in

what are you babbling about?" Shawn snapped, anger

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