Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 108 An Uninvited Guest

To answer Alana’s comment, Chandler gave her a sideways glance and said, “Your partner is a horrible influence on you. How could such a beauty like you say such an unrefined thing!”

Alana broke out laughing merrily. “Nothing can be done about it; one picks up another’s quirks when they spend too much time together. It’s his fault for being in the Special Forces and talking so crudely.”

Chandler laughed. “Isn’t he coming home soon?”

“Yep, on the eighth of next month. He’ll be right in time to be there at our engagement party.” Alana’s gaze was full of anticipation.

“Don’t worry. Once our engagement’s settled, I’ll find an opportunity to have him transferred to be your personal bodyguard. That way, you can be together all the time.”

Alana became slightly morose. “Even if we’re together, we’ll have to sneak around… Sometimes, my sister and I really wish that we were born into a normal family. Who cares about being rich? No one knows that we have no freedom to make any choices, not even who we marry..

Chandler’s expression darkened as well. He had felt the same way as her before.

“Lighten up. At least we get to marry a friend we trust implicitly. This way, we can still love who we want to love. We learned to put on a show from a young age, so what’s so hard about keeping up the show for a few more years?” His eyes were cold as

he said this.

Alana asked, “Chandler, don’t you want to come clean to your father? With the way he’s controlling your marriage, how can you stand it?”

Calmly, Chandler said, “It’s not yet time to come clean. Besides, I’m not worried since I’m getting engaged to you.”

“Us being friends is something only my sister and Roman knows. No one else would even imagine it. Even your woman might not help but mistake what we are for each other. You have to get Erin quickly before she becomes someone else’s. If that happens, you’ll regret it!” Alana looked genuinely worried for him.

said lowly, “I know

become Erin’s new boss. He didn’t trust a man like Sean Dunn. Also, if

distracted, and that would affect the plan he’d put into motion

evening at six, Erin met up with a property agent to view a

to the agent. She sat alone on the couch and looked around at the

lucky.

was in a rush to leave the country. Thus, he wanted to get rid of it fast, regardless of whether it would be rented or sold. Thus, she only spent five thousand dollars a month to rent a place

of crazy deal that no one would believe was even possible.

she could get

contract.

Erin could never imagine was that the owner so urgently wanting to “leave the country” was none other than Chandler. There was no way he would accept a questionable apartment

in the future!

moved into the unit opposite Erin’s. The

Erin.

Jack, and he was ripped. Although he wasn’t tall,

Erin that he was a personal fitness trainer and that she could come

Jack went back

I’ve already gone over to Miss

table and turned on the speaker. “From now on, keep an eye on the kind of

sir. Don’t you worry about this!”

call, Erin’s new

really couldn’t leave him outside. She finally stood aside to

in his own home. Yawning, Erin watched him, troubled. “You’re here so quickly. I’ve barely moved in! Did Roman Blair tell you my

teasingly, “What a nice place! It’s the kind that anyone could just move right into. Erin, did you hit the jackpot or become someone’s sugar baby?

you say. What makes you think I became a sugar baby? I’m only tremendously lucky! Maybe I was unlucky earlier and now the universe is making it up to me.” Erin looked around at the apartment and felt