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.

He said lowly,

to become Erin’s new boss. He didn’t trust a man like Sean Dunn. Also, if he didn’t distance himself from Erin, Quentin

would affect the plan he’d put

evening at six, Erin met up with a property

and looked around at the two–bedroom apartment. Her face was overwritten with happiness. To her, being able to rent this

lucky.

of whether it would be rented or sold. Thus, she only spent five thousand dollars a month to rent a place in a condominium in the city that cost twenty thousand

deal that no one would believe was even possible.

largest one in town, Erin might not have trusted that she could get such a steal. Suspicious, she had even searched online to check

contract.

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

in the future!

man moved into the unit opposite Erin’s. The man took

Erin.

he was ripped. Although he wasn’t

fitness trainer and that she could come to him if she needed any kind of

back to his

gone over to Miss Lane’s place to introduce myself.”

office signing contracts. He put his phone on the table and turned on the speaker. “From now on, keep

deferentially, “Yes, sir. Don’t

phone call, Erin’s new place received its first

really couldn’t leave him

door was closed, Sean went in search of the kitchen, acting as if he were in his own home. Yawning, Erin watched him, troubled. “You’re

right into. Erin, did you hit the jackpot or become someone’s sugar baby? Being Roman’s

unlucky earlier and now the universe is making it up to me.” Erin looked around at the apartment and felt such affection for it that it