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.

lowly,

like Sean Dunn. Also, if he didn’t distance

he openly defended Erin, he would get distracted, and that would affect the plan he’d put into motion

at six, Erin met up with a property agent to

the signed contract and sent it to the agent. She sat alone on the couch and looked around at the two–bedroom apartment. Her

lucky.

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 in a condominium in the city that cost twenty thousand

was the kind of crazy 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 if the unit was haunted before actually signing the rental

contract.

wanting to “leave the country” was none other than Chandler. There was no way he would accept a questionable

in the future!

single man moved into the unit opposite Erin’s. The man took the initiative and went over to

Erin.

Although he wasn’t tall, he looked to

fitness trainer and that she could

door, Jack went back to his apartment

I’ve already gone over to Miss

“From now on, keep

sir. Don’t you worry about

call, Erin’s new place received its first visitor–Sean Dunn.

with packages of different breakfast foods and a smile, Erin really couldn’t leave him outside. She finally stood aside to let Sean into the apartment.

went in search of the kitchen, acting as if he were in his own home. Yawning, Erin

hit the jackpot or become someone’s sugar baby? Being Roman’s assistant can’t earn you more than twenty thousand a month. How could you possibly afford

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 such affection for it