Side Chick Era... Over

Loving DAD 1116

Julliard couldn’t hold back any longer. “Why is he in your office?”

Thomas replied calmly, “I’m Sharon’s bodyguard. Isn’t it normal for me to be in her office? Why are you so concerned about who Sharon spends her time with? Anyone overhearing this might think you came here to catch her in the act.”

Julliard’s face darkened.

“Thomas, you may be her bodyguard, but men and women still have boundaries. You should be more mindful of your behavior. You’ve heard the rumors circulating outside–they’re already ugly enough.

This isn’t Zachemaine. No one here will clean up the mess for Sharon. If you keep acting so recklessly, you’ll only bring her trouble.”

Thomas’s lips curved faintly.

“Compared to me, Julliard, I’d say you’ve done far more harm under the guise of good intentions. If you hadn’t brought Theo along last time to get in my way, would Sharon have fallen into Miles’s trap?” 2

Sharon quickly interjected, “Thomas, that wasn’t Julliard’s fault. Theo admitted later it was

if it weren’t for him arriving in time, Miles’s scheme might’ve ended far worse. I was on the verge of passing out–if I’d collapsed in

the light within them dimming to a shadowed

had done, but without solid proof, he

Thomas entered her life. In her heart, her trust in Julliard likely ran deeper

and will. Now, faced with a man he couldn’t

The storm of emotion that had nearly escaped him smoothed over,

over again? Carter and I can get the money. It’s just that time is short, and

would draw too much attention. Even though he was the one moving heaven and earth for her, in the end it would look as though he’d only done it because his good friend Carter had a stake in it

he didn’t dare show

investor turns out to be a fraud, I’ll sell my original shares instead. That should bring in

make it up