Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 59

On his way, Finnian couldn't shake off thoughts about Amara's male friend in showbiz. He mentally ran through all the male actors he had met in their group, but none seemed to match the description.

While waiting at a red light, he opened the photo Will had sent him, scrutinizing the man's figure again, trying to remember if he'd seen someone similar.

But suddenly, he realized how silly he was acting. Why was he even bothered? It was not like he cared about Amara enough to dig into this.

Finnian let out a wry smile to himself as he put away his phone.

Later that night, just as Amara was about to drift off to sleep, she received a call from Larry. Staring at the name "Dad" on her screen, it felt oddly foreign. How long had it been since she'd called him that?

She lowered her eyes and pressed the answer button. "It's pretty late. What's up?"

"Ama," Larry's voice came through, stern and commanding. "Next Monday is my birthday. Make sure you bring Finn over for dinner."

there was

alone? He wouldn't exactly drag Finnian back with her, so she simply responded with

time he surprised her by saying

in her head, feeling unsettled. She couldn't believe Larry was going to go through with

night. The next morning, around seven, Amara guessed Finnian might be

Everly, do you have a moment this morning?

out of his home gym, replied as he headed to the

extra mile, she whipped up some

been married to Finnian for three years and frequently dropping off

with the

into the CEO's office,

box of pastries on the table and said, "Mr. Everly, I made some e treats. If

her, a bit uncomfortable by her formal tone. Was she always

"Yeah, they're good."

bite of a cookie