Chapter 10

Chapter 10

She called Asher.

He answered quickly, his voice gentle. “Found a favorite among those gowns, Lia?”

“Yes,” she replied. “Which one do you prefer?”

She heard his soft chuckle. “Didn’t I say to get all three? My assistant’s already secured them.”

“That fast? I just posted.”

“Limited editions sell out quickly. Wouldn’t want to miss them.”

“Thank you, Asher.”

“Lia, you’re my fiancée now. We’re family. No need for thanks.”

True enough, but she couldn’t quite step into the fiancée role yet. In her heart, Asher was still the patient

tutor from next door.

“By the way, getting around New York by Uber must be tiresome. I’ve arranged for a car. Just send me the address for delivery.”

Thalia felt a pang of guilt. Asher must know why she’d fled to New York to escape their arranged marriage, why her father had cut off her accounts.

She’d been living like any other working professional in New York–no car, no property.

Her London friends had offered to “sponsor” her, but she’d refused.

She’d only accepted help for those first two months, paying them back as soon as she started earning.

Now here was Asher, the very person she’d run from, offering her a car without a hint of resentment.

Shame tightened her grip on the phone.

“Really, ride–sharing is fine.”

A hint of hurt crept into Asher’s voice. “Are you still so reluctant about our engagement?”

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instinctively, then remembered he couldn’t see her.

agreed to this engagement because I want to. I just…

car seems unnecessary.”

have it

“But-”

in Jersey next week? Driving would be easier.”

in surprise.

you know about that?”

it

Thalia paused.

in New Jersey. She’d made a casual Instagram post joking about the “business trip,” planning to try that famous

“Having a car would make it

area after court.”

London office overlooking the city lights,

desperately to help–buy her a car,

engagement finally gave him the right to

at his words,

days. Sometimes she forgot what she’d posted herself, yet Asher remembered every detail.

had never paid attention to her posts like that.

about business trips, he’d still call on the day,

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to care. Places

it felt like to be truly

gave him the Tribeca address.

home tomorrow morning? I’ll have it delivered

“Yes I will.”

up, Drake returned–with Sienna.

was watching TV in the living room,

nothing, but Sienna spoke up: “Thalia,

fixed on the

sat down. “Such

announced, heading upstairs. Unclear who he was

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