red especially gentle, and that rare tenderness gave her unexpected co

tant came up tomorrow.

d date" idea, her voice growing softe

ise, Ethan d

hrough her hair. Just when Sophia thought he mig

rig

ked. "Yo

an outstanding man. If she meets me, how

I don't mind sharing you with my bes

up into his arms. "Let's talk about

h Sophia's mind. Was it really okay to deceive Lily like this? An

Lucas was already there, dressed in a tailored

he door opened again-and the

d Ethan, b

met. Shock. Awkwa

cidence." His gaze settled on Sophia, calm and compose

e to explain, but all she could s

falter. Lucas, meanwhile, smirked fain

stood up. "Ethan, can I

, leaving Lucas and Lily staring

up did a good job of softening her otherwise fiery personality. The man sitting

always thought that was too much to hope for. In fact, she'd come today with the mindset that as long as the

phia with him? Was he not

d, never one for beating around th

then glanced briefly toward the

like

You gue

t her?" Lily leaned ba

r looking than you

scoffing laugh.

e in the room dropping several degrees.

d to Ethan, and yet you're still doing all this. What's your angle? From what I've seen, you and Ethan aren't just cas

s said coolly. "But you're givin

every reason to suspect this whole blind date setup was

't cute," Lucas r

sed. "And you think Ethan is

ovocation. "I don't know whether he is someon

s standing face-to-face with Ethan. He said nothing

rying to secure Brighten's contract. This was just

ble. Then, he reached out and gently tucked a strand of hair b

gentle to the point of suffocation

only a chill. What kind of husband could remain so calm, so k

t mad I li

"You really did have something t

up and left. Sophia's phone rang-Henry calling to tell her that

e whether to feel

you angry? That I went on a blind d

rms. "You said once you didn't want fights in this marriage. You want

red one day this marria

tly, cupping her cheek. "And even

you so go

s he opened a book, quietly reading as

ce. "There's a get-together with a fe