15: Move Now

WINTER:

I get that not everyone liked the idea of me talking back to Calcifer, but I also did not expect the same words to come from Hawk. For a couple of three years, he never involved himself in my personal life since there was a clear boundary between work and my private life. But now...it seemed that there was a shift in him. What made him change? What made him involved?

I crossed my legs and leaned on my seat.

"And why is that?"

He averted his gaze. "Your ex-husband...he does not deserve you and Liam."

And who deserved us?

I raised my eyebrows. "Do you hear what you said, Hawk?"

He shook his head. "I...I ... don't like him for you."

I stared at him in disbelief and laughed. "You don't like him? Since when did you care?"

"Miss Winter...I...I can act as Liam's Dad if you want. The kid wanted me. I can pretend that I am your finance for real if it’s for the sake of you and Liam. I don’t want that man after what he did to you."

I did not regret hiring him. He was one of the best dec