That night

Lilly

My girls were back from their mini-vacation. The days flew by and busy didn’t begin to describe it. I’d spent a lot of time working with Samuel Jr.

It turned out I liked him.

A lot. His arrogant façade hid a big heart and a good guy. Much to Chance’s irritation, we got along great.

Each time he’d find me working on a project with Samuel, his eyes narrowed and flickered with loathing. I didn’t like it. There should be no reason for his displeasure and sour mood. Unfortunately, Samuel picked up on it too. And that man was suicidal, going out of his way to agitate the big boss.

I just made sure not to find myself in their crossfire.

Today was one of the days where I found myself right in the middle of it. Running up and down all morning to help Samuel with his assignment, I wasted my time and energy so I grabbed my laptop and informed Kimberly I’d be downstairs on Samuel’s floor.

A few floors down, I knocked on Samuel Sr.’s office door.

“Hello.” I poked my head in. “I thought this