Desi stood in the grand living room of the Lucas mansion, flipping through Lily’s medical reports but struggling to focus. Her mind raced with thoughts of Lucas.
His recent behavior gnawed at her. It was a sharp contrast to the warmth he’d shown her not long ago. Now, he barely looked at her, and their once easy conversations had turned into strained silences.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sharp, deliberate sound of heels clicking against the marble floor. Desi glanced up, her gaze narrowing as she spotted the woman who had become an unwelcome presence in the mansion.
She was tall, with an air of entitlement that seemed to fill the room before she even spoke. Her designer outfit hugged her figure perfectly, and her makeup was flawlessly applied, but it was her smug expression t
