The drive in the car was quiet, but Bella seemed completely unaware of the heavy silence surrounding them. Her mind was too occupied replaying everything that had happened earlier, and the excitement bubbling inside her refused to disappear. She shifted in her seat, constantly tapping her feet against the foot mat as she fought a battle with her own facial expression, trying desperately not to let the smile threatening to escape show.
Why wouldn’t she be happy?
Oliver had finally acknowledged her in front of his employees.
In front of Lilian!
The thought alone made her heart race. It wasn’t exactly the way she had always imagined it happening, and it wasn’t the grand moment where Oliver would proudly announce her existence to the world, but still… it was something. A step forward.
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