Vivian’s pov ;
The young woman’s arrival threw me off immediately. She swept into the room like she owned it, her focus solely on Asher, as if I were invisible.
And the worst part? Asher didn’t even acknowledge me either, his attention completely wrapped around her, his expression more tender than I’d ever seen. Something in me twisted.
Though it's completely unreasonable for me to think like that, I still felt upset seeing them.
Just as I thought she might actually ignore me completely, she turned with a polished smile and said, “Hi, I’m Lila.” Her voice was friendly, but there was a subtle edge, a kind of possessiveness in her eyes.
I took a calming breath.
“Vivian,” I replied, trying to keep my tone as even as possible. “Asher’s wife.”
Her eyebrows raised just a fraction as s
