Amber
I was caught off guard by Mr. Adrian’s question.
“You’re not asking that as my employer, I hope,” I said, arching a brow.
I had broken things off with Lucas—even if he hadn’t fully accepted that yet.
“Lucas is just a friend.”
Would we ever get back together, like he seemed to think we would once my life settled? Who knew.
But I’d let him go.
And maybe now he was finally doing the same—spending time with other women.
The thought didn’t sting.
I realized what we had was never more than friendship in disguise.
“Good,” Adrian said, leaning back with a satisfied look in his eyes.
“Giving orders to my nephew’s girlfriend would’ve made things… complicated.”
He nodded toward his chair.
I moved across the room slowly, walking in delicate little steps toward my new boss.
He was…
