Amaya just stared at him and raised her brow. "Are you going to ask me in?" Chase eventually broke the silence. It took some effort. He had wanted to catch her by surprise and had been driven by sheer curiosity to see her somewhere—anywhere—that wasn’t to do with the office. Yes, they shared a house, but they seldom saw each other here. Not without them pretending to be a couple so in love in front of everyone here in the mansion. But he hadn’t expected this. This wasn’t the starchy woman who occupied her own inspiring range of suits in various shades of colour; this was a different woman altogether. It was the face of a sad and defeated woman. This was the woman he had glimpsed before; she looked happy, but he knew, deep inside, that she was alone and sad as hell. Oh yeah, it was all

