The partnership moved forward without a hitch. Mike also started finding more reasons to come see me under the excuse of handling business matters. Before long, almost everyone at Leone Estate knew him by face.
Mike didn't care about the rumors that he was throwing himself at me, and he ignored Logan's comments about him chasing a dream that would never come true. He simply showed up in front of me day after day.
When I had free time, he would stroll through the garden with me or tell me stories from his travels around the world. When I was buried in work, he would disappear into the kitchen and prepare afternoon tea for me. Meanwhile, my father would happen to pass by while carrying his bird, casually letting Mike know what I liked.
Today, he had made fruit tarts.
I held up my phone t
