— Lily’s POV
I hated that it bothered me.
I hated that I even cared.
Andrew Sterling — my boss, my nightmare, my undoing — was engaged.
And he didn't even tell me.
The woman, Sabrina had made sure to rub it in my face.
He didn't even wear a ring .
I’d almost laughed. Engaged. Of course he was. Men like Andrew didn’t stay unclaimed for long. He had that kind of power — magnetic, dangerous, impossible to ignore.
Still, my chest had tightened like someone had wrapped a wire around my ribs and pulled.
So I did what I did best — I pretended I didn’t care.
At work, I became polite. Professional. Distant.
My words to him were clipped, my smiles restrained, and my gaze never lingered longer than necessary.
He noticed. Oh, he noticed.
Every time I passed him a file, his eyes stayed on
