The gentle sunshine softened the intensity of his eyes, lending them a tender and affectionate hue.


    Gazing into her eyes, he inquired with a husky voice, “You feel something for me too, don’t you? So why the urge to push me away?”


    Have you ever engaged in such a thing with the man we met today?


    Shock and anger sparked in Lindsey’s eyes.


    She shoved Domenic with all her might.


    “What are you implying?” She gazed at the man before her, utterly taken aback.


    “Do you really see me as that kind of carefree woman?”


    Domenic was silent.


    He wasn’t sure.


    If she wasn’t a carefree woman, why did she slip into his room that night and share an intimate encounter with him?


    Domenic’s silence hit Lindsey like a sudden ssh of icy water.


    She felt a stabbing pain in her heart, her fingers curling into fists.


    It became clear that he had always seen her in that light and she only felt it was silly of her toContent ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    conceal the truth of that night from him.


    Her heart plunged into an endless void.


    Without uttering another word, Lindsey spun around and hurried into the midst of the crowd.


    As he watched the path she vanished into, Domenic tightly pressed his thin lips together.


    He had never experienced such a sense of unease.


    Hisposure had always been a source of pride, but he was Losing control whenever he was around this woman.


    He couldn’t continue down this path.


    He needed to understand why she hade to his room that night.


    He was determined to find out by any means necessary!


    After lunch, Shelia and Olivia spent the entire afternoon shopping, and it was already well into the night when they finally parted ways.


    The minute Shelia stepped back through the door, she shared with Kendra and Benny what she had heard earlier that day.


    “Mom, Dad, Lindsey’s got quite the cunning streak.


    She nearly had us all fooled!


    Hearing this, Kendra’s eyes narrowed thoughtfully.


    “Benny, we splurged on that engagement party for Lindsey, but it turns out she was spending her money to entertain a young man.


    She even had him y the part of a wealthy man to ruin the party! If she persists with her stubborn ways, the money her mother left her will be wasted away in no time! Thepany’s finances are already in a tight spot.


    And I worry that one day, you might have to dig into your pockets to sort out the mess she’s creating.


    ”


    Kendra expressed her concern to Benny nonstop.