Chapter 266

Evelina

I froze mid-step, unable to process the scene before me. Alaric Sterling—billionaire CEO, my boss, my fake boyfriend, the man who'd had me pinned against his office wall—was chatting with my mother like they were old friends.

"So I tell him, 'If you think that's how plumbing works, I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn!'" my mother said, gesturing wildly.

Alaric threw his head back and