Chapter 46

Author's POV Liam was stunned to see Aria at The Celestial. He'd been avoiding any place they might run into each other, but fate seemed determined to throw them together. "Aria!" he called out instinctively, her name slipping from his lips before he could stop himself. But his voice fell on deaf ears as Aiden had already ushered her into the restaurant, the door closing firmly behind them. Liam's expression darkened as he turned to his companion—Madison Reynolds, daughter of the Reynolds family, whose business dealings with the Whites went back years. "Miss Reynolds, perhaps we should reschedule for another evening?" he suggested, suddenly finding the idea of dinner unbearable. But Madison wasn't about to let this opportunity slip away. She had been trying to secure a private dinner with Liam White for months. Now that she finally had him here, she wouldn't let his ex-fiancée ruin it. "Mr. White," she said, her voice laced with a carefully crafted softness, "we're already here. Surely