Chapter 141

Lily's breath hitched when she recognized the man. The familiar slope of his shoulders, the sharp line of his jaw. Her voice came out in a stunned whisper. "Carson…?" It was Carson Bennett. The same Carson who had been chasing her, insisting she belonged to him. Jacob's head whipped toward Lily, his eyes sharp. "You know him?" "Yes." Lily swallowed, still stunned. "This is Carson Bennett. You… met him yesterday outside the company." Her eyes dropped to where Carson's fingers were wrapped firmly around the woman's hand. Now Jacob remembered. The woman's face was pale, her lips trembling as if she had just been caught in the middle of something she shouldn't have been. Lily narrowed her eyes. "And that woman…" She looked closer, realization dawning. "They look… close." Her gaze flicked from their joined hands to Carson's face. "Who is she?" Lily asked quietly, her voice careful but laced with suspicion. "They don't look like strangers." Jacob's throat tightened. His voice was low, almost