Chapter 55

Arnaud tossed his phone onto the bed with a cold face. The screen showed the message Sylvia had meant to send to Tyler. The sight of it made every nerve in her body go numb. So many things had been piling up lately, choking her until she could barely breathe, and now she made such a stupid, rookie mistake. It was the definition of adding insult to injury. "Are you mad?" Sylvia had no time to dwell on her mistakes and quickly inched forward, smiling. "You saw it yourself. I called him 'Mr. Tyler' in the message. Obviously, I was talking about work. Honestly, I didn't even realize it was late until after I hit send." Arnaud shot her a look, his expression still unmoved. "You guys seem close," he said. Close enough that Tyler could recognize her scent. "That's only because he's your nephew!" Sylvia lowered her head and whimpered, "Mr. Kaplan, you know I've been after you for months! Now, I've finally become your girlfriend, but I still feel worlds apart from you. "I can't help but