Chapter 164

• [LIZZY]
• It’s been two days since Vector returned home and I’m not sure if I’m more bothered by it or relieved. With the way he swept me back to Venice and struck a deal for an heir in exchange for allowing me to keep Joey, I half-expected him to loom over my head like a menacing storm cloud, waiting to pounce on our agreement at the first opportunity.
• But nothing like that had happened so far. In fact, he’s been so consumed by his work that he hasn’t had a single meal at home in almost a week. I shouldn’t be worried about him, considering the circumstances of our arrangement, but my mind keeps wandering back to him no matter how hard I try to focus on other things.