Chapter 49

• Ashley stepped forward, a pleading expression on her face. "Let us come in first, Nicole. I'll explain everything."
• But Nicole's expression remained cold and unyielding. "You can come in, Ashley," she said, her voice dripping with disdain. "But he...he needs to leave. I don't want him in my house."
• Ashley's face fell, and she looked at Lucas with a worried expression. "Nicole, please," she said, trying to reason with her sister.