Honey You Are My Lucky Star (Callen and Chelsea) novel Chapter 20

Soon, the door opened with a click.

He stands at the entrance and looks at me. The dim light makes it hard for me to see his expression.

"Come in." He takes a step back and makes a gesture of invitation.

After closing the door and changing my shoes, I follow him inside.

What comes into view is the grey-styled living room. His taste is completely different from Callen's, but makes me feel more comfortable.

He sits on the sofa without saying a word. His ignorance makes me feel uneasy. Rubbing my hands together nervously, I try to figure out what to say.

"Don't you have a complicated matter?" He asks calmly.

I try hard to put on a calm face. "My mother was hospitalized in an accident and is still in a coma. Last week, my creditors asked me to pay back a lot of money. Today, I was fired. I'm really helpless. Can you help me?"

"What about your ex-husband?" he asks.

I wonder if he's mocking me. Haven't I suffered enough?

If we weren't almost strangers, I'd almost be sure of it.

Although I feel bitter, I still have to answer him with a smile. "I came to him before, but his wife hates me, so she refused my request."

"To be more precise, Maisy, the one who broke up your family, refuses to help you or even wants you to suffer more."

"How do you know?" I blurt out.

I regret asking this. From the first night we met, he knew all about the three of us.

My intuition tells me that this man is not ordinary.