All Chapters of Bounded By The Brother : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Aaron’s POV “Lily,” I said. She stopped. “Have a seat.”Something was unusual about her.I had seen it Tuesday morning the instant she walked through that door. On the outside, she was the same. Composed. On time and professional in a way that never looked like effort even when I suspected it cost her something. But I felt she was somewhere else. The way she answered questions was different. Still correct and efficient but slower than usual. I saw it in the way she sat in the two calls we had that morning. Even though she took notes, her eyes moved to the window more often. And when she brought coffee during lunch and set it on my desk without a word I found myself speaking before I decided to. She turned and looked at me, then sat down. “Is everything alright?” I asked. “Yes,” she said. “Everything is fine.”I asked about her mother and she gave a positive response but her face didn’t completely display that. “The Crestfield vote is at three,” I said. “Be ready.”She nodde

Lily’s POV I was at my desk by eight as always. The floor was quiet just like my weekend had been. I flipped open my laptop and clicked on the pending folder and told myself the day was just going to be like every other Monday. But it wasn’t. Aaron’s office door was closed. He was already inside, which meant he had arrived before eight. He had probably spent the weekend the same way I had. I focused on the task. Before ten a.m, I had confirmed two meetings scheduled for the following week. Then I sent the Crestfield finalization papers to Aaron’s inbox. By twelve p.m, I had run out of reasons not to think about what happened on Friday evening. We will talk about this on MondayBy 1 p.m, he still hadn’t called me in since I got here. That was very strange because it had never happened before.I watched as Alex went to him twice. Two other staff knocked, entered and left quickly. A question grew in my mind. Was he doing it intentionally?At six p.m, the floor had almost emptie