Chapter 3

I wasn't sure if that was a compliment or an insult, but I couldn't help but smile.

After the bidding was over, Lysander had his assistant send me a long-term partnership contract. I signed it, officially becoming the exclusive design consultant for Shaw Group.

The news reached Dashiell three days later.

He called, but I didn't answer. Then he texted: [Did you go to Lysander Shaw?]

I replied with a single word. [Yeah.]

He texted again. [Did you do it on purpose?]

I didn't reply.

Half an hour later, his car pulled up outside my apartment building. He leaned against…