The Billionaire’s Maid Bride (Flanagan and Allison) novel Chapter 585

Why did it always happen like this...

Just when she felt like she was at the end of her rope, utterly hopeless, he gave her these tiny glimpses of hope.

Tonight, he asked her to cancel the press conference. He wanted to help Penelope.

She was furious, distressed, and her heart was cold and dead, but now, amidst a glorious fireworks display, it was ignited once again.

Why did he always have this power over her heart? “Lucian, what am I to you, really?” she thought.

“Is it... my birthday?”

He nipped at the tip of her ear with a teasing punishment. “Allison, tell me, you didn’t forget your own birthday?”

She gave him a wry smile and nodded. “I think I really did forget.”

When she started out in showbiz, the company made her change her birthday. The date they released to the public was a few months after her real birthday. It seemed all the stars would do it to avoid their personal details getting out.

She didn’t touch her age, just changed the month, but she never told Lucian.

It wasn’t Allison’s real birthday. Her actual, honest-to-goodness birthday was the same day as Penelope’s.

Penelope and Allison were born on the same day, but Leah thought it was bad luck. Therefore, she had Grace change it, who bumped it up a bit.

He sighed, “You scatterbrain, can’t even remember your own birthday. What I said was... I want to be with you on your birthdays from now on.”

Allison smiled, turning to wrap her arms around his waist. “Did you make time especially for today?”

Lucian’s lips curled into a half-smile. “What else?”

He’d been dealing with a tough problem at work, but nothing was going to stop him from planning her birthday. If it had not been for those messed-up photos, things would have been even better. Allison wouldn’t have to be upset, and Lucian wouldn’t nearly come to blows with her over Penelope.

He’d already asked people to track down the source of those photos and the account that posted them. Results should be in any minute.

Allison buried her face in his chest. Lucian’s heartbeat was clear in her ears. Biting her lip, Allison slowly closed her eyes, savoring this moment of peace. “Of course, I love that you’re here to celebrate with me. I just don’t want to waste your time.”