Chapter 257
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“Ahem, Mia Lena gave Charlotte a subtle glance and cleared her throat, signaling M
Mia to drop the subject
But Mia didn’t care. She waved her hand dismissively. “Oh, come on. It’s been ages since the breakup. Lottie’s way past that. Right, Lottie?”
Charlotte gave a small, resigned smile. “Yeah, I’ve moved on. These days, I’m all about my career. Zero interest in men
No worries. Let me show you his photo. Who knows–you might change your mind.”
“You still have a picture of him?” Lena asked, surprised.
Mia scrolled through her phone as she replied, “Not exactly. I saved it back in college and it auto–uploaded to my Google Photos, I never cleaned it out, so it’s still there.”
Charlotte laughed. That actually works?”
A few minutes later, Mia found the photo and handed her phone to Charlotte. “Here. That’s Scott Lucas, Pretty handsome, right?”
Charlotte lowered her gaze to the screen.
The photo looked like it had been taken in a library. The young man set by a window, head down in a book, with shelves of books stacked behind him. Warm orange sunlight spilled across his shoulders, tracing the contours of his strong features–strilding brows, defined eyes, a straight nose. He really was stunning
Charlotte stared at the photo, briefly lost in thought. She could have sworn she had seen him somewhere before.
There was something strangely familiar about him.
Lena leaned in for a look too. “Where did you even get this photo? Isn’t that the library at his law school? You went there?
Nope,” Mia replied. “A girl posted it on the campus confessions page when we were in college. She took the picture and uploaded it while trying to find him.”
“So, Lottle,” Mia teated, “are you interested now
w that you un
you’ve seen him? I mean, look at that face. What a waste to be a lawyer. He should’ve gone into acting, That face looks like it was built by a 3D modeling program–literally.”
Charlotte chuckled. “Like I said, I’m not interested in men right now.”
Just as she said that, a warm, pleasant male voice chirmed in behind her.
“That’s a shame.”
Charlotte turned toward the sound, startled.
So did Lena and Mia
“No freakin” way! Speak of the devil–he actually showed up!” Mia gasped, eyes wide
Lena gave a polite smile. “What a coincidence”
The man wore a sharp charcoal gray suit and wire–rimmed glasses. As he walked over, he smiled gently. “I just finished a meeting with a client nearby and spotted you three. Thought I’d stop by and say hello.”
“Fate” Mia whispered dramatically, shooting Charlotte a look.
Charlotte gave him a polite smile and extended her hand “I, I’m Charlotte Riley,”
He shook her hand. “Scott Lucas. Nice to meet you”
Lene smiled: “I was just about to introduce you two, and here you are,
Scott smiled and asked, “Mind if I join you?”
She was sitting between Charlotte and Lena, so
pulled out the chair beside Charlotte and sat down.
The asked, glancing at them, “what were you talking about?”
Lema added, “Lottie’s opening her own law fimm. I figured I’d introduce you two. If I remember right, you’ve been practicing for over three years now? Any interest in coming on board as a partner?”
Scott turned to Charlotte, his eyes curving into a soft smile. His voice was warm and even
“Would I be welcome?”
Charlotte looked at his face, and that feeling of familiarity only grew stronger.
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