Chapter 69

She had one hour to do whatever she wanted before Reynolds came back from work with his complaints and policies. Alicia had learnt to adapt to Reynolds’s style. She was learning his likes and dislikes with him knowing.

He loved his spaces, how he loved to keep people out of his business.

“Do not move my things, do not touch my personal belongings without my knowledge, do not put the wet towel on the bed.” All these she had learnt the hard way.

The most painful of them was when she dropped her towel on the bed.

She had just finished having her bath. She was drying her hair when her phone rang. She tossed the towel on the bed and forgot to pick it back up. Tossing the towel around the room was one common habit she had since she was a kid. She didn’t know it was going to irritate some people so much till she tried it with Reynolds.

She was still on a call with Tony, who was telling her all about Helen’s college child. Since that confrontation, Helen’s and