The next morning, Aiden went to work with Alina. Instead of staying in the creative department like before, she now spent most of her time in his office, almost like his personal secretary. She didn’t do much except draw quietly on the extra laptop he had bought for her, keeping him company while he worked.

That morning, Alina was sketching something on the screen when she paused and lifted her head. Her eyes wandered to Aiden who sat at his desk working nonstop. Since Jesse wasn’t ...