CHAPTER 20

ROSALIND LIGHTWOOD★

The past two days have been somewhat dull since Jeremy attended his meeting, leaving me at the mansion to address Lauren's questions about dresses and other matters, as well as to respond to emails each morning and receive calls from Carrie.

I quickly threw on a button-up shirt and headed downstairs.

Although Jeremy and I had been sharing a bed for the past two days, he often returned home so late that I hardly noticed when he came in.

With no one else around to tend to the garden, I grabbed the hose and watered the plants myself.

"Good morning," I heard Jeremy's voice behind me, and as I turned to face him, I couldn't help but notice the way his black shirt hung open, revealing his sculpted chest and chiseled abs. I swallowed hard, astonished that his office attire concealed such a striking physique.

"You don't mind if I stared at yours too," I heard him say, jolting me from my thoughts and forcing me to glance down at my own outfit.

A wave of emba