Laura Lowell smiled softly as she watched Aiden Shaw take her hand, her eyes filled with a tender warmth.
'Liking someone, caring about them, worrying about them... doesn't that just mean being concerned for them over the smallest, most imperceptible things?'
Across from them, Austin Thorne's gaze was inscrutable, making it impossible to tell if he was angry or pleased as he watched the pair.
Aiden Shaw sat up straight and tilted his head up slightly. His voice, as cold as if it were laced with ice, escaped his lips. "It was just a rear-end collision. You've really gone to great lengths, haven't you."
"Dr. Shaw, you're just being used by this little girl as a shield. Don't take it too seriously."
Austin Thorne rested his folded hands on the table, his cold gaze filled with an arrogant disdain.
