Chapter 110

“Obviously, dad, that is not what I want,” he says, frustrated. “But

she betrayed us tonight – and made me look like an idiot!”

Kent’s eyes shift back to me. “Is that true?” he asks. “Did you

make Daniel look like a fool?”

I exhale, exasperated, spreading my hands innocently. “I didn’t do anything, okay? If anything, my father made Daniel look like a fool. The whole thing was a setup – he threw the party so that he could

introduce me to all his friends‘ single sons. By the time I figured it

out – what was I supposed to do, storm out of there?”

Kent nods slowly, figuring out the darker motives behind my father’s little party, considering the consequences for himself.

“Besides,” I say, shooting Daniel a dirty look of my own. “It’s not

like Daniel was playing Mr. Attentive Fiancé all night – he was off

– just not talk to anyone because he wasn’t at

both glare at me then and I realize, suddenly,

“Are you guys serious? How the hell was I supposed to know any of this? I didn’t know who Ivan was until we were

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that point, nobody told me I wasn’t supposed to talk to some guy named

them then, though neither

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exhausted by the whole situation, “you two, you hold me to some seriously unfair standards. I don’t know these people, I don’t know what the rules are. And yet you expect me to intuit them and act precisely how you want

arms over my chest, just as they’re both doing. There’s silence between us as we all

sigh and loosen his arms, putting his

sees that I have a point and he

down at the floor, a

however, doesn’t give an

says to Daniel, not looking

opens his mouth to protest,

he repeats, not taking

and leaves without another word,

I watch him go and

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