Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 127

“Oh!” I says, and then I give Kent a big smile. I’m excited, after all.

“Out, actually! Daniel just came by and asked me if I want to go to

dinner.”

Kent smiles at me then, just raising the little corner of his mouth. “The black, then,” he says, nodding towards a little minidress still hanging in my closet. “That’s better, for a city dinner.”

I considers the dress, which is really just a scrap of fabric. I pull it out and look it up and down. “You don’t think it’s too…” I say,

hesitating and looking up at him, a little embarrassed. “Well,

slutty?”

Kent laughs a little at this, leaning against my door frame. “The

whole point of going to a chic restaurant in the city is to wear a

dress like that and make your boyfriend jealous when all the other

men stare at you. That’s why a dress like that exists.”

I look back at the dress then, surprised and a little excited. I had

never thought about it that way. I sneak a little glance at Kent,

then, still leaning there in my doorway, wondering what he’d think

saw me on Daniel’s arm, in this dress, the hem riding a little

on my thigh. Then, I take it off the hanger

the question decided.

but stop

Chapter 127

next question.

want to marry Daniel?”

stand there, blinking at him, totally

issue. “Do

him?”

2/3

of

words. “I didn’t realize

I say, keeping my voice quiet.

to say yes at the altar,” Kent

low and

think, then, realizing very suddenly

I want. That this is a negotiation. I turn fully

him then, folding my arms over her chest.

to go to my father’s house,”

stay here.” Because that, I think,

Kent, I know,

Daniel – our

Instead, it’s my allegiance.

Kent says, his eyes drifting