Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 244

“United front,” I say, turning to him after I finish spraying. “By which you mean…”

“It would be better, Fay,” Daniel says seriously, pausing with his tic and turning to me. “If we were…engaged. And nobody knew, at all, about…whatever’s going on with you and dad.”

I sigh, understanding and nodding. Then, seeing him struggle further with his tie, I stand up and cross the room to him, batting his hands away and taking the tie in my own hands, beginning to knot it for him. “But you know,” I say quietly, looking up into his face after a second. “That us pretending to be engaged for appearances doesn’t…actually change anything.”

“Fay,” Daniel whispers to me softly, looking down into my eyes. “You should let it change. Let me change it for you. We can go back to what we had –”

“Daniel,” I interrupt, pausing my hands and then wrapping them around the tie itself, using my frustrated grip to pull a little on Daniel’s neck. “Even if I wasn’t…” I hesitate, not wanting to say it to him aloud, “with your dad… you and me? It’s not fair to either of us.”

“Fay,” Daniel sighs frustratedly, shaking his head at me, “I’ve

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up at him, my expression serious. “It’s not fair

for a second, staring at me – honestly, as if

him?” I ask, genuinely wanting to

in his shoulders. I wait, trying to be patient, but he just stands there I think wondering himself. I clasp my

to turn back to me when the door opens and I jump a

not even dressed!” he exclaims, gesturing towards my pajamas. Then he looks at Daniel and scoffs at him, “your tie,” he mutters, stepping forward to do it himself. “Why can’t either of

little boy’s whine in his protest, and I smirk as I hurry to the bathroom