Chapter 225

My brows furrowed.

"Already?"

She nodded, eyes dancing. “He says he doesn't need to wait till next month anymore. He's ready to sign. That is after I convinced him like you wanted. He even mentioned possibly inviting your parents to the council banquet next month."

I looked down at the floor for a second.

Fuck.

That moved faster than I thought.

"With this, you'll be in the big books once again, and your investors will come running back to you, including Wescor."

I didn't expect Mellors to be this eager.

Although, the partnership was only meant to be the first public move-to test the waters, to show the Wescor and Belinzo crowd and the other import lords that I wasn't radioactive. It also meant that my plans were almost at its climax.

Which meant I had a shorter time to pull out cleanly than I thought.

Which meant-

"...Why aren't you smiling?" she asked, her voice suddenly softer, her face dropping into a frown.

I looked up, forcing a half-smile I didn't mean.

thinking about how quickly things are

collar of my shirt with a

I didn't want a repeat of what happened the other day. Kasmine couldn't see us

everyone talks about after tonight, baby she whispered.

"And I'm glad I'm the

I didn't respond.

the corner of my mind, all I could see was Kasmine and I finally having the life Lafways

one more plan had to

hands still straightening out my sleeves as she tilted her head upward to look into my eyes. "There is

eyes lit up, hopeful, like a child catching the glint of a long-awaited gift. She thought I was about to hand her the

tomorrow," I continued,

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face brightened with the kind of pride I hadn't

that this move had nothing to do with s

inflating. "Tell them that Mellors made this decision because, I've earned it. Not because of

smile faltered. She blinked once, slowly, her lashes fluttering like the wings

bird that had just realized the cage was

life," I continued, "I don't want anyone thinking I used this marriage

A beat of silence.

look in her

features like a draft

want?" she asked softly, like maybe she wasn't sure

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