Chapter 7
I poked uncomfortably at the fish dinner on my plate, not even hungry anymore as I sat down at dinner.
I didn’t realize that when Damon meant dinner, he meant with the Steyns. I wished his grandparents were here. They’d always been kind to me.
But instead, we were joined by the three most boring old, balding political men I’ve ever met, Damon’s father, and of course, Ashton and Corinna.
Even the normally cool-headed Damon was irritated. I tried my best to keep a stoic expression on my face. They didn’t deserve to see my emotions.
“Absolutely ridiculous, this new tax reform needs to be halted in its tracks,” one of the men with a patchy beard said firmly.
“I
agree. The tax exemptions have always kept good companies like ours out of the hot water but they want to steal our money? Raise taxes on the middle class for goodness sake! They don’t need money, anyway,” another who was clearly wearing a wig said.
“I completely agree, sirs,” Corinna giggled to the men’s delight. They preened under her gaze. “Good men like you definitely deserve more recognition for your contributions.” She smiled at them all, making them feel important.
I tried not to roll my eyes and looked at Damon instead. He wore the same displeased expression as he had when he arrived.
“Oh-ho!” the man with the patchy beard grinned, “You’ve got such a delightful daughter-in-law on your hands, Dalton. I wish I could steal her away from your son.”
“I’m afraid she belongs all to me, sirs,” Ashton said charmingly, wrapping an arm around Corinna. Dalton, however, sipped his wine without saying a word.
I sent the men fawning over Corinna a nasty look which went ignored, but Damon’s smile was harder to ignore.
“Tax exemptions are meant for good, hardworking people who keep the economy stable, not hoarders with a government permit,” Damon smiled, though his eyes didn’t. I was shocked to hear him speak up; normally, he was so withdrawn from conflict.
“I beg your pardon?” the man with a curly mustache said with a frown.
“Then beg.” Damon chuckled.
Damon raised his glass to his father’s political friends gracefully, and I almost wanted to applaud him if I didn’t remember that he belonged to a family of ‘hoarders with a government permit
“Damon!” Dalton scolded sharply. He turned to them with an apologetic look. “I apologize for the rudeness of my son.”
“My brother is simply not as… educated on these matters.” Ashton smiled at the men, sending a mocking look to Damon. Damon’s smile of disdain in response knocked the preening from Ashton’s
face.
against every battle of wits we’d ever had, was insulting me. Damon was smarter than
maid’s assistance, I wanted to shout. Instead, I gritted my teeth as the group
a glance, the gleam in her eyes unsettling. It felt like she was looking at a particularly juicy piece of meat
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the table, wanting to smack her upside the head, but Damon didn’t seem to mind. In fact,
vegetables onto my plate.
knew I
peppers.
tilted upward in response, but he didn’t glance at anyone else, simply ignoring them coldly like he couldn’t be bothered. I playfully nudged his arm with my
I met it cooly and smiled. She would never have his attention, and I
bald man asked Corinna and Ashton, face
quickly that it gave me whiplash. She gripped Ashton’s arm. looking up at him like a loving
trying for
a sip of my water at the same time. I choked as
my back, looking just as shell-shocked as I
could see the delight in her eyes as she pretended to be sympathetic, “I know it must
like someone trying to gurgle shards of glass. I got myself under
I laughed awkwardly. “You’re not even married yet.”
model. A child, how could it be? Let alone Grandma despised surrogacy
just can’t wait to have a little one of our own.” Corinna giggled, as
love. He was able to fake that well, I thought.
toast!” Dalton said, standing and raising his glass of wine, “To
glasses, happily enjoying
side glance to Damon who gazed
What were we to
were going
so. The only sound was the tires crawling across the pavement and wind flying by us
a baby before we did, they’d gain control over an inheritance they didn’t deserve. They’d squander it so
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with a baby? There was no way in hell she’d make a good mother. Not only would it ruin her career, and at least momentarily, her figure, but she also couldn’t stand babies and
return.
came to visit, he
massive fit.
mother?
mention Ashton.
inheritance. I needed the bringing a child into this world
money, but
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