Chapter 159

"Was it your idea to have Finnian take me to the party? But honestly, I think he'd prefer to take Liliana, no?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line, and Amara could almost feel Kevin's awkwardness through the phone.

Then, his irritated voice came through. "If he dares to take that actress, I'll break his legs! Don't worry, Ama. With me stepping in, he'll definitely take you out like a gentleman."

"Kevin, don't bother with all that. Finnian clearly wants to take Ms. Porter. Even if he's forced to take me, he won't be happy about it, and when he's not happy, he'll take it out on me, then I'll feel distressed."

Kevin had been ready to give her a pep talk, but hearing that she wouldn't feel great left him at a loss for words.

Amara continued, "Kevin, I've got some things to do, so let's leave it at that."

With that, she hung up.

to Mr. Cooper's birthday bash. So when Kevin

outlined by the silver mermaid dress. He praised, "You look

asked, "Did his grandfather call

"Yeah."

what his grandson is like by now,

Amara warned as she nudged

wasn't just about respect; Kevin had always been good to her. Besides, she'd already turned him down, so there was no need to bad-mouth

dress?" Amara shifted the

ahead, it's

pulled out a sleek black card,

shoved the card back at him. "No way,

asked the sales assistant to ring up the purchase before heading to

not to stop her. As Amara was paying, her thoughts drifted back to the

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