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ay. I needed the silence to think. The ne

door, her warm smile fa

s wrong? You

x-boyfriend, the deceased mother's wish.

ardening from concern to a quiet fury. When I was d

"This isn't about filial piety. This is about greed and disre

er the wedding is still on,

A partner, not a parasite. Someone who understands what a partnershi

p, a company that had been a thorn in my side for years. She was sharp, ruthless, and br

s? Mom, she

father has been trying to marry her off for a business alliance for years. A merger between Miller I

ade a cold, logical sense. This was no longer about love. It was ab

rang. It was Olivia.

e? Did you send Daniel the money?"

g your ex-boyfriend a dime.

hocked silence. Then, h

you, you can't do this one small thing? This is ab

unding my fiancée's wedding to

you can forget about me ever coming back to you! I'll stay married to Daniel, and you'll b

My mother and I just

. "That settles

location, a high-end coffee shop in the financia

cuss a merg

ly was

ce. 10

I was crossing into enemy territory. Chloe was waiting for me in her gla

and glass surrounding us. "This better be good. I ca

g a marriage of convenience. We merge our personal lives to merge our companies. You get autonomy from your father, an

er face. "Let me get this straight. The great Ethan Miller, the man who is about to la

ry her ex-boyfriend to fulfill his dead mothe

red at me, her sharp eyes searc

plet

ently on the table between us. It was a video

Chloe said, a flicker of amusemen

red, but kept the phone face down o

e you?" Olivia's

meeting,

ith another woman?" Her voice was shrill with a

right would you have t

d slightly, her int

oing this for Daniel, for his mother!

ience gone. "We are done

nother voice joined the call.

hat jerk. After all you're sacrif

sitting in a restaurant. And right next to her, with his arm draped possessively aroun

g wish. This was a full-blown affai

h condescending pity. "She chose me. A real man who values family an

s touch. "That's enough, Danny," she

ontinued, his voice rising. "You're with me

ground. It was the "Orchid Room," an exclusive p

, I stood up,

eyes were wide, but she nodded a

d space. When we reached the Orchid Room, I saw them through the larg

oe followed a fe

by their table until Olivia looked

re you doing her

d into a scowl. "What do you w

d for $50,000 for wedding arrangements. It lo

expensive restaurant. "This

to lie better?

imidating. "Hey, you have no right

"You and she are trying to commit fraud, using a

t. "Fraud? It's filial p

ed from my cold face to Chloe, who was standing behind me, watching the scen

finger at Chloe. "Is this why you won't give me th

ia lunged forward and slap

My cheek stung, but the physical pain was nothing co

e. I just st

my voice dangerousl

his chest. "We're not going anywhere. You're the

cutting. "I'm sure the manager, who is a personal friend of my father's, wou

led as he recogn

It was a number I didn't

an Miller?" a fo

es

nt filed against you by a Mr. Daniel Reed for harassment and emotional d

mirking. He had already called the cops and fil

re," I said,

ask of triumphant righteousness. She t

getting a new bride. This was about tearing their