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“It’s just a white lie.”
“A white lie is telling a five-year-old their hamster went to the farm after it dies. It isnotmaking up an entire phobia as the premise of an engagement.”
I always wondered why my hamsters needed fresh air on that address-less farm.
“Does it matter? It worked. I’m engaged to him. You’re just the help. Know your place.” She spun her ring until the giant diamond faced me. “Your arrangement with my fiancé ends now.”
I tipped my chin up. “Zach is a big boy.”Ain’t that the truth.“He can make up his own mind.”
“Asking you to leave is no more than a courtesy.” Eileen towered over me, so close, I could smell the mint on her breath. Not a muscle in her face twitched. “Make no mistake—I will get rid of you one way or another. What I lack in imagination, I make up for in ambition.”
Oddly, I relaxed at her words.
This was my comfort zone, thanks to Vera.
The corners of my mouth tugged up. “Are you threatening me?”
“No, Farrow, I’mtellingyou.” She flicked a rose thorn from my sleeve. “You’re not worthy of Zachary Sun’s love. Step aside for someone who is. Or I’llmake you step aside.”
I didn’t know what life had in store for me and Zach, but I did know that I no longer believed he’d ever be able to experience happiness with this manipulative woman.
“I’m glad we had this talk, Eileen.” With a smile, I rose to my feet, feeling lighter than I had in days. “Good luck convincing Zach to fall in love with you. You never know…” I paused, remembering her words on the call and tossing them back at her. “…Once you show him how good you are in the sack, it’s game over for that brainiac.”
I pivoted with a spring in my step, headed back to my room.
“You’ve messed with the wrong bitch.” Eileen latched onto my arm, stopping me. “I’m about to unleash every circle of Dante’s inferno on you.”
If Farrow moaned the wordpornone more time, I’d fuck her on this jet and create our own, audience be damned.
“Hold up.” Her tongue poked out of her mouth as she struggled to angle the camera at her chilaquiles without them resembling baby food. “Dallas and Ari want food porn pics.”
I relaxed against the leather, annoyed by the constant distractions. Octi’s friends from Korea had decided today would be the perfect day to hit her up and tell her to stay strong through the media bloodbath.
She’d finally hopped off a call, only for Dallas to hound her about the in-flight snacks in their group chat.
“Mr. Sun?” From the couch, Natalie raised her phone. “Your lawyers are on the line.”
She’d crashed in Manhattan over the weekend to check on my properties there, hitching a ride back to Maryland with us.
Eileen, however, stayed in the city. I couldn’t wait to tell Mom I took a stab at my engagement and accidentally killed all chances of it ever forming a relationship.
There was nothing wrong with Eileen.
In fact, she only had one shortcoming—she wasn’t Farrow.
But that was enough to kill the deal.
“Lawyers?” My brows knitted together. “Plural?”
Normally, they called me one at a time.
“Yes, sir. All three.” Natalie unplastered herself from her seat, patting off cracker crumbs from her suit as she handed me her phone. “Tom is on the call, too. I think it might be important.”
“Do you now, Einstein? I wonder what gave it away.”
Farrow’s head flew up from her phone. She shot me a worried look.
I inwardly cursed, abhorred by the unwelcome diversion.
