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“We are not here to threaten you,” Darrel says. “Just to offer a warning. According to Sunny, Dejonae is so torn up about you that she is going to drop out of school and take a year off.”
I stiffen.
Drop out of school?
Should I release her from the foundation and let her finish her graduation project without my involvement?
I remain tight-lipped.
Darrel and Alistair exchange glances.
Hadyn shakes his head as if to sayhe’s not worth it.
Darrel looks disappointed by my stubbornness.
Collectively, they start to walk away.
What are you doing, Sazuki? Do you want to lose Dejonae forever?
I call them back. “What do you suggest?”
Hadyn spins first.
Max Stinton stares at me with cold, assessing eyes.
Darrel is the one that speaks. “Move on what your heart is saying.”
“You might be a private man who keeps things close to the chest but, in this scenario, it doesn’t hurt to go big and public,” Hadyn adds.
My jaw clenches. “I know what I will do.”
“Our work here is done,” Alistair says. He checks his watch. “Not bad. You’re as smart as you look, Sazuki.”
Hadyn claps my back.
Darrel nods.
Stinton does the same.
The men leave my house as abruptly as they’d arrived.
I watch them get into their fancy cars and drive off. In a normal circumstance, I would have chased them away for daring to intervene in my private matters.
But they are Dejonae’s people.
Her family.
Even if they share no blood.
And now, I finally have an idea—a way to remind Dejonae that she is my family too.
CHAPTER23
RED STRING OF FATE
DEJONAE
The banquet hallis packed with dignitaries, kids, parents, and reporters. I step inside, holding my breath at the vast display of wealth and elegance. Velvet curtains, golden accents, red tapestry. Everywhere I look delights my eyes.
