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“You are married to a prince, so you are a princess. I don’t care what anyone else says.”
“There’s no point in arguing with you.”
“Wait...tonight is technically your wedding night. Why are you talking to me instead of being with my son-in-law?”
“Cause your son-in-law is hot and cold with me.”
“Now, you know how it feels.”
“Hey! You’re supposed to be on my side.”
“I am. That’s why I tell you the truth,” she shot back.
“And what is that truth?”
“You are an impulsive scaredy-cat.”
“I don’t like this truth.”
“But you know it, anyway. And Gale is getting to know it, too, which is good. It means he pays attention to you; he sees you. He’s giving you time to accept that you jumped into this marriage on impulse.”
“How do you know it was my idea?”
“Who else’s idea could it possibly be? As if you’d jump to get married at his request. Either way, I’m excited and happy. Tomorrow, go to the lake house.”
“The lake house? Why?”
“Odette...sometimes.” She sighed. “How much privacy can you both get in a penthouse with two other people. There is more space, and he can go around without worrying about people in the city finding out about him. It will do you both some good to stay way.”
“Right.”
“Now that you are a wife, I will give you some advice. Think of him and trust that he will think of you. Okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Don’t worry about anything else. I will call Mr. Greensboro in the morning about the inheritance.”
“No—don’t!”
“What do you mean, don’t?
“I promised his brother we would all keep it a secret.”
“Why?”
“He asked, and I’d rather not go proclaiming to all the world, either. If we claim my inheritance, then Yvonne and Augusta will know, and once they do, the whole world will.”
“Do you know how long I’ve waited to gloat?”
“I am sure you can hold off for just a little bit longer.”
“Fine, I will hold back. But I will get in contact with Gale’s family. They will pay off a few of our debts in the meantime.”
“Mom, the whole reason they are here is that they need money.”
“So do we. If they are going to make us wait, they will have to pay for it. We will pay them back tenfold later. It’s fine. Don’t worry about all of this. Just enjoy your night, princess.”
I shook my head. “Goodnight, Mom.”
