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“Catherine told me I’m being watched.”
“I figured you would be.”
“Are they watching you too?”
“I don’t think so. Leonardo knows I’d been trying to make things right with you long before this all happened. I’m sure he assumes I’m pouncing because you’re available again.”
I looked down at my food, uncomfortable by what he’d said. “How’s your mom?”
“The same. Still drops off meals on a weekly basis.”
“That’s ironic since I never cooked for you anyway.”
He gave a shrug. “She’s upset that I’m still a bachelor. Worries about me.”
“And your dad?”
Now his eyes flinched. “Passed away a couple years ago.”
My heart gave a tug because I’d loved his parents. They were good people. “I’m sorry, Victor.”
“Years pass, and it gets better…but only so much.”
“If it helps…I know how you feel.”
His eyes locked on mine. “I know you do—and I wish you didn’t.”
Silence stretched between us. It went on for a long time, neither one of us knowing what to say.
Then he spoke again. “Your father is having this big party next weekend. I think you should come with me.”
“Really?”
“You need to start spending time with him if you want this plan to work.”
It was ironic. I wanted to earn his trust and affection, but I didn’t actually want to spend time with him. “I guess.”
“And it’s a chance for them to see us together instead of spying on us.”
“Yeah…”
“So that’s a yes?”
“Guess it is.”
I checked my appearance in the full-length mirror. A little black dress with my mother’s diamond earrings. Sky-high heels thathurt my feet the moment I put them on. A knock sounded on the door, and I felt a bit sick.
Sick for a lot of reasons.
When Victor saw me, his eyes quickly dragged over my body like he couldn’t resist a look. He was in a suit, and he always looked handsome in a suit. He didn’t say a word as we left the apartment and headed to his car downstairs.
The drive was spent in silence.
My phone was in my clutch. My stomach was in my throat.
We arrived at the party, the valet took the car, and we walked inside.
Victor’s hand went to my lower back.
