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Ileaned back to study her expression. “Yousure you’re happy about this?”Ino longer cared about tricking her into this.Aftereverything we’d been through,Iwanted this to beourdecision forourfuture.
“Itwas my new lease on life,” was the only answerPoppygave me.
Ifrowned, not grasping the reference.
Shedidn’t let me look too closely into it, crashing her lips against mine.
“Whatthe hell is going on in here?”Abooming voice cut through our happiness.
ChapterThirty-Nine
DAMON
“Whatthe hellis going on in here?”NickAmbanistumbled into the room, glowering atPoppy.
Noone else had been informed of our secret marriage.Ihad been working discreetly withZaneandPiyato mend the gap between our two families.
“Haveyou lost your mind?”SamarjoinedNick. “Whatare you doing with aMaxwell?”
Poppypulled back from our kiss.Myarms instinctively tightened around her middle.Shemust’ve sensedIwouldn’t let go anytime soon.Notonly did she remain complacent in my hold, butPoppydidn’t retract the arms wrapped around my neck either.
ShitalandSoniaAmbaniwere the next to join the group, followed byNickSeniorandYash.
Soniastopped short upon taking in our intimate huddle on the bed.Itleft little to the imagination. “Poppy,” she gasped.
SoniawasRayyan’smother.Shelost her husband a few years ago, followed by her only son.Ofeveryone in this room, she was the only person with the right to hold a grievance.Despiteher misdirected anger,Iwished her no harm.
Shedidn’t feel the same and stared atPoppyas if she had stuck a knife in her back. “Howcould you,Poppy?Dowe mean nothing to you?”
Morepeople trickled into the room.Theycircled us like hounds.Wesat on the bed in the middle of the room, surrounded by people who should be our well-wishers, not our enemies.
Shitalglanced atPiyawith accusatory eyes. “Don’tjust stand there.Saysomething to your daughter.”
Piyawas unfazed, standing tall and proud. “Sure.”Sheturned to us and loudly said, “Congrats, baby.”
“W-Whatare you doing?”
PiyalookedShitalover coolly. “Ibelieve congratulations are in order after someone gets married.”
Angerburnt inShital’scheeks. “W-What?”
“PoppyandDamongot married,”Piyaexplained patiently as if talking down to someone who was having difficulty understanding her.
NickSeniorwas ready to hit the roof. “Whendid this happen?”Heglared atPoppy. “Youcan say goodbye to beingCEO.Noneof us will ever vote for someone who turned their back on their family.”
“We’llnever acknowledge aMaxwellas one of us,”Samarpiped in.
Insteadof calming the mob down,Piyathrew gasoline onto the fire. “Itdoesn’t matter whether you accept it.Thedoctors just confirmed the good news.Theyare expecting.”
Everyoneinhaled sharply at the news that anAmbani'sfate was officially sealed with aMaxwell, followed by undecipherable insults and high-pitched grumbling all at once.
Piyaspoke over the voices. “PerhapsDamonwould like to say a few words on this happy occasion.”
Onthe contrary,Iplanned on maintaining my silence during this exchange.Thebest way to handle bickering parties was to let them vent and fight it out amongst themselves.
Poppyglanced at me with a knowing look.Shealso wanted to see how this would play out if we gave them a voice to state their grievances.
“AMaxwellwill never be accepted into this family,”Soniaseethed, voice cracking. “Theyare always out to destroy us.”
