Chapter 9

• "Were you planning on going to the dinner without me?" Lily immediately turned to see Asher staring at her with a blank look on his face, looking ravishing as always in his tailor-made suit and she gulped. She quickly averted her gaze from him, and went back to making sure the gift she prepared for her parents were in order.
• After she got the text message, she decided she was going alone without letting Asher know. He never went with her to any of the family dinners anyway, and over the years cooking up an excuse became easier, but from the look of things... He was clearly dressed and ready to go, and she could guess it was the courtesy of her sister, whom she had boasted in front of today. Her grip on the gift box tightened as she imagined the humiliation she was going to face if he walks into her parents home with her sister instead of her.
• Expelling a breath, she softened her hold on the box. She was not going to let herself get embarrassed, if he wants to go with her sister then she'd simply exempt herself. Forcing a smile on her face, she turned back to look at her husband.