Chapter 117 She Shouldn't

• She wouldn’t look at him.
• Alex pressed the introductions to his brothers. They responded admirably. His grandmother said all the right things. Gina had to know he was not intent on pursuing some hole-in-the-corner affair with her. She had to know. But she wouldn’t look at him.
• She laid his roses on the table. Her hands were trembling, revealing an inner agitation that he desperately wanted to soothe. She addressed his grandmother. “Will you please excuse me, Mrs. King? My family is here...”