I look up, confused. “He didn’t tell you?”
Her nostrils flare as if she’s angry with me for her father not talking to her. But that’s never been different, and she’s ignorant if she can’t see that. “No,” she replies. “He never included me in his decision-making about the company.”
I finish the last bit of my lobster, and say, “The other investors all lost their money. Your father’s company went bankrupt.”
Her eyes widen. “Bankrupt?”
I’m guessing he never told her that either. “His wife stole everything. But I want assurance that I get my investment back.”
“So I’m the bond …” she says, gazing at her lobster as if it’s staring straight back at her.
“Yes, Charlotte. But I never wanted anything else but you.”
“As what? A wife?” she jests as she stabs a piece of lobster with her fork and swallows it down.
But this is no laughing matter. I’m serious. Dead serious. And when she realizes I’m not laughing with her, her pupils dilate, and her face turns completely white.
After she swallows, I reply, “Yes. You’ll become my wife.”
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Blissful Series
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About Clarissa Wild
Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author with ASD (Asperger’s Syndrome), who was born and raised in the Netherlands. She loves to write Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance novels featuring dangerous men and feisty women. Her other loves include her hilarious husband, her cutie pie son, her two crazy but cute dogs, and her ninja cat that sometimes thinks he’s a dog too. In her free time, she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, playing video games, and cooking up some delicious meals.
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