Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 28

Gifts

Chapter 28 – Meeting the Family–1

Fiona gives me a tart little smack on the butt then, breaking my reverie and laughing as she hurries over to the jewelry box waiting on my vanity. I give her a weird look and cover my ass with my hands. “What is with people today,” I murmur.

She laughs again as she comes over to me, standing behind me so that she can hook the diamond solitaire around my neck on its slim silver chain.

“You got the ring?” she asks, smacking her gum.

“Oh, yeah,” I murmur, walking swiftly over to my bedside drawer and pulling it open. I reach towards the back, fishing it out and pushing it swiftly onto my left hand.

When I look at Fiona, she’s crossing her arms and shaking her head at me.

“A million–dollar diamond,” she says, “and you shove it in your bedside drawer?”

“Um,” I say, biting my lip in response. I hadn’t even thought about it. I look around, wondering where else I should have put

it

“Nevermind,” she says, laughing at me more.

“Fiona,” I say, taking in her vintage Juicy velour sweatsuit. “Won’t you please come? I’ll feel so much better with you there.”

comfortable here.”

I frown at her, knowing that something’s up. But, she knows more about this world than I do. If she doesn’t want to go, I’m not going to push her.

“Okay,” I say, sighing as I headed for the door.

“Wait wait!” she calls, unzipping a garment bag and revealing a gorgeous mink stole.

“Oh my god,” I say, walking back towards it. “It’s beautiful

“Yeah,” she says, admiring it. “Vintage. You lucky girl.”

goes to wrap it around my

say, not wanting to touch it.

you,” she scolds, “some kind

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I protest, staring at it. “I feel so bad,

vintage. These minks died

it in. It is so beautiful.

can say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets at the bottom which help me keep it around my shoulders. “It would be

leave them in the closet for another sixty years. Take them out! Let the world admire

down the stairs, brushing my face against the wrap, enjoying the feel of

though, halfway down, when I see Kent at the bottom standing with

and knees together. I’m abruptly very aware of the shortness of my skirt. I don’t break eye contact

–

as his brow lowers, his eyes locked on mine.

stairs. “Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move again, focusing on him as I come

I say, giving him a little punch on his shoulder. “You look

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Gifts

– Meeting the Family–2

my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn to Kent, though, as he

says, nodding towards the door.

On our way to meet my entire

place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with

up to offer us champagne, Kent doesn’t make eye contact with him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests. However, Daniel ist more polite, nodding

only get a few steps into the room before we

her?” A plump woman says, hurrying over and reaching out a

him down.

Gifts

– Meeting the Family–3

hesitating a little. “I think I’d like to…visit

putting a hand on my back to

us. “I’ll take

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