Chapter 39

Rafael

To say that my mother freaked out when she saw the ring on Jane's finger was an understatement.

Since we had slept through breakfast and would most likely be too busy to eat much during the gala, I took Jane out for a big lunch before bringing her back to my apartment and ended up arriving 30 mins past the agreed-upon time with my mother. She was fuming when we finally arrived and was more than ready to give me an earful, but all of her anger instantly disappeared the moment Danary stepped in front of me and anxiously waved her hands in front of my mother, trying to calm her down.

In less than a second, my mother's eyes zeroed in on the giant diamond ordaining Jane's finger and released such a high-pitched squeal that dogs down the block probably could've heard it.

She bombarded Jane with a series of non-sto