Chapter 25

The entire drive down to the Scott Mansion, Gen had considered hopping out through the window or opening the door and jumping off at least seven times. She asked herself a million times what made her think she could pull it off. They could pull it off. They could barely coexist in the same space; how were they supposed to convince Desmond Scott that they were in love?

She’d heard a lot of things about the older man, and there was nothing that indicated that he was a fool or took it nicely with anybody who treated him as one. The cold hand gripping her heart squeezed again, and she sighed. Dom turned to look at her, but she completely ignored him.

“You should calm down. You’ve sighed like a million times. Just breathe and relax. Be natural, and he won’t suspect a thing.”

After a short pause, he continued. “My father outside the offices and business space is a lot nicer, but then he’s shrewd and observant, meaning that the harder you try, the harder you fail to con