Chapter 106

“What the hell did you just say?” Grace scoffed with her arms crossed tightly over her chest. Her eyes narrowed while her voice dripped with disbelief and a touch of amused spite. “You wanna run that by me again?”

Marco stepped forward, clearly unraveling. “Grace... please, don’t marry Castellano’s son. I’ll do anything—anything

to get you out of this. Just come with me,” he said, grabbing her hand like it was the only thing grounding him.

“Please. Just listen to me... tonight, I’ll—”

But before he could even finish his words, she cut him off with a sharp clearing of her throat with a deadpanned look on her face.

“Why the sudden concern?” she said flatly. “Didn’t you spend the last few years telling me to shut up and do whatever the hell my father says?”

Marco flinched. Her words hit like bullets, and his grip on her hand faltered. He looked away, guilt twisting his face, then took a slow breath to respond.

“That was before—”

“Before w