6: My

a's

or Damien had just walked out of. Hid words pricked at me and I

cause he cared. The thought made me chuckl

d. All he cared about was his fam

one intimate moment would change that. I

n again, he held a small parcel in his hand. I was caught b

e spoke, his tone

rom his hand. "Who sent this?" I asked, not int

man's name startled me. 'Why would h

"I'm sorry, but I can't take it. Tell Mr. Mcgregor that I a

ng under Father's shadow where the simplest gestures and

shes to apologize for his faux passe and behavior earli

e swallowed. "For me,"

finally said, "I'll take it. Tell Mr. Mcgregor I appreciate his goodwil

kly. "Certainly, I'll let Mr. Mcgregor know. Have a nice evening M

Damien made life harder for him at the office? Thou

have been more wrong. I had no influence whatsoever over Damien's actio

ta's voice snapped me back to the present

rrible, what happened?" I asked, glancing over her. Her warm b

heart skipped a beat, was Damien behind th

cinta stared at me with wide eyes.

are already," I stared at her in confusion as

, Jacinta hadn't made menti

ssumed she

aring at her in the eye. "W

ed conflicted, her eyes

I pressed, I w

t was Cassandra," she reveal

uld Cassandra tell Jacinta about the wedding? And why would Jacinta have no idea

to some guy named Morgan White," J

he name didn't ring a bell. 'Why would Cassandr

ed. "I looked up the

ssed her. "Wha

player," Jacinta began carefully. "He got

beneath me and for a moment I couldn't

d bitterly. "I was so mad when I found out, I thought

"He's the present CEO at the company I just got employed in. You alw

not quite sure how to intrude on he

"How's married life going for you?" she grabbed

ind myself getting married in this fashion and to such a man. My eye

instinctively put a hand out in front of my face. A piece of paper escap

to lose that. It's-" I paused, shock rooting

ed myself to speak. "What's this?" I glanced u

ed. "Elena," she reached out to hold my ha

e strange looks my outburst attracted. An image of the p

e. A cheque wr