Chapter 40

"Jessica! Is that how you talk to your sister?" Samuel shot her a sharp look. He'd just been chatting with Dominic and had a decent impression of the guy. But Jessica's words now planted a seed of doubt. Even if he was getting older, he could still tell that Dominic's clothes weren't cheap knock-offs. Plus, the gifts in the private room? Every single one screamed money. A man like this, showing up with Louise, seemed like a good match to him. At least until Jessica opened her mouth-now everything felt fishy, like maybe the whole thing was just an act to save Louise's company. "I just said the truth, didn't I, Dominic?" There was a sweet, overly clingy tone to the way Jessica called him brother-in-law-clearly not friendly. Dominic glanced sideways at Louise, and in that moment, things clicked. So this was why she warned him earlier that her family might cause trouble. Trouble? This was a full-on ambush. They treated Louise like some kind of outsider. Turning to look at her again, Domini