Chapter 135

Matthew hung up and couldn’t help but think about Connor calling him “brother-in-law.” The past few days had been nothing but a headache, dealing with all that mess at the construction site. And then Bianca, his pain-in-the-neck little sister, just came back and pulled a surprise wedding with Connor? Seriously? They grew up together like siblings; at least get to know each other again before rushing into marriage. Compared to him and Serena, who took over three months after getting married to even sleep in the same bed, Bianca’s pace was like going from 0 to 100 in a blink. Maybe he was just too old-school? He was about to call and pretend to show some big-brotherly concern, but a sharp knock interrupted him. He glanced at the clock — it was already past nine. He’d sent Lucas off-duty a while ago. The knocking didn’t stop, so he got up and opened the door. There stood Chloe, wearing a spaghetti strap nightdress and holding rubbing alcohol and gauze. “It’s late. If it can wait, let’s ta