Chapter 9

Stephen tossed and turned the entire night. When day finally broke, Amy demanded that they return to the Rimmer residence together. Stephen relented in the end, unable to say no. "I'm here to visit you, Andrew! Here, I bought some things for you. I hope you like them," Amy said, bearing all sorts of gifts. In order to gain Andrew's approval, Amy had played her part to perfection. She'd won over the house staff and learned about Andrew's preferences through them, then bought the right things from all across the country. But Andrew didn't so much as glance at any of them. He swept them all onto the floor. "You're no daughter-in-law of mine, and you don't deserve to address me by my first name! Crystal is the only daughter-in-law we'll ever accept in this family!" Andrew snapped. He scoffed and returned to his study, a stormy expression on his face. Stephen hurried after him. "Look at what you've done, you imbecile! How could you have let such an embarrassing woman stay by your side