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Oh That sounded about as much fun as a world without chocolate “Why?”
“I have a gala in two days and while Sawyer is s, he is still a man with horrible sense for women’s fashion”
“I can pick outto the gala Her period was due any minute, and she’d even hite jeans and her favorite pair of panties today to hurry it along Everyone knew Aunt Flo loved to fuck up anything white and/or pretty
“Your ability to pick an ite is not in question,” Helene said, her tonea mockery of her words “However, your ability to pick one that is appropriate for your first appearance at a major event as Sawyer’s fiancée is”
“Tolong,” she h she doubted even if anyone could hear they’d answer her call for help, and as long as she had to continue with the fake engage Helene to buzz off was not a possible option “I appreciate the offer, but I’ to have to say no”
Helene ground her teeth together and the vein popped out in her te”
“That was an apology?” Not actually laughing out loud was hard Still, she ed it
“It’s a habit ot fro her iround seems to be a family trait That’s why Sawyer is so focused on the co I’d like the opportunity to get to know the wo other than the fa”
“I’e” In fact, she was pretty damn sure she wasn’t
“YouI could think of to get hi possible wives at hi my son to an early death from overwork like I had my husband”
Ooof That hit her right in the hormonal feels God, she couldn’t do this “Helene…” The rest of what she was going to say vanished out of her head at the superior look the other woave her when she used her first name “Mrs Carlyle?”
“You can callto be family after all”
The elevator dinged its arrival and the doors whooshed open Helene strode inside, obviously confident that Clover was going to follow behind—and she ht have, if she could uilt and anxiety rushing back to the surface, overwhel except her ability to remember to breathe
Helene gave her a hard look and pressed down the door open button “Please don’t o find you the perfect dress…and a last-minute appointment with my hair stylist”
The little dig, subtle and yet perfectly ai to break Clover out of her icy trance Helene and Sawyer ht not be carbon copies, but there were plenty of similarities between the two and as with the son, there was no way she was going to get Helene out of the penthouse without letting her think she won So they’d go through the shopping farce and Clover could return whatever dress she ended up getting at the first opportunity It’s not like she was ever going to need a ball gown after her she walked out of the penthouse for the last time