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I chuckled a little “It stands out a bit, but it should be fine”

She gri and locked it repeatedly,sound echo shoot down the block

“If you want, we can talk in your car?” I offered, knowing that she’d lose her mind if even a mere scratch ended up on her car that cost , and I wouldn’t want to wake him”

A sigh of relief fell froht,” she huffed, seeh she was the one who showed up unannounced to uests: keep the doors shut and the curtains drawn

“No one should shoithout an invite to one’s ho their haven,” she’d always say “And if they do that, they will cross all of your boundaries without a blink of the eye”

We walked to her car, and I clier seat Once ere both seated, Catherine locked the doors a total of four times “Just in case,” she said

I si to stab her in the side any minute now

Her eyes fell to s, and the look of disgust overtook her If anything, Catherine did not have a poker face

“They were a gift from Jeff for—”

“It doesn’tme off “Your fashion sense is not why I wanted to talk to you”

“Oh Okay Well… what is it?”

“I wanted to apologize”

“What for?”

“For how I treated you in the past I want to apologize for that I was distraught and not ed For that, I’m sorry”

“Wow, Catherine Thank you That’s very—”

“Anyway, I need you to make sure Damian chooses me for the best stepmom payout,” she cut in

I laughed because she couldn’t be serious Then again, the serious stare in her eyes ?”

“Not at all, no I deserve it I pretty much raised you more than any of those other women”

The Devil works hard, but Catherine works harder

“So, you ca you? You didn’t really care about apologizing?”

“Of course not,” she said without thought, then she realized her slipup and shook her head “I mean, of course that’s not the only reason I do care about you”