Romina understood that River was trying to protect the children, and she respected that.

The two of them coordinated and issued separate but aligned statements to avoid raising suspicions of dishonesty.

And truly, their encounter had been a coincidence.

Just as Romina was about to hang up, River asked, "So, are you still arranging

my blind date at noon? And what about those ten sets of clothes you promised me as compensation? Are you bringing them to lunch, or do I get them another time?"

Romina fell silent for a moment, then replied, "Same place as always. The blind date is at Eaglioncile Hotel-it's one of the Lafond family's hotels. The security's tight, and I've already instructed the staff to keep it discreet. As the Lafond family's eldest daughter, they know better than to leak anything."

River exhaled in relief.

His biggest fear was that the gossip would make Romina cancel their lunch. Thankfully, she didn't.

And it helped that he'd gotten everything in writing. They had a signed agreement,

on it,

to back out, he'd march straight to Grandpa

River said with a grin. "Thanks in advance for setting

of course, didn't feel

for supposedly ruining his reputation? Now she had to act as his matchmaker and find suitable

had no one to blame

she gotten drunk that

really messes things

never to make such a careless mistake

should

who had developed crushes on him after seeing him-despite the fact that he

did storm into the Lafond Group offices from time to time, furious over some dispute or another, just to argue with her. And those

a

that could make young women

called in her secretary. Soon, there was a knock

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