"Okay, okay! I won't say another word," Donovan backed off quickly. "You get back

to work, and I'll go handle my next client."

He stood and left before she could say anything else.

Romina, still irritated, silently cursed River a hundred times over.

Meanwhile, River sneezed loudly-no doubt thanks to Romina cursing him in her head.

Unlike Romina, River was in a great mood.

He held a morning meeting, handled a stack of important documents, and then headed out to meet a client. His secretary accompanied him.

After wrapping up the meeting and seeing the client off, it was already 11:30 a.m. -just thirty minutes until lunch.

River didn't feel like heading back to the office, so he told his secretary to return on her own. He drove straight to Eaglioncile Hotel.

As luck would have it, he ran into Donovan right as the latter was escorting a

client out.

Their eyes met briefly. Donovan stayed professional, sending off his client without

River. But as he turned back, River casually walked up

him into

our

skies,

now and then. The last time I came, it was

me 'husband." Donovan stopped and

know

know is she called

the part. There's a flower

flowers- too impractical-but maybe I'll

cash. Something she'd actually

dryly, "River, I'm not your brother. Call me

later, we'll be family.

the harm in calling you

led the way into the hotel and

have a proper chat," he

"Sure thing."

on the bouquet of money

"Can't you wait until after lunch to deliver your

today. She's playing matchmaker." River

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