River chuckled. "You want to complain to my sister-in-law? Go ahead. If you do,

I'll report it to Chairman Lafond. I'll also tell everyone in Eaglioncile that you took advantage of me and refused to take responsibility.".

Romina took a deep breath, forcing herself to stay calm. "Go ahead," she said. "Tell them I slept with you and ditched you. Do you even dare?”.

River paused. "Romina... are you into me? You've been coming after me for years. Is it because you like me?".

"You're delusional," Romina snapped. "Aren't you always targeting me too? Why don't you admit you're interested?".

"You're not my type," River said bluntly. "If you were, I wouldn't have been at odds with you for years. I would've tried to patch things up and become your partner.". Romina scowled. "What a coincidence. You're not my type either. And I don't care what you like. Plenty of people are into me.".

She was still pissed.

What was wrong with her?

with their grandsons. She'd turned them all down-that's why she was still single. Honestly, Romina didn't even know

for sure-it wasn't

"Uncle River! Uncle River!".

Maverick's voice came through.

to you. My nephew's calling. Don't

Then he hung up.

at the phone. "What a

treat him. Who was afraid

pretty sure he'd go straight to her grandfather and

and left him hanging. She wouldn't be able to explain her way out of that

a boyfriend. Her grandfather was already worried and planning to lighten her workload so she

being single-free

old, she'd have them

a knock

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