Jeffrey barreled into the driveway, his car coming to a brisk halt. He burst through the front door, and sure enough, there was Karen, trapped in an intervention circle by his folks.

Before Jeffrey could make his presence known, Karen was in full defense mode, “Jeffrey and I are not an item! We're just friends, honest!” “I get it!” “You finally understand?” “I know you're ticked off. Jeffrey can really be a piece of work! Just wait till he gets home. His dad and I are gonna read him the riot act!” Karen, feeling utterly helpless and at a loss for words, caught a glimpse of Jeffrey striding in.

She shot up from the couch and pointed at him, “Jeffrey, get over here and explain!” Paloma, seeing her son return, heaved a sigh of relief.

The last thing she wanted was her future daughter-in-law making a run for it, leaving her to face the music when her son asked about her whereabouts.

Jeffrey sauntered over with a grin and stood beside Karen. His eyes crinkled with mischief as he announced, “Alright, let me clear the air—" “Karen here is my girlfriend, and I'm going to marry her.” Paloma’s heart settled back into place at his declaration.

on the verge

“How many nights have you spent in my

excusing himself

the block. If you decide to hit up the bank today, we'll join. If not, we'll head out.” “Sounds good, Mom. I'll sweet-talk her. She’s just throwing a tantrum.” Once his parents were out the door, Jeffrey turned around only to be greeted with a sharp pain in his foot! Karen had zeroed in on his

just healed!” “You deserve it! Why don’t you just become disabled?” Karen glared at him and outstretched her hand, “Give me back my phone! This is like house arrest. Do you know that, Jeffery?” She was desperate to get in touch with her parents and to straighten out the whole Levi thing! “I had no choice. The minute I let you go, you'd be straight to the hospital to find that pretty boy!” Jeffrey tugged Karen back to the couch, fixing her with a serious gaze, “I'm not kidding. I agreed to your terms for real.

tie knotted just so, hair slicked back — he looked every bit the aloof business tycoon instead of

was an illusion, but she could actually sense a shred of sincerity in

But still...

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