Chapter 0273

Susie, apparently thrilled with the distraction, leaned forward to eat her cheesecake. After the first bite, Terry stopped her by raising his napkin.

“My dear, you have a touch of chocolate syrup right here…” He tabbed the napkin to the corner of her mouth. Susie went still as a statue.

I moved, ready to stand and do something, when Susie looked across the table at me and met my gaze. Subtly, she shook her head no. She was telling me to stop.

But why? To protect me? To protect us both if our standings should suffer?

Terry shouldn’t be allowed to treat people this way.

I looked at Nick, and his face was grim. He wasn’t eating either, simply glaring at his uncle.

skin crawl. “Go ahead and eat more. I’m

portion of cheesecake. She lifted it halfway to her mouth, but then lowered

said. “I’m not hungry anymore.”

not to your liking?” Terry asked. “You wouldn’t want to upset my

sorry,” Susie said again. She offered no more

disappointed, he said,

to socialize. The princes were called in to give

were served, but I declined

found her alone in the far corner of the room, looking for all the world like she hoped

okay?”

bottom lip with her teeth. “He is vile.”

he touch you?”

shook her head. “No

at least, was a small

chair for me, then pushed me in as I sat. When I was comfortable, he lowered himself

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