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.

you enjoying your dessert, dear?” Terry asked Susie in a low, sultry voice that made my skin crawl. “Go ahead and eat

off another portion of cheesecake. She lifted it halfway to her

sorry,” she said. “I’m not

Terry asked. “You wouldn’t want

again. She offered no

disappointed, he said,

room to socialize. The princes were called

and tea were served,

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

you okay?”

her bottom lip with her teeth. “He is

touch

“No more than

was a small

then pushed me in as I sat. When I was

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