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CHAPTER 114 - CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND-MERINA
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[SIX MONTHS LATER] The family piled out of the limousine. Baby seats and gear carried by a happy Conner, Ian, and Andre. Merina noticed her father wave at a man in a wheelchair who was being pushed by a female attendant. That was Ana’s father. He appeared to be headed into the house from somewhere in the garden. Today was Ana’s wedding and the hive of action revealed how close the ceremony was to take place. Merina and Conner had to hurry to get ready. The two grandfathers were taking care of their two little bundles, which worried Merina a little. Merina caught sight of their fathers showing off the babies to everyone who showed any remote interest. With that, the wedding planner whisked her and Conner off for the final preparations. Hair, makeup, dress, champagne, photographs became a whirlwind of excitement and activity. Security was exceptional, with news of Jeff’s wedding and news leaking about his new album. “It’s a perfect day for your weddin
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Conner waited for his personal assistant to return from lunch. She arrived on time. She’d familiarized herself with the office within a week. He’d been there for two months and didn’t know the office layout. He had to compensate for his father’s incessant demands. A month ago, he’d foisted a girlfriend on him. The woman was his father’s friend’s daughter, whom he started working with earlier this year. She was pretty enough, and she fell into bed with Conner far too easy for his liking, but it scratched an itch. If he was careful, she wouldn’t trap him into anything he didn’t want. Every time he spent time with her, his instincts told him something was off. He just didn’t know what was wrong with the situation and his father became offended on behalf of his new business partner when Conner mentioned he wasn’t interested in her. So, he’d been taking his new personal assistant with him to functions to stick it to his father. But Conner cou
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When Summer left Conner’s office, she had several things she needed to manage. Finally, she left the message from Conner’s father on his desk, informing her she was uninvited to the business dinner. She pointed it out to Conner and told him she didn’t want to be the reason Conner had with his father. Could he speak to him and clear this up? Then tell her what they’d decided. The look on Conner’s face was one Summer was glad hadn’t focused on her, but his father. It wasn’t an expression she’d ever seen him wear before, and it added to how much he’d changed from the pre-teen Conner she remembered. Where did the boy who teased her for having a sunburned nose when he hid her hat in the hollow of a tree one summer afternoon? Or the boy who insisted they dance to the music filtering out of the conservatory one evening when her parents were hosting an evening event? That had happened before their mothers passed away in a car accident. Summer re
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“What do you mean?” Ian said. He tried to sound stern as he demanded Conner give him an explanation about what he meant. “I mean, she can do her job fine. She does it without complaint so far. She’s never late or gives me excuses why she hasn’t completed something. Ms. McNeil doesn’t ask prying questions like Gabriella. But she’s a distraction by just existing in the space I breathe. Before they cross too many boundaries, I can’t have her around much longer.” Ian could hear Conner struggling to find a reason to fire her and failing. Conner didn’t hear his words and how smitten he was with his little personal assistant. “Does she know that?” There it was. Conner felt attracted to the woman. Ian couldn’t deny her captivating aura. Age hindered him, not Conner, from pursuing a woman so young. Gabriella was asking prying questions. Ian wanted to learn more about that. “What was Gabriella asking?” Ian suspected some things weren’t as they seemed. But he
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Summer was in traffic when her father called. With a sigh, she told the car assistant to answer the call. “Good evening, Father. To what do I owe the pleasure of your call?” He never called if he didn’t have a reason to call. Andre MacGregor changed after his first wife died. “I don’t appreciate your lip, young lady. Where are you that you’re acting like that?” “I’m standing on the intersection of Main Street and Jefferson Boulevard trying to find a date.” “Merina MacGregor. You better not be…” “Be what, father? Oh, please. I’m joking. I’m stuck at a traffic light and I’m behind the wheel. What do you want, Father? I’m unable to talk to you.” Summer knew that she’d made a mistake when she said that, because it gave her father a chance to lecture her on whatever problem her stepmother imagined Merina’s mere existence caused. All Merina needed to do was breathe in Lillian MacGregor’s direction to do something worthy of a lectur
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[SIX MONTHS LATER] “That goes into the front living room by the main table. Please place gifts at the entrance. There’s a table for them there. Until it’s time to open them and then, while we are in the dining room having lunch, you’ll bring them into the front living room. Oh, I must go, the special guests have arrived.” Joyce said to her housekeeper as her staff rushed through her home, performing the last-minute preparations for the party. Many guests were here already and gathered in the front living room. Joyce, Merina, and Ana were all surprised to receive acceptance responses from RSVPs for their invitations. Instead of rejections or being ignored all together. Merina avoided the public eye as much as she could for the long months that the arrests and crimes made news. She didn’t want to deal with the media and the questions. Joyce could understand for Merina it’s far more complicated. She could only imagine an interview being like walking th
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Ana watched the men come toward them. A worried woman trailed behind men ready for battle. “Ana, we need to talk.” Jeff said. “You need to hear me out.” He looked stern and foreboding when he said that. Joyce came around the men and tried to avoid notice or interrupting the drama. “Nice romantic setting. It’s a pity we can’t distract the gaggle of ganders behind him. They don’t need to see this.” Merina nodded, where she stood off to the side in Ana’s peripheral vision. “We didn’t plan this, but it’s like an Edwardian romance scene. This’ll become lost on them. I believe. They won’t see the chance to use it to their advantage.” She said, her voice was low to not interrupted Ana’s words. “Sad, I agree with you. It could have become a fond memory.” “Jeff, I don’t need that. You’ve made it clear that I filled gaps in your life, but there weren’t many. But heaven forbid that my time doesn’t align your schedule. Then I
