Chapter 108 An Uninvited Guest

To answer Alana's comment, Chandler gave her a sideways glance and said, "Your partner is a horrible influence on you. How could such a beauty like you say such an unrefined thing!"

Alana broke out laughing merrily. "Nothing can be done about it; one picks up another's quirks when they spend too much time together. It's his fault for being in the Special Forces and talking so crudely."

Chandler laughed. "Isn't he coming home soon?"

"Yep, on the eighth of next month. He'll be right in time to be there at our engagement party." Alana's gaze was full of anticipation.

"Don't worry. Once our engagement's settled, I'll find an opportunity to have him transferred to be your personal bodyguard. That way, you can be together all the time."

Alana became slightly morose. "Even if we're together, we'll have to sneak around … Sometimes, my sister and I really wish that we were born into a normal family. Who cares about being rich? No one knows that we have no freedom to make any choices, not e