CH 20

LAURA'S POV

"With all due respect, sir, you are a bastard," I said, meaning every single word I said.

"This smart mouth of yours would be putting you in a lot of trouble," he cautioned, and I pushed him. He smirked naughtily, and my jaws dropped.

"Don't do that again," he warned, and I looked away.

He walked towards the dinner table and sat down like nothing had happened.

"Are we eating or not?" he asked, frowning, and I looked away, trying to control my anger.

I walked over to the chair on the opposite side and sat down quietly.

"We will go over to my estate tomorrow morning," he said, breaking the silence, and I didn't say a word, I just went straight to eating.

I want to get away from this man as soon as possible.

"My mom would be arriving at any moment, I don't know when because she wants to surprise me. But when she arrives, I want you to be nice," he continued, and with the way his eyes twinkled as he talked about his mom, I knew he loved her deeply.

My mind wondered about the w