Chapter 6

Tia was alarmed and turned to Matteo helplessly.

"Honey, help me out here! I don't have that much money!" she cried. "Even if we don't have any certification to prove it, we were still married in a ceremony! You and Gina never even went that far! Why don't you just pick me instead?"

Why? Because she couldn't give him what my family and I could.

I laughed scornfully. "Thank you for bringing that up. It warms my heart to remember that I'm not married to this asshole."

Matteo ignored Tia completely and nervously straightened his shirt. "No, we can't cancel that wedding... I've invited all my family and friends! I will be embarrassed— I mean, the McPherson family will be embarrassed!"

Suddenly, a voice roared from the door, "Who the hell cares about you?!"

It was my dad, Luth McPherson, one of the board of directors at Loboto Inc. He usually looked severe, but now, he appeared downright stormy.

The police had left, feeling their job was done, and the room grew quiet, save for the oc