He answered me seriously, "You're overthinking things. It won't work out between me and her."
Then, he tucked my hair behind my ear.
"I think marrying you was a good choice," Hawkins remarked.
His words took me by great surprise.
"Likewise," I responded.
I knew I would see Claire again soon, but I didn't expect her to come find me that night.
Things were getting interesting!
"Hawk doesn't love you. You won't be happy together," Maria said.
She dropped the facade of weakness, hostile towards me.
I was amused. "Whether he loves me or not, it doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm his wife."
I raised my left hand, showing her my big diamond ring.
Maria took a deep breath to suppress her anger. "How much money do you want? I'll pay you as long as you divorce Hawk."
That was the line for the typical evil mother-in-law of a wealthy family.
She made it sound like she was fabulously rich.
"I want Moore Group. Can you give it to me?" I responded.
She stared at me as if I had finally shown my true nature.
"I knew it, you're only after Hawk's money," she exclaimed.
ed."What else does he have that could make me interested?" I retorted with a shrug.
My directness rendered her speechless.
"Well said!"