CHAPTER 82 -NEW MRS O’KEEFE COMES HOME-MERINA

Merina followed Conner into his wing of the mansion. “You’ve made yourself comfortable here.” He’d redecorated it from when she’d last been there. That didn’t surprise her.

“If I had to live here, it’s better without the past haunting me. We’ll talk about that later. We have more pressing matters to discuss.” Merina’s initial impression of Conner’s words was that he clung to them like a dog with a bone.

“What do we have to discuss?” Merina settled into a comfortable chair in the sitting room they were in after he’d shown her most of his living space. She directed his attention to the sofa across the way. He perched on the arm of that sofa.

“I don’t want our personal business explained in huge detail to everyone and his uncle. With that said, I do want everyone to know that we’re married, and we won’t divorce anytime soon. There’s a party coming up tomorrow night and we’ll attend it.”

“Oh? We’re attending a party, fine. Who wi